Samuel Todd born about 1820 Ireland possibly Antrim

[Sheddie]

Florence margaret Carson was my Auntie Flossie, whom I remember well from my childhood.

[Sheddie]

The more I think about it the more I think this could be the way it was. I'll try and dig some more. Many thanks for your hard work.

[Sheddie]

Ive plotted the addresses of any Todds you've identified

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BasaNbEQtJmt6RJbv5jHqc-jctA&usp=sharing

[Sheddie]

I've tried to summarise the evidence so far on a spreadsheet:


https://www.icloud.com/numbers/0wOHngF7rPsI3iPuPlDtjo17A#Todd_Links

[Mowsehowse]

Some of this I typed earlier and will overlap what gaffy has recently posted.

Starting with this Christopher Todd-

Christopher Todd (c1835 Co.Down-7 May 1905)
   1890 directory: 16 Alfred St. Masonic Lodge No.10 Christopher Todd, house steward
   The Will of William M'Murray late of Hill Hall County Down Farmer who died 25 December 1890 at same place was proved at Belfast by Henry Hunter of No. 44 Duncairn Gardens Antrim road Belfast Builder and Christopher Todd of No. 16 Alfred-street Belfast Mercantile Clerk the Executors.
   1901- boarder Christopher Todd, 65, Co.Down, commercial clerk, not married. Also Wm L Todd - http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Court_Ward/Trinity_Street/934890/.
   Belfast Newsletter, 8 May 1905: TODD- May 7, at his residence, 9, Trinity Street, Belfast, Funeral private. No flowers. W.L. Todd.Christopher Todd
   Administration (with the Will) of the estate of Christopher Todd late of 9 Trinity-street Belfast Clerk who died 7 May 1905 granted at Belfast to William Leck Todd Warehouseman.

William Leck Todd (c1851 Co.Antrim-25 Apr.1932)
   "when John Todd married Elizabeth McCammond in 1883, one of the witnesses was a 'William Lackie Todd'."
   1901- boarder Wm L Todd, 49, Co,Antrim, clerk to druggist, not married. Also Christopher Todd. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Court_Ward/Trinity_Street/934890/
   1911- boarder- retired embr. linen trade. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Duncairn/Limestone_Road/141442/
   Todd William Leck of 75  Limestone Road Belfast retired warehouseman died 25 April 1932 Probate Belfast 17 June to Philip Brady cashier. Effects £607 0s. 3d.

Can you explain exactly what a mercantile clerk did please?

[Sheddie]

I think a mercantile clerk did the books / accounts of any kind of trading business.

[Mowsehowse]

Thank you. That's very helpful.   

[rmcmurtry]

HI, I recently had a male DNA test from a Descendnat of Robert Todd b 1858 Belfast that showed his family had origins in the Ballyalbanagh/Cogry region of Co Antrim.   I'm encouraging anyone searching for their Todd roots to do a male DNA sample and compare with the database of several hundred Todd DNA samples in the Family Tree DNA Todd Project.

Would you have any interest in that?

Would you have any suitable cnadidates i.e. male Todds desc from male Todds.

Richard McMUrtry
Todd Families in America
Todd International DNA Project