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Antrim / !
« on: Sunday 25 September 16 23:25 BST (UK)  »
The information I have about James' birth being Ireland is from the 1881 Census of Canada and it doesn't have any more detail then that I'm sorry to tell you. I am actually researching the Gillespie line in detail at the moment. The reason the Robert Todd and Ann Craig come into play is because I believe that Hannah Craig who married James Gillespie is Ann's sister. The reason that I believe this is a found a will of Samuel Craig in Prince Edward Island which mentions both of them (as well as a couple of more siblings).

I think this post could get quite involved ;D. Please email me (*) at and we can start comparing notes!

Denise Gillespie

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Antrim / Re: McConnell & Todd Surnames
« on: Sunday 10 January 16 08:17 GMT (UK)  »
I have been in contact with Barbara and was going to mention the DNA testing to her.

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Antrim / Re: McConnell & Todd Surnames
« on: Sunday 10 January 16 06:22 GMT (UK)  »
I have just started looking in detail at the Robert Todd line so I may be missing children/grandchildren but here is what I have to date:

Robert Todd (1807-?) Married 1825 to Ann Craig (1805-?)
    James Todd  - 1827 Ireland Married Catherine McIntosh (1832-1895)
        Phoebe Todd - Apr 23 1852 Prince Edward Island
        Ann Jane Todd - Jun 28 1854 Prince Edward Island
        Robert John Todd - Jun 8 1855 Prince Edward Island
        William Todd - Feb 8 1857 Prince Edward Island
        Hannah M Todd - Nov 13 1858 Prince Edward Island
        Donald A Todd - Oct 26 1860 Prince Edward Island
        Roderick Todd - Oct 27 1862 Prince Edward Island
        James Craig Todd - Mar 16 1865 Prince Edward Island
        Hannah Margaret Todd - Mar 27 1867 Prince Edward Island
        George Duncan Todd - Dec 10 1869 Prince Edward Island
        Mary Eliza Todd - Mar 25 1873 Prince Edward Island
        Henry Todd - Dec 1874 Prince Edward Island (second wife was Anna Eliza Craig Gillespie - Jun 12 1865 Prince Edward Island - who is a descendent of my Gillespie line. Henry and Eliza were second cousins. they had a son who died at the age of 5 so there are no male Todd descendants from this line that I could ask to take a DNA test)
    Sarah Todd - Mar 29 1829 Prince Edward Island
    William Todd - 1836 Prince Edward Island married Ann Cameron (1840 Prince Edward Island)
        Robert James Todd - Nov 3 1861 Prince Edward Island
        John Todd - 1864 Prince Edward Island
        Mary Todd - 1867 Prince Edward Island
        Daniel Alex Todd - Aug 14 1872 Prince Edward Island
        Donald Todd - 1873 Prince Edward Island
        Elizabeth Jane Todd - Aug 27 1874 Prince Edward Island
        James Albert Todd - Nov 13 1876 Prince Edward Island
        William John Todd - Feb 21 1882 Prince Edward Island
        Charles A Todd Apr 26 1883 Prince Edward Island
    Ann Todd - 1837 Prince Edward Island
    Margaret Sarah Todd - 1840 Prince Edward Island

Some of these lines went to Montana and then Washington
   

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Antrim / Re: McConnell & Todd Surnames
« on: Sunday 10 January 16 05:10 GMT (UK)  »
The line I am researching is not directly related to the Todd line - I am researching Gillespie's. the relationship is through my husbsnd's 3X great grandmother who was a Craig and her sister married Robert Todd. However, I have gone diwn the line s bit and will post what I have found of his descendents in another post

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Antrim / Re: McConnell & Todd Surnames
« on: Saturday 09 January 16 21:10 GMT (UK)  »
I've read through this thread and it is of interest to me. I'm not sure if there is any connection but I have found a Robert Todd born approx. 1807 who was married to Ann Craig -  April 1, 1825 in First Donegore Presbyterian Church. They subsequently immigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada (I believe it was Ann's family that immigrated as a whole as I have not found any relatives of the husband's in Prince Edward Island. I am primarily researching the Gillespie family but I do go down all the "rabbit holes" so am now looking for Todd's too  ;D.

Incidentally, my grandmother was a McConnell from Belfast. She was born in 1901 and came to Canada in 1920. Several of her sisters immigrated to Australia. Her father was William Henry McConnell (b. 1875) and her mother was Sarah Alice Courtney. William's parents were William John McConnell and Margaret McCully.

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Antrim / Re: Presbyterian Churches in and around Ballyclare
« on: Wednesday 06 January 16 23:23 GMT (UK)  »
I came across this post while doing a google search fo Gillespie in Ballyclare. I would like to discuss the possibilty that our Gillespie's could be related. I am researching James Gillespie born around 1799. He married Hannah Craig in December 1827 in First Donegore Presbyterian Church. The record states that he was from Ballyclare. From naming patterns, I am speculating that his father was William and his mother was Agnes and that his eldest brother could have been John so your John would fit dates I am looking at.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Denise Gillespie

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