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James Todd 1819 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1819

Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1882

Death Location: Mosgiel, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Todd

Mother: Jean Cuthbertson

Spouse(s): Mary Cumming

Children(s): Mary Todd, James Todd, Jean Todd, Isabella Todd, Joseph Todd, John Todd, John Todd, Jean Todd, Thomas Todd, William Todd, Robert Todd, David Todd, Isabella Todd

James Todd was born in 1819 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Todd and Jean Rankin Cuthbertson. James Todd married Mary Cumming, and had children including Mary Todd, James Todd, Jean Todd, Isabella Galbraith Todd, Joseph Todd, John Todd, John Matthew Todd, Jean McAdam Todd, Thomas Todd, William James Todd, Robert Todd, David Johnston Marshall Todd, Isabella Todd. James Todd passed away in 1882 in Mosgiel, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Todd was born in 1819 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Todd and Jean Rankin Cuthbertson.
  • James Todd married Mary Cumming, and had children including Mary Todd, James Todd, Jean Todd, Isabella Galbraith Todd, Joseph Todd, John Todd, John Matthew Todd, Jean McAdam Todd, Thomas Todd, William James Todd, Robert Todd, David Johnston Marshall Todd, Isabella Todd.
  • James Todd passed away in 1882 in Mosgiel, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Todd
1790 – 1883
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayr, Scotland
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Jean Cuthbertson
1795 – 1880
Birth Location: Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cumming
1831 – 1885
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Todd
1852 – 1861
Birth Location: East Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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James Todd
1853 – 1920
Birth Location: Granton, East Taeri, Otago, New Zealand
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Jean Todd
1855 – 1861
Birth Location: Mosgiel, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
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Isabella Todd
1857 – 1861
Birth Location: East Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Joseph Todd
1858 – 1874
Birth Location: East Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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John Todd
1860 – 1861
Birth Location: Springbank, Canterbury, New Zealand
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John Todd
1863 – 1915
Birth Location: Springbank, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Jean Todd
1864 – 1931
Birth Location: Springbank, East Taeri, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Thomas Todd
1866 – 1952
Birth Location: East Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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William Todd
1868 – 1923
Birth Location: Springbank, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Robert Todd
1869 – 1920
Birth Location: Springbank, East Taeri, New Zealand
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David Todd
1870 – 1920
Birth Location: Springbank, East Taeri, New Zealand
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Isabella Todd
1872 – 1958
Birth Location: East Taieri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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James Todd's Ancestors

Self
James Todd
1819 – 1882
Birth Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Todd
1790 – 1883
Dreghorn, Ayr, Scotland
Jean (Rankin) Cuthbertson
1795 – 1880
Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Michael Tod
1738 – 1801
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grisel (Margaret) Monteith
1753 – 1828
Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
James Cuthbertson
1761 – 1856
Beanshorn, , Aryshire, Scotland
Marion Black
1770 – 1795
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Todd's Descendants

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James Todd (14 Dec 1819 – 21 Jul 1882) m. Mary Cumming (18 Dec 1831 – 30 Jul 1885)
  1. 1. Mary Todd (2 Dec 1852 – 14 Oct 1861)
  2. 2. James Todd (28 Nov 1853 – 21 Feb 1920)
  3. 3. Jean Todd (Jun 1855 – 21 Oct 1861)
  4. 4. Isabella (Galbraith) Todd (16 Jan 1857 – 17 Oct 1861)
  5. 5. Joseph Todd (24 Oct 1858 – 31 Jan 1874)
  6. 6. John Todd (23 Aug 1860 – 14 Oct 1861)
  7. 7. John (Matthew) Todd (29 Jan 1863 – 25 Dec 1915)
  8. 8. Jean (McAdam) Todd (6 May 1864 – 10 Dec 1931)
  9. 9. Thomas Todd (24 Dec 1866 – 13 Jul 1952)
  10. 10. William (James) Todd (12 Feb 1868 – 18 Oct 1923) m. Lillian (Mary) Catchpole (4 Aug 1872 – 29 Mar 1940)
    1. 1. Westall (Curtis) Todd (24 Sep 1895 – 15 May 1953) m. Eliza (Simpson) Dunphy (19 Dec 1896 – 26 Mar 1988) m. W Wilson (About 1895 – )
      1. 1. Sarah (Lilly (Sadie)) TODD (25 May 1919 – 8 Aug 2015) m. James Rathbun (12 Jun 1916 – 15 Mar 1983)
        1. 1. Malcolm (John) Rathbun (1946 – ) m. Jill (Anne) Petrie (1942 – )
        2. 2. Brian (James) RATHBUN (10 Apr 1948 – 10 Feb 2016) m. Pauline Kearns
        3. 3. William Rathbun (12 Sep 1949 – April 7, 2013) m. Michelle (Margaret) Ross
      2. 2. William (James) TODD (01 Oct 1922 – 25 Mar 1992) m. Betty (Irene) MITSON (31 Aug 1925 – 30 June 2021)
        1. 1. Pamela (Dorothy) TODD (3 Apr 1949 – ) m. Alan (Michael) Gill (17 Apr 1948 – 12 April 2010)
        2. 2. Graeme (William) TODD (15 Sept 1950 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Mary) TODD (12 Oct 1928 – 25 May 2019) m. William (LUNNY) Sanders (1923 – ) m. Derek MORRIS (20 Apr 1925 – Nov 1999)
        1. 1. Yvette (Timu's Mum) Sanders m. Yvette (Timu's Dad) MacDonald
      4. 4. Unknown (1913 – )
    2. 2. William (James) Todd (7 Jan 1898 – 1 Sep 1959) m. Leafy (Evelyn Corina) Johnston (4 June 1898 – 1968)
      1. 1. John (Alexander) Todd (4 Oct 1922 – 7 Feb 2005)
      2. 2. Ruby Todd (7 February 1924 – 30th October 2005)
    3. 3. Ruth (Louise) Todd (4 Aug 1900 – 17 Nov 1921)
    4. 4. Lillian (Ruth Todd) (Phillips) (28th May 1916 – 9 September 2002)
  11. 11. Robert Todd (1869 – 13 March 1920)
  12. 12. David (Johnston Marshall) Todd (7 May 1870 – 13 Mar 1920)
  13. 13. Isabella Todd (30 Oct 1872 – 1 Sep 1958)

James Todd's Timeline

3 Records

1819
14 Dec 1819
Birth of James Todd in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
1882
21 Jul 1882
Age 63
Death of James Todd in Chatton, Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Chatton, Gore, Southland, New Zealand
1882
21 Jul 1882
Age 63
Death of James Todd in Mosgiel, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
Mosgiel, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1819
    Event Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Chatton, Gore, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Mosgiel, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
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