The entries for people & families with the surname Stansfield are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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There are many people with this surname, and it is possible that there are duplicate entries for an individual. If you discover any such duplicates, please email me and I shall correct them.
All people with the surname Stansfeld or Stansfield who trace their ancestors back to Calderdale, originate from the one family, and the first member of this family to have the surname was John de Stansfeld.
This family's original surname was Stansfeld and this spelling seemed to predominate until around 1550, then the name changed from Stansfeld through Stansfeild to finally settle as Stansfield. This change also occurred to other surnames ending in ...feld.
In the 17th century, to differentiate themselves from the rest, the Sowerby branch of the family decided to revert to the original Stansfeld, and their descendants retain that spelling to the present day.
Being an ancient family, the Stansfields have a great number of descendants, and frequently inter-married with other local families.
The various researchers have contributed generously to the entries here, though their versions of the names, dates and relationships of these descendants may conflict at some point.
Although there may be some errors / inaccuracies, the information here will give the general reader some idea of who the family were and what they achieved through the generations
Question:
Is he the same person as
George Stansfield [1801-18??]?
In 1831, he was accused of supplying the paper which was used by a
gang involved in forging large quantities of Bank of England
bank-notes and those of several other English & Irish Banks.
The gang – around 16 men in number – operated in Manchester, Bolton
and Liverpool.
The counterfeiting had been going on for around 28 years.
During the trial, Stansfield tried 3 times to cut his own
throat with a blunt pen-knife.
He subsequently called for help and was attended by a doctor and
recovered
Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a cotton mule piecer [1861] /
a self-acting machine minder [1871] /
a cotton mule spinner [1881] /
an engine tenter & fireman (fustian dyeworks) [1901].
He married Isabella [1849-1905].
She was a cotton doubler [1871] / a cotton card room operative [1881]
Children:
They lived at
Abinadab died 15th April 1903 (aged 59).
Isabella died 23rd February 1905 (aged 56).
The couple were buried at Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot
with Isabella's sister Sally Greenwood who died 6th
December 1911 (aged 75)
In 1819, he was declared bankrupt.
He was still at the mill in 1834
He married Mary [1796-18??].
Children:
They lived at Knowlwood, Stansfield [1841, 1851].
Mary died between 1841 & 1851.
Living with the widowed Abraham [in 1851] were
lodgers Sarah Webster [b 1814] & Betty Law [b 1821]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
Born at Hugeon Croft near Shore, Todmorden.
He was a handloom weaver and wrote poetry to support his family.
He was famous as a botanist and gardener
This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs
Born in Midgley.
Baptised at Luddenden Church [1819].
He was
a worsted weaver [1841] /
a weaver [1845] /
a hand loom weaver [1851] /
a cotton warp dresser [1861] /
a cotton warper [1871] /
a warp dresser [1881].
In 1845, he married Grace [1821-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a hand loom weaver [1851]
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He never married.
He lived at Vale Cottage working with his father as a
nurseryman and seedsman.
He moved to Kersal Moor Nursery in Broughton, Lancashire where he was
a nurseryman and florist with over 3 acres of land.
About 1908/1911, he completed, edited and published the book
entitled The Flora of Todmorden which was compiled by his
father and John Nowell, with a list of The Birds of
Todmorden compiled by Walter Greaves
This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs
During World War II,
he served with the Royal Horse Artillery.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a member of Cross Lanes United Methodist Chapel, Hebden Bridge &
Sunday School /
a weaver of Heptonstall Road, Heptonstall [1903] /
a cotton weaver [1911] /
a weaver with Roger Shackleton & Company.
In 1903, he married Edith Shackleton [1881-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at 21 Calder Place, Hebden Bridge [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted at Hebden Bridge [22nd June 1916], and served
with the Durham Light Infantry
and
Cycle Corps,
then
and he served as a Private
with the 16th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was hospitalised for 3 months after hurting himself in a
bomb-throwing exercise during training.
He was killed in an air raid [21st October 1917], the first recorded
such death of a local man
He was buried at Zuydcoote Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref II A 18].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Cross Lanes United Methodist Chapel.
The Halifax Courier His brother Joseph also died in the War
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Born in Mytholmroyd.
He was a postman.
In 1918, he married Mary Bourn [1888-1969] at Heptonstall Church.
Child:
Kathlyn [b 1925]
They lived at
Albert Edward died in Hebden Bridge [13th October 1937].
Mary died at Heptonstall [7th April 1969].
