Brief Life History of Thomas Black
When Thomas Black Todd was born on 19 July 1853, in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Alexandar Todd, was 43 and his mother, Marion Black, was 39. He married Jean Connell on 15 July 1875, in Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 24 March 1924, in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Thomas Black Todd, "Scotland Census, 1881"
- Thomas B. Todd, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Thomas Black Todd, "Find A Grave Index"
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1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.
Name Meaning
English (mainly northern) and Scottish: nickname for someone thought to resemble a fox, for example in cunning or slyness, or perhaps more obviously in having red hair, from northern Middle English tod(de) ‘fox’. Compare Todhunter , Todman . This name was brought to Ulster, Ireland, from Scotland in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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