todds byers green

[lynne j]

Hi can anyone help,I have a baptism record for margaret todd born byers green 1769 father phillip todd mother isabella bohlam, phillip and isabella married 1764 chester le street,their first son christopher todd baptised 1765 chester le street
children to phillip todd and isabella bolam
christoher todd 1765 chester le street
mary todd 1767 byers green bap st andrews bishop auckland
thomas todd 1768 byers green bap st andrews bishop auckland
margaret todd 1769 byers green married isaac bates holy trinity sunderland
phillip todd 1771 byers green bap st andrews
robert todd 1774 byers green bap st andrews

then I found margarets father phillip todd born byers green 1743 and his father was christopher todd but It does not have his mothers name on the baptism certificate ,I have found quite a lot of the same family born in byers green I think these are phillips  brothers and sisters
robert todd 1727 father christopher
jane todd 1736 father christopher
christopher todd 1738 father christopher
ann todd 1740 father christopher
I am trying to find the mothers name if possible

[Lazarus]

Not sure if I can answer your query,but in the course of my research of the Longstaff family of Bishop Auckland,I determined that John Longstaff b1810 married 13 Jun 1835 Mary Todd.I believe her to be the second daughter of Christopher Todd (1782-1847) and Anne Apedaile.Christopher was "a native of Nutty Hag" a farm near Byers Green.John L,Mary T and family eventually settled in Australia.

I the course of my research,I found that the Children of Christopher Todd and Sarah Willey were:Johnathan b1779 Byers Green,Robert b1780,Christopher b1782 Byers Green d1847 = Ann Apedaile b1779d1838,Thomas b1783 Byers Green = (1) Mary Bradley & (2) Catherine Longstaff,William b1785 Byers Green,Michael b1788 Byers Green.

There is quite a story which I can relate concerning Christopher Todd b1817.He was a son of Thomas Todd and Mary Bradley.
He was a blacksmith who became a cancer doctor.

However none of this helps you find the wife of Phillip.
It seems Christopher was a common name within the Todd family.

[lynne j]

Hi,I found the wife of phillip todd born 1743 byers green it was isabella bohlam born chester le street ,phillips dad was christopher todd It was his marriage i was looking for but like you said there were loads of christopher todds I came up with a couple of possibilities but none in byers green
heighington 1717christopher todd elizabeth scott
heighington 1721 christopher todd jane cammel
gainford 1719 christopher todd naomi eyton
cockfield 1724 christopher todd ann graham
houghton 1730 christopher todd jane micheson
ive noticed one of philips sisters is called jane todd she was born 1736 old park whitworth ,really I dont think thats any help, Its just confusing when they only put fathers names on parish records and not mothers names
lynne

[Neil Todd]

Hi Lynnne, ever find the answer to this post>

Neil Todd

[lynne j]

hi neil,
since this posting on the whitworth parish cd found more baptisms some were st andrews bishop auckland and some were baptised byers green whitworth I think these are all to my christopher todd born 1697 st andrews bishop auckland his father robert todd ,but have not found positive proof yet
robert todd 1727 byers green father christopher
mary todd 1729  and elizabeth todd 1729 father christopher
hahhah todd 1731 st andrews bishop auckland father christopher
jane todd 1736 byers green father christopher
christopher todd 1738 byers green father christopher
ann todd 1740 byers green father christopher
my phillip todd 1743 byers green married isabella bolam chester le street 1764
thomas todd 1747 byers green father christopher
possible marriage christopher todd to mary burnup 2nd may 1726 st andrews bishop auckland
will have to go to durham records office soon when i have time off work
lynne

[RYTONLAD]

Hi,
My great great great grandfather was Christopher TODD b1817, the Cancer Doctor, there is an advertisement in the Newcastle Courant on the 12 April 1850
where he declares his cures, he died on his way to Gateshead  to sell his cure and that is all i know of him.

[Neil Todd]

Hi RYTONLAD,

Seems we are related, at least a little while back. I dont know how far you have managed to go back in your lines but I would like to compare notes and maybe we can help each other. 

Neil Todd

[RYTONLAD]

Hi Neil,
My Grandfather is Joseph Melville b. 1904 in County Durham, he had Nine or Ten
Brother's and Sister's, a fact unknown to me till recently, the reason for which i am unaware, as i regularly stayed with my Grandparents. My Grandmother came from the Chapman side of the Family 
Regards Jack

[dma]

My maternal line of research is the surname of TODD, mainly around Byers Green, Durham, but getting ever further afield as the branches continue to grow. I've been researching my family history now for more than ten years and a chap already mentioned, Christopher TODD b1818, was my great great grandfather. It was myself who discovered how this Christopher, who looks likely to have had no formal education, started out a blacksmith but ended up a 'cancer doctor'. It is also worth mentioning that Christopher was not the only TODD ancestor proclaiming to be a 'doctor'!

I am familiar with the dilemma of trying to reconcile what appears to be at least two TODD families in the Byers Green area, possibly three! There was a TODD family living at a farmstead called Nutty Hagg and I still have not managed to find the link which shows that the TODD's living there were related to my TODD ancestors. I am optimistic that there is some connection or common ancestor, but proving it has been difficult. At the present time, all I have been able to prove is that they were close geographically and no more.

I'm happy to hear from anyone who wants to swap notes about the above TODDs or the other branches of the family with whom they connect.