The couple were buried at Heptonstall Church
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During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/8th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 7th August 1915 (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli [Grave Ref 58-72 / 218-219],
in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Bridge Street United Free Methodist, Todmorden
Like others in her family, she was interested in botany.
She married (1) Thomas Gaukroger.
She married (2) Thomas Mitchell.
They lived at Vale Cottage, Todmorden, where Ann died.
She was buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
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Her body was found in the canal.
Her husband, Fred Stansfield, later found a letter from his
wife
On 7th March 1931, he married Nellie Hargreaves [1909-18??].
The Todmorden & District News Friday [13th March 1931] reported the wedding
The bride was given away by her stepfather, Mr Fred Greenwood.
She was attired in ivory georgette & lace.
She wore a wreath & veil and carried a sheaf of lilies.
Misses Phyllis and Frances Hargreaves (sisters of the
bride) were bridesmaids, dressed in almond green satin, wore black
picture hats and carried sheaves of tulips and white lilies.
The newly married couple are to live in Garston, where the bridegroom
is employed by Wilson Bros
Arnold died in Todmorden [Q1 1973]
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He was an insurance agent [1909].
In [Q2] 1909, he married Nellie Thomas in Halifax.
Nellie died 28th June 1949.
Arthur died 13th December 1950
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Born in Walsden.
He married Nellie.
They lived at Shore, Lancashire [1944].
During World War II,
he served as a Gunner
with the 14th Anti-Tank Regiment
Royal Artillery.
He was killed at Monte Cassino [14th May 1944] (aged 31).
He is remembered on the Cassino Memorial, Italy [Grave Ref 2],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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Son and heir of James Stansfield.
He was
at University College Oxford [1619],
admitted to Gray's Inn [1621],
a barrister at law at Gray's Inn [1629],
and
a barrister at Wakefield
He (possibly) married Miss Speight, daughter of Philemo
Speight of Earls Heaton, Dewsbury.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Joanne Backhouse
He was
a cotton spinner of Style (or Stile), Stansfield [1847] /
a manufacturer [1861].
On 5th January 1835, he married Mary Boyce [1813-1867].
Children:
Mary died in 1867 (aged 54).
She was buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
[28th September 1867].
Ashton died 20th January 1870.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £20,000.
His will was proved by
his brother James Stansfield,
his son John Ashton
& son-in-law Thomas Sutcliffe Highley
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He was
a pupil-teacher [1881] /
an elementary school teacher (staying at 122 Blackburn Road, Great
Harwood) [1891] /
an elementary schoolmaster [1901] /
a head schoolmaster [1911].
On 22nd December 1892, he married Frances Henrietta Bracewell [1863-1943].
Children:
They lived at
An Ashton Stansfield died in Blackburn [Q3 1919] (aged 54).
A Frances H. Stansfield died in Darwen, Lancashire [Q4 1943] (aged 80)
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In [Q3] 1873, he married either Elizabeth Pearson or Elizabeth Riley in Bury.
He died July 1876 (aged 27).
The Globe of London [13th July 1876] reported
Other accounts of the incident appeared in The Sunderland Daily
Echo & Shipping Gazette [13th July 1876] and The Scotsman
[14th July 1876].
The Todmorden & Hebden Bridge Weekly Advertiser [14th July
1876] published an account of the Inquest.
The Jury returned their verdict that the deceased died
from natural causes
He was
a carter [1881] /
a grocer's assistant [1891] /
a grocer shopkeeper [1901].
He was a member of Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel,
and an article in
the Todmorden & District News [3rd May 1895]
praises the way in which the musical arrangements – in a service of
song entitled "Keeping his promise" – were carried out
by Barker.
In [Q4] 1892, he married Jane Whittaker [1868-1???] in Haslingden.
Child: Florence Edith [12th November 1893-13th January
1904] who was buried with her father.
They lived at
The couple were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel
Barker died 14th May 1905 (aged 42)
Born at Wood Top, Stansfield [16th August 1845].
He was
a fustian cutter of Stansfield [1874] /
a fustian cutter [1881] /
a dyer & finisher [1891] /
a fustian cutter [1901, 1911].
On 23rd December 1874, he married Betty [1840-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Crossley died in 1919 (aged 73)
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Born in Todmorden [22nd March 1898].
Baptised 15th May 1898.
The Royal Navy Seaman's Register records
Born: Todmorden.
On 26th January 1923, he married Elizabeth Sutcliffe [1899-19??].
