Tod and Sons Aerated Water

[rainbowbright]

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 

[diddymiller]

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

[rainbowbright]

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 

[diddymiller]

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

[rainbowbright]

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

[rik todd]

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.

[rainbowbright]

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 

[rik todd]

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.

[Garen]

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