John Todd family members
John Todd and Margaret Speirs.
Todd and Keegan family at Castle Douglas in 1928.
Backyard of 88 Cotton St Castle Douglas in 2004 when John and Margaret Todd once lived.
Todd family photos
The photographs on this page were mostly taken around Edinburgh, Scotland, either in the late 1800s or the early 1900s. The original collection in which they were found includes images of both James Silver and Janet Todd along with other family members. Many of the...
Frances May Speakman who married Richard Thomas Hutchinson
Frances May Speakman (known as Fanny, May, or Fanny May) had an interesting life easily deduced from public documents which record where she lived both in the United Kingdom and Canada. As a researcher, Frances May Speakman proved easy to track because of a friend...
Grace Agnes Todd (1876-1963)
Grace Agnes Todd (1876-1963) married Edward Forsyth and had two daughters (see below). They lived in England for a time before returning to Scotland where Grace and her husband Edward Forsyth saw out their days. Grace also wrote to her Australian niece, Bella Silver....
Maryann “Polly” Todd (1872-1948)
Maryann "Polly" Todd (1872-1948) married Robert Shennan and they had three children (see below). Maryann was known as Polly. Robert was a chemist and the Shennan family lived at Park Terrace, Dalbeattie. 1. Samuel John SHENNAN, b. 23 Nov 1896, 19 Duntreath St,...
Joanna Whilemina “Dan” Todd (1870-1946)
Joanna Whilemina "Dan" Todd (1870-1946) remained single and cared for her parents and her brother in their latter years at 88 Cotton St, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. She was known as Dan, or Aunty Dan, and was a generous and helpful person loved by...
Robert Todd (1868-1936)
Robert Todd (1868-1936) married Nancy Hamilton and they had five children (see below). Robert was a grocer/fruiterer at Castle Douglas. 1. John TODD, b. 17 Aug 1896, Queen St, Castle Douglas, Kelton, Kirkcubright, Scotland, UK, d. 9 Jan 1968, Lazonby,...
Janet Todd (1864-1939)
Janet Todd (1864-1939) married James Silver and they had six children (see below), only four of whom survived to adulthood. After courting in Scotland, they moved to Australia where they married in Brisbane before settling in southwest Queensland at Kooroongarra....
Elizabeth Todd (1863-1945)
Elizabeth Todd (1863-1945) married James Keegan and had three children (see below). They emigrated to America in 1912. They were naturalised in Missouri in 1919. The Keegans were living in Chicago in 1939 when Lizzie (as she was known) wrote to her niece Eva...
James Todd (1860-1944)
James Todd (1860-1944) did not marry. In 1907, he is mentioned in newspaper clipping of parent's golden wedding anniversary as living in Newcastle, England. He is found in 1901 census in Newcastle, but not on 1891 or 1881 records in either England or Scotland....
John Todd (1832-1920)
John Todd (1832-1920) married Margaret Spiers and they had nine children. John was a gamekeeper, mostly in southwestern Scotland. The family lived at Castle Douglas. For many years, John Todd worked at a property named Balmaghie, near Castle Douglas. They celebrated...
Margaret Todd (1858-1945)
Margaret Todd (1858-1945) married Richard Hutchinson and they had five children. They were both servants at Methven Castle.On 1891 and 1901 census, she is living in Dumfriesshire with her children but not with her husband. In 1891, she is described as a butler's wife,...