She was a cotton weaver [1939]
In 1939, they were living at 549 Rochdale Road, Todmorden.
Crossley was a cotton warehouseman
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He became a Leeds cloth merchant.
He built Hope Hall.
He was a subscriber to the publication of Watson's History.
He was (possibly) a Trustee of Northgate End Chapel [1757].
In 1748, he married Ellen Aldred [17??-1755]
at Burton Chapel.
Children:
There is a memorial window for him in Heptonstall Church
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Born in Todmorden.
He was
a carter [1851] /
a farm labourer [1861] /
a farmer of 65 acres employing 2 labourers [1871].
The Leeds Intelligencer [15th September 1849] reported
that Edward Stansfield of Moorhey won the first prize for the
best tup in the Lumbutts Cattle Fair.
In [Q1] 1862, he married Mary Holmes [1831-1900] in Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at Moorhey, Walsden [1849, 1871, 1873].
Edward died 16th March 1877 (aged 65).
Mary died 9th June 1900 (aged 69).
The couple & the children (‡) were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel
He was
a wood turner [1871, 1881] /
a bobbin turner [1901] /
a belt man [1911].
On 16th April 1870, he married Anne Clegg [1850-19??].
Children:
They lived at
Edward died in 1924 (aged 75)
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He was
a tea salesman [1881] /
a grocer [1891] /
a retired grocer [1901, 1911].
In [Q4] 1879, he (possibly) married (1) Marinda Squire [1846-1915] in Dewsbury.
She was a dressmaker [1881]
Children:
Miranda died 31st December 1915 (aged 69).
He married (2) Ann [1855-1879].
Ann died 27th April 1879 (aged 24).
They lived at
Living with them [in 1911] was grandchild Mabel Stansfield [b
1903].
Edward died 22nd July 1919 (aged 64).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1359]
He had business as a leather currier.
He traded in Macclesfield and Salford before establishing business on
Commercial Street, Brighouse [1855].
He was a greengrocer with his son John Edwin Stansfield [1870]
He was at No. 17 Commercial Street, Brighouse [1871]
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He was
a cotton weaver [1871] /
innkeeper of the Hare & Hounds, Todmorden [1881] /
(possibly) landlord of the Railway Hotel, Rochdale [1885].
He married Betty [1850-1922].
Children:
They lived at
Edwin died 9th September 1885 (aged 40).
Betty died 8th December 1922 (aged 72).
The couple were buried at Cloughfoot Independent Congregational Chapel
He married Mary.
Children:
They lived at Rodwell Head, Stansfield [1841, 1851, 1861].
Living with them [in 1841, 1851] Mary Howorth [b 1796] (who
was on Parish Relief [1851], a boarder [1861])
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Son of John Stansfield.
In 1714, he married Mary, daughter of John Farrer.
Children:
Son of Henry Stansfield.
He was a cordwainer.
On 8th June 1747, he married Mary Parkinson [1717-1798].
Children:
Ely died between 1792 and 1798 in Hipperholme.
Mary was buried at Coley Church
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Born at Warley.
He was a cordwainer.
On 30th April 1789, he married Sarah Starkey [1769-1831] at
Huddersfield.
Children:
He lived at Hipperholme, until, about 1795, the family moved to
Huddersfield where he opened a shoe making, and later, a general
retailing business.
The timing of this move appears to have related to the death of his
father.
He was a boot & shoemaker at Manchester Street, Huddersfield [1822].
By 1828, he is listed as:
From 1828 to 1838, his sons William and Thomas are
listed as boot and shoe makers in Manchester Street and later in New
Street, Huddersfield.
Ely died in Huddersfield.
Son, William, later became a farmer, and appears in 1851
census with 13 acres
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He was
a member of Salem Wesleyan Church, Hebden Bridge & School /
a cricketer with Heptonstall Slack & Salem teams /
employed by Greenwood & Pickles.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 22nd Battalion
London Regiment.
The Halifax Courier [28th October 1916] reports him with
the Royal Fusiliers.
He died 8th October 1916 (aged 20).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref VIII G 3]
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Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a cotton handloom weaver [1851] /
a stoker [1861] /
an engine driver at cotton factory [1871] /
a cotton mill engineer [1881].
He married Mary [1807-18??].
She was a bobbin winder [1851]
Children:
The family lived at
An Ezekiel Stansfield died in Todmorden [Q1 1892] (aged 69)
He was
a groom of Mount Pleasant, Wadsworth [1896] /
a carter [1903] /
a picker maker works labourer [1901].
