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A glimpse into bygone times of a township on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border through a miscellaneous collection of articles, data and anecdotes.
 
Presented by Dorothy Hargreaves and Linda Briggs
 
After accumulating a large collection of information about the people and places in and around the area of Todmorden and Walsden, we decided to create a website so we could share it with others. We first met by chance in November 2002, both searching for our families and ancestors in the area, and discovered we have a mutual ancestor. From then onwards our family tree, like our friendship, has blossomed. Neither of us were strangers to Walsden. Each of us spent many happy days of our childhood visiting the village; oblivious to the part it was going to play in our later lives. The information on these pages was lovingly collected and we hope that it may be of help to anyone with an interest in the area. We would appreciate any contributions or suggestions for things you would like to see on the site.

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NEW ADDITIONS TO SITE

click on links below to find them

 

THE GRAVESTONES IN ROWS 1 TO 40, 42 TO 58, AND 70 TO 77 AT CHRIST CHURCH ARE NOW FULLY TRANSCRIBED THANKS TO THE TODMORDEN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. WATCH THIS SPACE - MANY MORE TO COME OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

BAPTISMS AND BURIALS FOR THE SURNAME CLEGG AT

ST. MARY'S TODMORDEN

FIVE NEW WILLS - JOHN HILL, NICHOLAS FIELDEN, THOMAS BUTTERWORTH, ABRAHAM CLEGG AND THOMAS FIELDEN

 
A RAMBLE THROUGH TODMORDEN AS IT WAS IN THE 1820'S AND 1830'S AS REMEMBERED BY AN UNKNOWN LOCAL MAN IN HIS WRITINGS OF 1882
 

COMPREHENSIVE HISTORICAL DETAILS OF THE OWNERS, OCCUPIERS AND BUILDINGS OF THE MILLS OF TODMORDEN AND WALSDEN, INCLUDING ALL TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL WORK PLACES SUCH AS IRON FOUNDRIES, ENGINEERING WORKSHOPS, PICKER WORKS, COLLIERIES, BREWERIES, ROPE WALKS ETC.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF THE OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS OF THE MILLS, FACTORIES, FOUNDRIES, WORKSHOPS, MINES ETC.

 
 
 
 

A wonderful new book about Todmorden and Walsden families

"A Rough Path near the Holly Tree" by Rosemary Stevenson

a story about the Hollinrakes and related families around Todmorden 1558-2008

www.rosemarystevenson.co.uk

Containing 168 glossy pages with many photographs and other illustrations, detailing the histories and stories about some of the Hollinrake, Astin, Haigh, Shackleton, Hartley, Travis, Hackett, Greenwood, Lingard, Marshall, Taylor, Kershaw, and Lord families of Todmorden and Walsden. It was lovingly researched, compiled and published by Rosemary, herself a Hollinrake. It is available from ROSEMARY at £17.50 plus £2.50 postage, or from the TODMORDEN TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE at £20, or THE BOOK CASE in Hebden Bridge at £17.50. A very good present!

 
 

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