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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Fife => Topic started by: rainbowbright on Monday 23 March 09 17:51 GMT (UK)
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Hi
Does anyone know of or remember the David Tod and Sons lemonade factory in Kirkcaldy?
I think the dates were 1930's to 1980's.
Thanks
Rainbow
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if you google David Todd and sons lemonade factory,kirkcaldy, there is quite a lot comes up including:
www.garenewing.co.uk/family/ewing.html
Diddy
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Hi Diddy
Thanks for the link. I tried it but it refers to the Ewing family from Dundee. The Tod lemonade factory was definately in Kirkcaldy.
I could not find anything on google.
I would be grateful if anyone knows of the Tod factory.
Regards
Rainbow :)
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The link I gave relates to the same family and starts with how they originated in Fife. They is some useful background info there.
Diddy
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Hi Diddy
My cousin and I have both had another look at the Ewing Family link and can't find any connection to our Tod family lemonade factory in Kirkcaldy. Google was not much help either.
Can you give me the links you have found as I am not having any luck!
Sorry to be a pest!
Thank you
Rainbow
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where was this factory..i remember a shop in the gallatown area..but i dont think it was lamonade...and what todd's are you related too?..im from Kirkcaldy.
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Hi Rik
I don't actually know where the factory was in Kirkcaldy, that's why I tried this board to see if anyone remembered it. Unfortunately I have had no luck so far.
My immediate Tod's are no longer in Kirkcaldy. David Tod c1900 moved to Aberdour when he retired and his sons left in the 1950's. I have just recently started looking at this side of the family so have a lot to uncover (hopefully!!)
Rainbow :)
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i vagualy mind back in the day a huge bricked building on the high street (which stretched out towards the promonade)..with the word tod or todd on it..but i cant be sure what it was...ill ask my siblings who are a little older than me if the mind of this place for you..maybe even my mum.
good luck.
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Hello Rainbow
Just searching around RootsChat and came across your message. I own the web page mentioned earlier that has details of the Dundee Aerated Water Co. As you say, there seems to be no connection between the two - except that the company founder (Henry Blackwood) was from Kirkcaldy, and my Ewings who worked there were from Dysart and Kirkcaldy.
Having said that, the Ewings do have a Todd connection too. David Ewing's paternal grandmother was Margaret Todd (1805-1881), daughter of James Todd (1770-1858) and Margaret Sinclair - these were a Dysart family, residing mainly in Gallatown. I believe James Todd's parents were James Todd and Margaret (or Helen) Stewart, m. 1767 in Dysart.
Margaret Todd had three sisters that I know of: Helen (1798-1893, m. James Buist); Jean (b.1802); and Mary (1803-1883, m. Alexander Nicolson, a local land surveyor, 1806-1848).
Just thought I'd put this up for info, and in case you recognise any connection..
Best - Garen
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Hi Garen
Thanks for this information.
The furthest back I have got with my Tod's is John Tod c1780 who married Margaret Steedman. I can only find 2 sons so far, David and Michael. These two names appear in all the generations.
I have not looked at this side for a while so this is a wee prompt to try again!
Thanks again
Rainbow :)
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Hi
Have just had a look at the Brtitish Telephone Directories on Ancestry. There was a J. M Tod, Aerated Waters situated on the Esplanade, Kirkcaldy and a David Tod & Sons, Web Mfrs. 154 Link St., Kirkcaldy. Forgot to note the year I was looking at but will have another look.
Weemanswife
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Hi
The Year I looked at was 1931.
Weemanswife
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Thank you!
James Michael and David were brothers! The family business was the webbing manufacturing but they had a falling out and one started the lemonade factory. I was told it was David. That is why I can't find anything!!!
I will look again to see if there is a site with old photos of Kirkcaldy that might show the factories.
I didn't realise the webbing business was still going as late at 1931.
Thanks again for this ;D
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The factory was on the Esplanade Kirkcaldy. It was demolished in 1956. The building was called Tod's Buildings. They continued to rent portion's of it as businesses and dwellings.
Hope that you are still interested 3 years on.
M
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The furthest back I have got with my Tod's is John Tod c1780 who married Margaret Steedman
Hi Rainbow this is an anscription from Abbotshall Cemetery Kirkcaldy
photograph available
668 In memory of John TOD manufacturer Linktown
died 7.9.1852? age 72
and his wife Margaret STEEDMAN died 25.7.1857 age 78
669 other side of 668 John son of Daiid TOD and Helen AITKEN
died 15.9.1871 age 2 & 7m
Emma F GRAY wife of David Tod Jun. died 3.7.1895 age 29?
David infant son of the above died June 1896
670 other side of 668
David TOD manufacturer died 19.3.1901 age 76
wife Helen AITKEN died March 1907 age 76?
NorrieG