On 8th February 1896, he married Alice Maud Ida Copley [1872-19??].
Children:
They lived at
In 1910, the family sailed to America
On 15th October 1910 Fielden, Alice Maud, Ida
& Mabel left Liverpool, aboard the Campania, arriving
in New York City on the 22nd October 1910.
Final destination: Fall River.
Arrival contacts:
sister Mrs Wild,
& brother Tom A. Stansfield
The family reappears in Walsden [1911]
Fielden was a chemical worker making Epsom Salts [1911] / an
engineer [1927].
He, Alice & 2 daughter were living at 2 Brunswick Street, Walsden
[1911].
On 21st December 1927, Mabel married James Oliver Gillespie
[1903-19??]
He was a iron moulder [1891, 1901, 1911].
On 27th January 1891, he married Anne Greenwood [1866-1???].
They lived at
Fielden died February 1931 (aged 66).
He was buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
[20th February 1931]
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Baptised 29th March 1861.
He was
a spinner of Stansfield [1878] /
a cotton mule spinner [1881] /
a dyer's labourer [1891] /
a farmer [1901] /
a sewage works labourer [1911].
On 8th June 1878, he married Nancy Mary Thornton [1860-1909].
Children:
They lived at
Nancy Mary died in 1909 (aged 49).
Frank died in 1939 (aged 79)
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Born in Mixenden [7th February 1863].
He was
an engine cleaner of Lane Ends, Midgley [1887] /
a railway engine stoker [1891] /
a farmer (employer) [1901] /
a lamplighter [1911].
On 9th April 1887, he married Sarah Ann Ramsden [1864-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891, 1901] was
Sarah's mother Mary Ramsden [b 1828].
Living with them [in 1901] was
Frank's brother Fred Stansfield [b 1866] (farm worker)
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Born in Cornholme.
He was a farmer [1911].
He (possibly) married Mary Ann Greenwood.
Children:
They lived at Hartley Royd Farm, Shore, Todmorden [1911]
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Baptised 21st November 1883.
He was a fustian cutter [1920].
On 3rd July 1920, he married Grace Campbell [1879-19??].
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Fred took over as beerhouse keeper at the Victoria & Albert, Boothtown [1905].
Fred died on 27th January 1909.
In April 1909, Hannah Rebecca married Sam Drake
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He was
a warehouseman of 5 Sandholme Villas [1895] /
a police constable (in Rochdale) [1901] /
a police constable (Leeds City Council) [1911].
On 20th April 1895, he married Martha Ann Pilling [1874-19??].
Child:
Dioris Edna [b 1899]
They lived at
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He married Unknown.
The family lived at 91 Gibraltar Road, Halifax [1943].
Fred died at home [12th June 1943] (aged 65)
and was buried at Mytholmroyd Wesleyan Methodist Church.
The Halifax Evening Courier [16th June 1943] reported his death
and the funeral
He married Clara.
They lived at 3 Saxon Street, Walsden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 15th Battalion
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
He died 4th August 1917 (aged 32).
He was buried at Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref V F 20].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 5th May 1915.
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [7th September 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 20],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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Baptised at All Souls' Church, Halifax [6th August 1899]
He was an overlooker with Rouse Brothers at Bowling Dyke Mill
[1914].
He lived at 63 Woodside View, Boothtown.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 15th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [10th September 1918] (aged 19).
He was buried at Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref V F 13].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
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He was captain of Cardiff City FC and a Welsh International.
Manager of Newport County FC [1954]
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Born in Todmorden.
He worked for his father in Vale Nurseries.
He was
an Associate in Arts of Oxford University /
a nurseryman and gardener.
He married Jane Lee.
Child:
Elsie
After his marriage, he moved to Sale in Cheshire
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He married Unknown.
Child: Mary
He was a weaver.
During the Peninsular War, he served with the 16th Queen's Light
Dragoons.
He was present at the Battle of Waterloo.
He married Susannah [1790-1840].
Child: Joseph
George died 1st January 1832 (aged 58).
Susannah died 8th September 1840 (aged 50).
Members of the family were buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
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On 6th November 1814, he (possibly) married Ann Stansfield [1796-18??].
Children:
They lived at
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Question:
Is he the same person as
Mr Stansfield [17??-18??]?
He was a member of the Yorkshire Forged Banknote Gang, and on 19th
May 1828, was charged with
He was sentenced to death, but subsequently transported.
On 18th September 1828, he (and five others) were received aboard the
Hulk prison ship Retribution moored at Woolwich.
