Todd Family

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1881
Main St, St Bees
William TOOD 36 Carter, Hensingham
Margaret A 30 Brigham
Martha 9 Harras Moor
Sarah J 7 Harras Moor
William 5 Harras Moor

Marriages Sep 1868 
LOWTHER    Margaret        Whitehaven    10b   707   
TODD    William         Whitehaven    10b   707

1871
Main St, High Harras
William TODD 25 Lab on railway, Hensingham
Margaret 19 Cockermouth
John 1 Preston Quarter

LOWTHER households on both sides

I have used the spelling "Harras" although the census entries are "Harris".  You won't find Harris on a map http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=298537&Y=518372&A=Y&Z=115

[camusnafayre]

My wife worked for George Todd, Strand Street, Whitehaven. between 1948 and 1958. She is now 81

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I was researching the Jenkinson-Wilson family and I am sure there is a connection to the Todd- Jenkinson family.

My wife's great great grandfather is Thomas Wilson. Born in Ireland in 1826.  Not sure when he left for England but he married Jane Jenkinson, daughter of William Jenkinson and Mary, 28 May 1858, Church of St. James, Whitehaven, St. Bees.  Jane already had a son, Charles, out of wedlock.
Jane was born in Hensingham in 1824.

William & Mary Jenkinson also had a daughter, Bridget, born 1827, also in Hensingham.  She had a son, William, also out of wedlock, born abt 1848.

I am sure this is the same Bridget as the Bridget Todd mentioned in previous posts.


When Jane married Thomas Wilson, she was a servant living in Beck Bottom. (Not sure where that is).  The marriage cert shows father William as "Quarryman"

I am really interested in knowing more about the parents, William Jenkinson and Mary.

As an 82 year old senior, grounded from driving, our budget does not allow membership in Ancestry, FindMyPast, etc., so I use Family Search and the Internet as my access to information.

Any data on William & Mary would be most appreciated.

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Re the 1851 Census.

I notice that William Todd is shown as 53 years old.

His wife Bridget as 22 years old.

We know that Bridget had a son, William Jenkinson, before she married William Todd.  In the 1851 census Williamson Jenkinson is shown as "nephew".  Educated guess would be that this should read "step son" to head of family William.

I also suspect that William Todd was previously married and that at least two, maybe three, of the children shown are from that previous marriage.    Bridget would have been only 11 years old when Thomas was born and 14 when William was born. 

Is it possible this was a marriage of convenience.  Bridget had a young son to support and William had a bunch of kids and needed a housemother.  I don't have a marriage date.

I do not have access to Ancestry or FindMyPast.  Would the original census documents clarify any of these questions?

Thanks.

Roy French
Mississauga - Canada.

[suzard]

Wonder if this is your William & Mary??

1841
Strand St Whitehaven Cumberland
William Jenkinson 50 Labourer
Mary 46
Fearon? (male) 20 Lab
Geor ge 12
Elizabeth 18
all b in county
HO107 177 8 12 18

1851Ribton? Moorside Whitehaven
William Jenkinson Head widower 58 Quarryman Lamplugh Cumberland
Joseph Jenkinson son U 29 Quarryman St Bees Whitehaven
HO107 2437 69 9

1861
Ribton? Moorside Whitehaven
William Jenkinson Head widower 70 Lime Burner Lamplaugh Cumberland
Joseph son U 47 Lime burner Quarryman Hensingham Cumberland
RG3949 103 12

Possible marriage for William & Mary
Family search24 May 1812
St Bees Whitehaven Cumberland
William Jenkinson
Mary Gibson

poss baptism?
William Jenkinson
4 mar 1792
Lamplugh Cumberland
parents Joseph & Mary

Possible death reg ? FreeBMD
William Jenkinson
Sept qtr 1870
age 79
Whitehaven
10b 355

Suz

[suzard]

It seems William Todd's age has been mistranscribed in 1851

It also seems that William Jenkinson age 2 was the nephew of William Todd -as William Todd's first wife was Martha Jenkinson -and in 1841 they lived next door to William & Mary jenkinson
Bridget Jenkinson married William Todd in 1850
posting census shortly

Suz

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1841
Sergill? Whitehaven Cumberland
William Jenkinson 43 ag lab
Mary Jenkinson 50

next door

William Todd 20
Martha 20
Thomas 9month

all b in Cumberland

HO107 158 10 22 14

1851
Overend Cumberland
William Todd Head M  32 Cart Owner Richmond Hill Cumberland
Bridget wife 22 Braggs? (or \blacks? -difficult to read) new Houses Hensingham Cumberland
Thomas Todd son 11
William Todd son 8
Mary Ann Todd 6
Elizabeth Todd daughter 2
William Jenkinson nephew 2
Daniel Todd son 5

children all born same place as Bridget
HO107 2437 41 8

Looking for marriages now

Suz

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Marriage reg FreeBMD
Jun qtr 1840
Whitehaven reg district
Martha Jenkinson
William Todd
25 177

Baptism
Martha Jenkinson
14 July 1816
Lamplugh Cumberland
Parents William & Mary
FHL no 90640

So William Todd was William Jenkinson (son of Bridget)'s Uncle and later by marriage his Step father

Martha Jenkinson's death was registered Oct qtr 1849

Marriage reg FreeBMD
JMar qtr 1850
Whitehaven reg district
on same page
William Todd
Bridget Jenkinson
25 165

Just a guess but it seems possible that Martha died shortly after the birth of daughter Elizabeth?


Suz

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Baptisms of children born to William Todd & Martha
Hensingham Cumberland
Elizabeth Todd 11 Jun 1848
Thomas barnes Todd 20 Sept 1840 death 22 mar 1855
Mary Ann Todd 14 Dec 1845
Mary Todd 12 Jun 1842 death 5 Sept 1842

Then there is Baptism Daniel Todd
Hensingham
29 Dec 1850
death 4 Apr 1863
parents William Todd and Bridget

I suspect daniel was martha's son but was not baptised until after her death (baptism date can be year after birth)

I cannot find baptism for Thomas age 11 in 1851 -wonder if he was born before marriage?

There is a birth reg Thomas Jenkinson 1839 Whitehaven reg dist - and martha didn't marry William Todd until 1840

Suz