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William James Todd 1898 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1898

Birth Location: Seddonville, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand

Death Date: 1 Sep 1959

Death Location: Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: William Todd

Mother: Lillian Catchpole

Spouse(s): Leafy Johnston

Children(s): John Todd, Ruby Todd

In 1898, William James Todd entered the world in Seddonville, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand, born to William James Todd and Lillian Mary Catchpole. William James Todd married Leafy Evelyn Corina Johnston, and had children including John Alexander Todd, Ruby Todd. William James Todd passed away in 1959 in Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1898, William James Todd entered the world in Seddonville, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand, born to William James Todd and Lillian Mary Catchpole.
  • William James Todd married Leafy Evelyn Corina Johnston, and had children including John Alexander Todd, Ruby Todd.
  • William James Todd passed away in 1959 in Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Todd's Ancestors

Self
William Todd
1898 – 1959
Birth Place: Seddonville, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
Parents
William James Todd
1868 – 1923
Springbank, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Lillian (Mary) Catchpole
1872 – 1940
Hatters Terrace, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
Grandparents
James Todd
1819 – 1882
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Cumming
1831 – 1885
Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Westell (Curtis) Catchpole
1842 – 1897
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ruth (Matilda) ANNETTS
1843 – 1913
Wantage, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Todd
1790 – 1883
Jean Cuthbertson
1795 – 1880
Edward Catchpole
1808 – 1877
Margaret Westell
1818 – 1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Tod
1738 – 1801
Grisel Monteith
1753 – 1828
James Cuthbertson
1761 – 1856
Marion Black
1770 – 1795
Mary Croft
1795 –

William Todd's Descendants

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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)

William Todd's Timeline

3 Records

1898
7 Jan 1898
Birth of William James Todd in Seddonville, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
Seddonville, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
1959
1 Sep 1959
Age 61
Death of William James Todd in Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
1959
1 Sep 1959
Age 61
Burial of William James Todd in Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand
Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Seddonville, Buller, West Coast New Zealand, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] New Zealand, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1840-1902, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1959
    Event Place: Westport, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1959
    Event Place: Westland, West Coast, Westport, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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