A report by the gaoler on the prison ship Retribution said the
conduct/behaviour of all six was
On 2nd January 1829, George left Falmouth aboard
the Mellish, arriving in Australia [18th April 1829]
A George Stansfield died at Geelong, Greater Geelong City,
Victoria [15th January 1850], and was buried at Geelong Easter
Cemetery
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George died 4th April 1875 (aged 72),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1115]
with his sister Martha & her husband William Maude
Born in Cross Stone, Todmorden.
He was
a cordwainer of Knowlwood [1849] /
a cordwainer [1851] /
a grocer/tea dealer [1871] /
a grocer [1881, 1891, 1901].
On 21st October 1849, he married Mary Webster [1825-1???].
Children:
They lived at
George died 27th March 1903.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,402 7/2d.
Probate was granted to son Robert
& Richard Horrocks (retired Co-operative store manager)
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Born in Walsden.
He was
a picker maker [1861, 1871] /
a green grocer [1881] /
a farmer [1891, 1901, 1911].
In [Q4] 1870, he married Mary Pilling Ashworth [1846-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 8 children of whom 5 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Mary died in Todmorden.
George died in Walsden
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Born in Todmorden [13th May 1926].
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
attached to the
7th Battalion
Parachute Regiment A. A. C.
He died 7th April 1945 (aged 18).
He was buried at Celle War Cemetery, German [Grave Ref 3 F 1].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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Of Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 20th Battalion
Manchester Regiment.
He died 28th August 1916 (aged 21).
He was buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref I A 32].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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He married Sarah [1827-1???].
Children:
They lived at
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He was
a power loom tuner [1871] /
a overlooker [1881, 1891].
On 18th June 1856, he married Betty Stansfield [1832-1???].
Children:
They lived at 2 Lever Street, Langfield [1871, 1881, 1891]
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He was
a carter of Wadsworth [1863] /
a cotton dyer [1871, 1881].
On 6th December 1863, he married Matilda Harwood [1844-1???].
Her father was not recorded on the marriage records
Children:
They lived at
Greenwood died 31st May 1909 (aged 64).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £383 16/10d.
Administration was granted to son Silas Stansfield,
(firelight manufacturer)
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In 1877, he married Margaret Ann Heyworth [1855-19??].
Children:
They lived at
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He was
a weaver of Clough Foot [1876] /
a cotton weaver [1881, 1891].
In 1876, he married Isabella Bertram [1856-1???].
She was a cotton warper [1881]
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881, 1891, 1901] was Greenwood's widowed
father Thomas Stansfield
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He became Keeper of the Department of Botany at Liverpool University.
In 1936, he published a Handbook Guide to the herbarium collections
in Liverpool Museums.
The book also included a biography of W. H. Stansfield
He was a partner in Stansfield & Company.
On 11th August 1853, he married Phebe Stansfield [1824-1873] in Halifax.
Children:
Both sons were involved in the family business.
The family lived at Park House, Halifax [1874].
Phebe died in Halifax [7th August 1873].
Hall died at 18 Ventnor Terrace, Halifax [1st May 1913].
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
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He married Diones Thornhill.
Children:
The above entry has been taken from a pedigree:
No evidence has been found to support it.
In this period the surname was Stansfeld; it was much later
that it evolved into Stansfield
Ralph de Stansfeld appears in documents in the 1350s
The senior person of the Stansfeld family in this generation was
William de Stansfeld
Sir Bryan de Thornhill appears in documents from the 1330s
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He became a tailor.
On 19th 9 June 1692, he married Elizabeth Hanson [1675-1753]
from Halifax.
Children:
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He was a Mason.
On 19th October 1730, he married Anne Bradley [1???-1747].
Children:
He was buried in wool on 16th November 1773
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On 26th April 1761, he married Mary Wilson [17??-1766].
He went to live at Ovenden.
He was buried after 1766
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Born in Todmorden.
He was educated at boarding school at East Hardwick, Yorkshire [1871].
He moved to Pontefract where he was a nurseryman employing 5 people.
He moved to Sale in Cheshire where he was a nurseryman (his brother
Frederick had been there previously).
He married (1) Betsy.
Child:
Ethel
He married (2) Sarah.
Child: 2.
Walter
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Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a builder's labourer [1901] /
a cotton weaver [1911].
On 14th February 1903, he married Catherine Rose Cockroft [1880-1956].
She was a cotton weaver [1911]
They lived at 17 Woodhouse, Todmorden [1911].
