Andy Sefton's Genealogy

Todd

Information on my Todd line is particularly thin. I would appreciate it if anyone could supply me with further information. I would particularly love to find photos of the Todd family.

My Grand Mother:
Mary Jane Todd 1875 - 1939

My Great Grandfather:
William Todd (1843 - 1894)

In the 1891 census she was shown as a dressmaker. She married Herbert Sefton on the 19th Dec 1896 in Scarborough Wesleyan Centenary Chapel. She had 9 children, including two sets of twins. She brought up the family after the separation from her husband in the early 1920's, following his return from the war. All the family stories relate that times were hard in the 1920's and she took jobs to look after the family, in Scarborough's open air swimming pool and a waitress in a cafe on the North Bay. She also did dressmaking and was a seamstress for the Marshall & Snelgrove shop.

Born in Scarborough was in the census as a bricklayer and builder. William married Hannah Pottage 10th Dec 1870 in Scarborough. They had 7 children all born in Scarborough. In 1881 he was living in 26 Hoxton St. age 37 with wife Hannah (31) & 6 children. In the 1891 census he was living at 19 Sandringham St. age 46 Bricklayer with wife Hannah (41) & 6 children. He died in Scarborough in 1894 aged 50 with cause of death cirrhosis of the liver. Hannah died on 15 Oct 1910 in Scarborough.

Children:

Eliza "lal" Todd (1871–1937)
William "Billy" Todd (1872–1934)
Mary Jane "Ginny" Todd (1875–1939)
Gertrude Hannah Todd (1878–1952)
Edith Todd (1881–1881)
Beatrice Todd (1881–1882)
Edith Todd (1883–1944)
James Ernest "Ernie" Todd (1885–1949)

Ernie Todd married Ettie Cross April 12th 1912 and had two sons Jimmy and Stanley (painters & decorators).

Ernie Todd

Left to right on the photo: Florrie Sefton (nee Mitchell) who married Herbert 'Bert' Sefton (brother of my father Walter) their daughter June Sefton b.1925 (and who married Paul Breakspear in 1949). 'Ernie' Todd with wife Ettie (nee Cross). Ernie Todd (brother of Mary Jane - see above) was uncle to Bert Sefton and lived at 3 Gladstone Rd. in 1939. The photo was taken in the 1930's. Ernie Todd had two sons Jimmy (b. Dec 1914) and Stanley (b. Dec 1920) who had a painting and decorating business. Jimmy lived in Rothbury Street Scarborough and had a daughter Janet. Both can be seen on the wedding picture of Walt and Dot Sefton.

My Great Great Grandfather:
Richard Todd (1810-1871)

Richard Todd Born in Leppington 24th August 1810 and baptised at Scrayingham on 26th August, he married Eliza Ash, in Scrayingham on 24th March 1839, by 1841 he was living on Longwestgate in Scarborough and was a Baker, in 1851 he was a Postmaster at No. 4 Ramshill Cottages in Scarborough.

In the Scarborough Gazette for 31 Aug 1854 he was advertising his Bakery in Albert Street, North Cliff, Scarborough.

In the 1861 census he was a baker living in 15 Oxford Street and 1871 census he was a baker in 11 Brook Street, Scarborough. Richard and Eliza had 6 surviving children.

He died 18th October 1871 age 61. In the 1871 Census taken earlier in the year he was still a baker and living with wife Eliza age 66 and son George age 15. Eliza in 1881 was in Manningham with son in law Wm. H.H. Ward and her daughter Alice Jane Eliza. She died Age 61 on 15th March 1883 in the house of son William at 26 Hoxton Road, Scarborough of renal disease.

Children:
Mary Ann (b. 1841 Scarborough) - married Henry Clayton in Scarborough Apr 1867.
William (b. 21 April 1843 - Falsgrave, Scarborough d. 1894 Scarborough).
Charles (b. 1845 Scarborough d.1845 Scarborough).
Elizabeth Anne (b. 1849 Scarborough d. 1850 Scarborough).
James (b. 1851 Scarborough m. Mary Jane Tallentine 1874 d. 1879 Bridlington had one son Richard b.1875 Bridlington and d.1933 in Middlesborough).

Alice Jane Ward nee Todd

Alice Jane (b. 1852 Scarborough M. William Henry Hall Ward in Bradford in 1875 and d. 1927 in Liverpool)
George (b. 1855 Scarborough M. Ellen Parker Black in Bradford in 1873 and possibly d. 1881 in Bradford ?)

My GGG Grandfather:
James Todd (1781 - 1842)

Born in Leppington in 1781, he was a carpenter and married Mary Feathersone from Acklam at Coxwold 1st July 1809. In 1841 he lived in Leppington. Age 55 - Carpenter with wife Mary (recorded as 50, but should read 56 yrs) and daughter Mary (20). They had six children in Leppington and died 30th January 1842 and was buried in Scrayingham.

Children:

Richard (1810–1871)
William Todd (1816–1816)
William Featherstone Todd (1820–1856)
Mary Todd (1821–)

My GGGG Grandfather:
Richard Todd (1749 - ?)

Baptised in Scrayingham on 26 Jan 1749, He married on 2 Feb 1779 to Mary Petch in Scrayingham church and lived in Scrayingham or Leppington.

Children:

James (1781 – 1842)
Sarah (bap. 25 Dec 1782 – )
Richard (bap. 13 Feb 1785 - )
Ann (bap. 20 May 1787 - )

My GGGGG Grandfather:
Richard Todd (1722 - ?)

Baptised 1 Aug 1722 in Scrayingham and married 28 Nov 1748 to Elisabeth Withwell at Scrayingham Church.

Children:

Richard bap. 26 Jan. 1749 in Scrayingham
James bap. 19 April 1752 in Scrayingham and died in 1813
William bap. 12 Aug. 1753 in Scrayingham
Sarah bap. 28 Aug. 1755 in Scrayingham
Elizabeth bap. 13 AMar. 1757 in Scrayingham
Robert bap. 10 Sep. 1758 in Scrayingham