John and Christopher Stoddard/Stoddart

[BereniceUK]

In Blackburn Cemetery is a family kerbstone-style grave and on it are named two Great War casalties, John and Christopher Stoddard. The last 'D' in both surnames looks to me as though it's been changed from 'T'.

I can find Christopher Stoddart of the Rifle Brigade, died 27th May 1916, and John Stoddart, East Lancashire Regiment, died 10th June 1915. But on the Little Harwood Great War memorial, three-quarters of a mile away from the cemetery, are Christopher and John Stoddard.

Stoddard or Stoddart?

[sotonmate]

Both spelled STODDART on CWGC.

[Cameron2165]

Hi,

There is a service record for Christopher STODDARD on Ancestry

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1219/31238_200737-00974/1917420?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dBritishArmyService%26h%3d1917420%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d1543&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=31238_200737-00974

All the best

Cam

Having read through the record, he does become STODDART.

His next of kin are his parents and they are Robert and Sussanah STODDARD.

[CGM]

If this is the Whalley New Road Cemetery according to a summary on CEMSEARCH-uk there are two graves which could be relevant to your question.

STODDARD - 1 grave; 5 people with the surname of STODDARD; 1 other Surname; a total of 6 people.

STODDART - 1 Grave; 4 people with the surname of STODDART; 0 other Surnames; a total of 4 people.

It might be worth asking to have a look at the cemetery records.

You can request a report online but it comes at a cost.

http://www.cemsearch.co.uk/blackburn/blackburnS.html

CGM

[BereniceUK]

Thanks, guys. Yes, it's the Whalley New Road Cemetery. I shall contact the cemetery office as I'm also trying to locate another grave there.

[CGM]

In 1911 Robert and Susan Ann STODDARD of Providence St. Blackburn had 6 children including Christopher aged 15 and John aged 13.

CGM

[BereniceUK]

In 1911 Robert and Susan Ann STODDARD of Providence St. Blackburn had 6 children including Christopher aged 15 and John aged 13.

CGM

Providence Street is a few hundred yards distance from the Little Harwood memorial so that's got to be them remembered on it. The ages also fit the two that are in the cemetery so it looks to me as though they should be recorded in CWGC as Stoddard. I wonder how they seemingly came to have Stoddart inscribed on the family grave.