Catherine died in Litleborough [Q1 1956] (aged 76)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
Born at 9 Railway Street, Todmorden [March 1891].
He was a cotton weaver.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 7th Battalion
East Lancashire Regiment.
He died 31st July 1917 (aged 26).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 34],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He married Sally.
Children:
They lived at King Street, Todmorden [1841]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
He was Bailiff of the Manor of Halifax [1590]
He held lands in Stansfield, Hartshead and Mirfield.
He married (1) Margaret Lacy.
He married (2) Alice Barker [1???-1638].
Child: James
He died in London.
His Inquisition Post Mortem is dated 1603
This & associated entries use material contributed by Joanne Backhouse
In 1614, James leased land in Hartshead to William
Ashton of The Ashton Family.
In 1617/18, deeds from James and Elizabeth Stansfeld
to Theophilus Ashton of Grayes Inn, of certain closes and
messuages in Stansfeld for 8 years at a rent of a grain of pepper.
James sold most of the family possessions – including
Stansfield Hall – to John Pilling.
In 1612, he sold Hartshead Hall.
He married Elizabeth Holden.
Children:
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
This & associated entries use material contributed by Joanne Backhouse
Stansfield, Mr Ref 50-1308
Originally a reed maker from Bolton, he lived in Hebden
Bridge for 30 years.
Stansfield, Mr Ref 50-1121
Around 1850, he presented his Cheap Concerts at the Oddfellows' Hall, Halifax
Stansfield, Abinadab Ref 50-168
Son of Ezekiel Stansfield.
Isabella was born in Sowerby.
Stansfield, Abraham Ref 50-997
He lived at
Lower Birks Farm, Todmorden
Stansfield, Abraham Ref 50-1863
Cotton spinner at Hole Bottom Mill, Stansfield.
Stansfield, Abraham Ref 50-132
He was a cotton weaver [1851].
Stansfield, Abraham Ref 50-S189
Son of Luke Stansfield.
Stansfield, Abraham Ref 50-3530
Son of John Stansfield.
Grace, born in Sowerby, was the daughter of weaver John
Broadbent.
Stansfield, Abraham Ref 50-15
Son of Abraham Stansfield.
Stansfield, Alan F. Ref 50-38
Of Todmorden.
Stansfield, Albert Ref 50-2
Son of James Henry Stansfield.
Edith, of Mansfield Field Farm, Wadsworth, was the daughter
of John Shackleton, farmer
Stansfield, Albert Edward Ref 50-22
Son of Grace (née Broadbent) & John Stansfield.
Mary, a fustian sewing machinist, was born 1st April 1888, the
daughter of Richard Sutcliffe Bourn
Stansfield, Albert Edward Ref 50-24
Son of Agnes & John Stansfield of 20 Merrybents Street,
Todmorden.
Stansfield, Anne Ref 50-3064
Daughter of Abraham Stansfield.
Stansfield, Mrs Annie Ref 50-980
A Walsden woman who committed suicide because she stammered.
Dear Husband, I cannot live any longer.
It is no use you saying I don't stammer, I do and the knowledge makes
me miserable.
I feel quite worn out in mind and body.
Kindly think of me sometimes and forgive me, as I hope God will
forgive me.
You have been good to me, so don't think you are to blame at all; you
are not.
Good-bye
Your loving wife
Stansfield, Arnold Ref 50-163
Son of Mr Thomas Stansfield.
Nellie was the daughter of Henry Hargreaves
Mr Arnold Stansfield, only son of Mr Thomas Stansfield
of Gordon Terrace, Cornholme, married Miss Nellie Hargreaves,
second daughter of the late Mr Henry Hargreaves and Mrs
Greenwood of 101 Longfield Road, Todmorden, at Todmorden
Unitarian Church last Saturday (7th March).
Stansfield, Arthur Ref 50-23
Born in Todmorden.
Nellie was the daughter of John Thomas
Stansfield, Arthur Ref 50-37
Son of John Ashworth Stansfield.
Stansfield, Ashton Ref 50-2521
BA.
Stansfield, Ashton Ref 50-92
Son of John Stansfield.
Mary was the daughter of Thomas Boys
The family lived at Newton Grove [1861, 1870].
Stansfield, Ashton Ref 50-1249
Son of Thomas Stansfield.
Frances Henrietta, of Prestwich, was born in Batley Carr,
Dewsbury, the daughter of James Bracewell
Stansfield, Barker Ref 50-178
Born in Todmorden [Q4 1850].
