Robert William Todd (1881 - 1956)

Born 5 Jan 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ada (Uttley) Todd — married 25 Nov 1903 in East Thorpe, Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Died 1956 at about age 74 in Spen Valley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Robert Todd was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

2nd Cpl Robert Todd served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 5 Aug 1915
Unit(s): Royal Engineers
Service ended: 24 Feb 1919

Robert was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, on January 5, 1881. He was the son of William Todd and Elizabeth Musgrave. He was baptized on February 2, 1881, in Aftercliffe, Yorkshire.

Robert was enumerated in the 1881 census as a two month old residing with his parents and four siblings at 49 Chippingham Street, Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Yorkshire (Reg. Dist. Sheffield). His father's occupation "Clerk of Works Builder". (Note...parents and two siblings appear on preceding page). He was one of four children residing with his parents at 6 Central Depot, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, in 1891. His father was listed as "General Foreman Highway". (Note...family name listed as Lodd). Robert was ten and a "Scholar". The family was back in Yorkshire in 1901 and living at 84 Thornhill Road, Rastrick (Reg. Dist. Halifax). Robert was twenty and a "Bricklayer".

Robert married Ada Crossley Utley on November 25, 1903, at St Paul Church, Eastthorpe. (The marriage was registered in Dewsbury. The Parish Register listed Robert as a twenty two year old bachelor and "Bricklayer" residing in Rastrick. His father was named as William Todd "Building Inspector". Ada was a twenty four year old spinster residing in Eastthorpe. No father listed (noted as "Illegitimate"). The witnesses were Ethel Maud Todd and Samuel Crossley. The couple would have seven children between 1904 and 1913, including two sets of twins.

Robert and Ada appeared in the 1911 census residing at Sperrin Rd, Netherton Nr Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Three children, Elsie, age six, Nellie, three, and Richard, eleven months, at residence. Robert's occupation "Bricklayer".

Robert was a member of the Royal Engineers, Regimental Number 104417, during World War I. His attestation papers were dated August 5, 1915, in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He was wounded At Duty on July 9, 1916, in France. He was discharged on February 24, 1919, and awarded a 30% disability. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.

No record for Robert found in the 1939 Register. Ada died in 1941. Robert passed away in 1956. His death was registered in Spen Valley, Yorkshire.

Research Note

• Possible Robert remarried in 1945. Marriage registration Q3 Spen Valley to Emmeline M C Firth. Please see:
  • "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDM-GRDS : 13 February 2024), Robert W Todd, 1945-1945.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XV8-XDN : 1 October 2014), Robert William Todd, 1881; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:661S-PGRK : Thu Oct 26 23:39:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert William Todd and William, 2 Feb 1881.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-K17B : 11 December 2017), Robert Wm Todd, Attercliffe Cum Darnall, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 4667/108, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,309.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W1B9-23Z : Thu Jan 11 13:38:56 UTC 2024), Entry for William Lodd and Elizabeth Lodd, 1891.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X95Z-8NC : 21 May 2019), Robert W Todd in household of William Todd, Rastrick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Brighouse subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26QD-35Y : 13 December 2014), Robert William Todd, 1903; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1903, quarter 4, vol. 9B, p. 1118, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 for Robert William Todd (Ancestry access)

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWNY-54B : 15 May 2019), Robert William Todd, South Crosland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBG-KRKM : Tue Oct 10 14:11:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert William Todd, 1915.

• UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 for Robert W Todd (Ancestry access)

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCD-MY1L : 30 October 2021), Robert W Todd, 1956.

Acknowledgement

• First-hand information as remembered by Richard Wallwork, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.