47.52 – Betty and Elizabeth Greenbank, and Sarah and Greenbank Law

The use of surnames as first names means you might have to pay attention to this one! Betty Greenbank, the grandmother on this stone, was born Betty Barker in October 1805 to John and Hannah Barker of Stansfield. She married John Greenbank at St. Chad’s in Rochdale in September 1823. She might have been John’s …

7.41 and 14.18 – Samuel, Mary Ann and Annie Crossley, and Enoch Sandow

We’ve found a lot (a LOT) of displaced sidestones and even headstones in the graveyard, and at first glance these two burial plots seemed to be a similar situation. The Crossleys are buried at 7.41 according to the lost sexton’s book, and Enoch Sandow is buried at 14.18. However, two sidestones with Mary Ann and …

17.16 – James and Hannah Lather, Samuel and Elizabeth Greenlees

This stone is slightly unusual in that it starts with those buried more recently, rather than the first few into the plot. Chronologically, we need to start with James and Hannah Lather. James Lather was born in Derbyshire in 1844, two years after his future wife Hannah Dean. He was from Spondon and she was …