At Todmorden, twelve persons became seriously ill, and one of them,
named Barker Stansfield, died, from having, it is alleged,
eaten some pickled tongue, which formed part of a luncheon supplied
to the members of the band and other persons at a church bazaar [held
at the Town Hall] on Saturday.
The deceased person was one of the secretaries to the bazaar.
Several of the persons attacked are not yet out of danger,
At least four members of the Band (of the 20th Regiment) were affected
Stansfield, Barker Ref 50-177
Son of John Stansfield.
Jane / Janey was born in Bacup
Stansfield, Ben Ref 50-1047
Director of Thornber Brothers Limited
Stansfield, Crossley Ref 50-98
Son of William Stansfield.
Betty, of Stansfield, was the daughter of Thomas
Jackson, grocer, and widow of Mr Schofield
Stansfield, Crossley Ref 50-138
Son of James Stansfield.
Crossley Stansfield: warehouseman
Height: 5 ft 5 ins.
First Service Date: 2nd January 1917
First Ship: Vivid 1.
Last Ship: Resolution
Elizabeth of Bath Street, Gauxholme Fold, Todmorden was born
28th March 1899.
Stansfield, David Ref 50-312
Son of Ely Stansfield.
Ellen was the daughter of Rev Timothy Aldred vicar of
Morley Leeds
Stansfield, Edward Ref 50-172
Son of John Stansfield.
Mary was born in Haworth
Stansfield, Edward Ref 50-124
Son of John Stansfield.
Anne, a weaver of Stubley, was the daughter of Isaac
Clegg, stone getter
Stansfield, Edward Ref 50-139
Born in Ovenden.
Marinda was born in Hartshead.
Stansfield, Edwin Ref 50-2678
Son of John Stansfield.
Stansfield, Edwin Ref 50-176
Born in Todmorden.
Betty was born in Holden Gate, Lancashire
Stansfield, Eli Ref 50-118
He was
a farmer [1841] /
a farmer/cattle dealer [1851] /
a farmer of 22 acres [1861].
Stansfield, Ely Ref 50-208
Sowerby musician.
He published a book called Psalmody Epitomised [2nd edition
1731].
He composed several local tunes
Warley – to accompany Psalm 100
Sowerby – to accompany Psalm 98
Stansfield, Ely Ref 50-2545
Or Elias.
Stansfield, Ely Ref 50-2928
Of Halifax and Hipperholme.
Mary was the daughter of William Parkinson of
Lightcliffe
Stansfield, Ely Ref 50-2938
Son of Ely Stansfield.
Sarah was the daughter of John Starkey of Cowcliffe,
Huddersfield, and brother of Joseph Starkey
Stansfield Eli & Sons, Shopkeepers and Dealers in Sundries in
Manchester Street, Huddersfield
Stansfield, Ernest Ref 50-56
Son of William Stansfield.
Stansfield, Ezekiel Ref 50-170
He may be the man recorded as Zerubabel Stansfield in 1841.
Mary / Maria was born in Wadsworth.
Stansfield, Fielden Ref 50-126
Son of John Stansfield, farmer.
Alice, of Walsden, was the daughter of John Copley
Immigration – Ellis Island, New York City, USA
Mabel was a clerk of 815 Rochdale Road
James Oliver, a joiner of 815 Rochdale Road, was the son
of Robert Henry Gillespie, grocer
Stansfield, Fielden Ref 50-89
Son of Robert Stansfield.
Anne, of 23 Barker Street, Stansfield, was the daughter
of William Greenwood, mason
Stansfield, Frank Ref 50-99
Son of William Stansfield.
Nancy Mary, of Stansfield, was the daughter of Lewis
Thornton, soap maker
Stansfield, Frank Ref 50-85
Son of Greenwood Stansfield.
Sarah Ann, of Wainstalls, was the daughter of John
Ramsden, schoolmaster
Stansfield, Frank Ref 50-116
(Possibly) son of Greenwood Stansfield.
Mary Ann was born in Cliviger
Stansfield, Frank Ref 50-75
Son of James Stansfield.
Grace, a cotton weaver of Thistle Buildings, Charlestown,
Erringden, was the daughter of Samuel Campbell, dyer
Stansfield, Fred Ref 50-5
In July 1898, he married Hannah Rebecca, widow of
Linnaeus Tasker.
Stansfield, Fred Ref 50-148
Son of Valentine Stansfield.
