One of these names is that of an offcumden who made a life here, and if you were living in Victorian era Todmorden, you’d have known him well – he had a finger in every meat pie! Henry Langstreth was born in West Marton, north of Barnoldswick, in 1837. His father Henry was an innkeeper …
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Like the story of Jane Chalcroft, this is one of a mother who followed her daughter to Todmorden and lived her final days in a school environment. Not noteworthy in itself maybe, but the fact that it’s the second such story is always interesting. Are there any coincidences in the graveyard? Harriot – yes, that’s …
Read more “44.60 – Harriot Yates and Elizabeth and Henry Stansfield”
Dr. James Hardman’s name might not immediately jump out as an important name in the history of Todmorden – probably because it isn’t Fielden, Ingham, Lord, Sutcliffe etc. – but in terms of involvement, his 86 years included many of the town’s most formative, and he was either known to be or was probably present …
Read more “42.0 – James, Sarah, Hannah, John, Susannah and Ada Hardman”