Martha Ann, of 90 Rochdale Road, was the daughter of Edmund
Pilling, picker maker
Stansfield, Fred Ref 50-167
He was
a grocer & baker /
steward of Halifax Bowling Club.
Stansfield, Fred Ref 50-28
Born in Walsden.
Stansfield, Fred Ref 50-33
Born in Todmorden.
Stansfield, Fred Ref 50-46
Born 14th June 1899.
Stansfield, Fred Ref 50-2772
Descended from the Stansfield family of Brighouse.
Stansfield, Frederick Ref 50-16
Son of Thomas Stansfield.
Stansfield, George Ref 50-2524
Of Adam Royd, Todmorden.
Stansfield, George Ref 50-1862
Manufacturer at Haugh Stone Mill, Stansfield [1796].
In 1811, he operated 1440 spindles.
In 1818, he sold the mill and machinery
Stansfield, George Ref 50-2512
Of Stansfield Hall, Todmorden.
This may refer to cottages which stood near the Hall.
Stansfield, George Ref 50-143
He was
a worsted weaver [1841] /
a hand loom weaver [1851] /
a cotton weaver [1861] /
a blanket maker [1863].
Ann was the daughter of John & Ellen Stansfield
Stansfield, George Ref 50-121
feloniously uttering & disposing of forged bank / promissory notes, etc.
very bad
Stansfield, George Ref 50-160
Stansfield, George Ref 50-154
Son of Robert Stansfield.
Mary, a winder of Knowlwood, was the daughter of Robert
Webster, spinner
Stansfield, George Ref 50-66
Son of Thomas Stansfield.
Mary was born in Todmorden
Stansfield, George Ref 50-39
Son of Joe Ainscow Stansfield.
Stansfield, George Dickson Ref 50-31
Son of James Stansfield.
Stansfield, Greenwood Ref 50-84
He was a worsted weaver [1871, 1881].
Stansfield, Greenwood Ref 50-101
Son of William Stansfield.
Betty was the daughter of Peter Broadley
Stansfield, Greenwood Ref 50-79
Son of John Stansfield.
Matilda came from Wadsworth.
Stansfield, Greenwood Ref 50-115
He was
a wood turner [1881] /
a bobbin turner [1891, 1901].
Stansfield, Greenwood Ref 50-48
Son of Thomas Stansfield.
Isabella, of Stones Wood, was born in Belfast, Northern
Ireland, the daughter of James Orr, carter.
Stansfield, H. Ref 50-1239
Born in Todmorden.
Stansfield, Hall Ref 50-2351
Born in Kildwick [8th January 1824].
Phebe was born in Halifax [24th December 1824]
Phebe's burial place is not yet known
Stansfield, Henry Ref 50-2519
Said to be son of Ralph Stansfeld.
Diones was the daughter of Brian Thornhill of
Thornhill
[Harleian MS 4630, folio 582] a Stansfield family pedigree
Stansfield, Henry Ref 50-2926
Son of Richard Stansfield.
Elizabeth's family were leather workers and saddlers
Stansfield, Henry S. Ref 50-1761
Whitesmith and tool maker at Der Street Mill, Todmorden [1905]
Stansfield, Herbert Ref 50-2927
Son of Henry Stansfield.
Stansfield, Herbert Ref 50-2929
Son of Herbert Stansfield.
Stansfield, Herbert Ref 50-13
Son of Thomas Stansfield.
Stansfield, Herbert Ref 50-74
Son of James Stansfield.
Catherine Rose, of Woodhouse, Langfield, was born in
Todmorden, the daughter of Henry Gibson Cockroft, warehouseman.
Stansfield, Herbert Ref 50-29
Son of James Stansfield.
Stansfield, Rev J. Ref 50-1687
Minister at Shore General Baptist Church, Todmorden [1819?]
Stansfield, James Ref 50-57
He was
a foundryman [1829] /
an iron moulder [1841] /
a moulder [1847].
Stansfield, James Ref 50-787
He ran a private school at Mixenden [around 1838]
Stansfield, James Ref 50-1090
Around 1473, he lived at The Bache, Warley.
He leased the property to Richard Waterhouse and John Mawde
Stansfield, James Ref 50-3442
Of Stansfield Hall and Hartshead Hall.
Son and heir of Edward Stansfield
Margaret was the daughter of John Lacy of Leventhorp
Alice was the daughter of Edmund Barker of Stansfield
Stansfield, James Ref 50-287
Son of James Stansfield.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Holden of Holden
Hall, Lancashire