My gx2 grandfather : William Frederick Todman b1855

WILLIAM FREDERICK TODMAN was born on 17th March 1855 in Croydon, Surrey.

He married ELLEN SPENCER. She was born in 1848.

They had a child, Frederick William Todman in 1879. She died in June 1883. Ellen was buried in Queens Cemetery Grave 14012 Plot E7 ??, also William G was buried a month earlier 3rd May 1883 Possible son??

William remarried SUSAN LILLEY. B10/6/1864 D 10/08/1934 Born Prittlewell.  Susan Lilley was reportedly a governess before marrying William F Todman but when she worked at Ramsden Hall Ramsden Cray Essex 1881 census she was a kitchen maid Aged 17.
She brought up Frederick and her 8 Girls.

On the 1901 census, William, a 46-year-old house decorator, is living with his family at 21 Gladstone Road, Croydon, Surrey.

William died on 26th June 1927.

The children of WILLIAM TODMAN & ELLEN SPENCER :

FREDERICK WILLIAM TODMAN was born on 28th January 1879

The children of WILLIAM TODMAN & SUSAN LILLEY:

Lilley Elizabeth B 17/11/1877

Alice M 6/02/1890?

HILDA MAY TODMAN (click through to see her page) was born on 18th March 1892.

Grace M B 15/01/ 1894

Susan Beatrice B 14/10/1895

Elsie Florence B 15/06/1899 - listed as Ellen on the 1901 census

Doris Marjorie B 1/01/1902

Ethel B 31/01/1906 - she died aged about 6 of diphtheria.

Census returns for William Frederick Todman :

Census returns for WILLIAM TODMAN and ELLEN:

1881 census -

Address : 10 Gloucester Road

William TODMAN head, M, 26, Housedecorator, born Surrey Croydon
Ellen TODMAN, wife, M, 33, Cavendish Suffolk
Frederick Wm. TODMAN, son, 2, Croydon


1901 census :
address - 21 Gladstone Road Croydon

William Todman, 46, head, house decorator, born Croydon, Surrey
Louisa Todman, 37, wife, born Essex
Frederick W Todman, 22, son, single, Machinist Steam Saw Mills,  born Croydon, Surrey
Lily E Todman, 13, daughter, born Croydon, Surrey
Alice M Todman, 10, daughter,  born Croydon, Surrey

Hilda M Todman, 9, daughter, born Croydon, Surrey
Grace M Todman, 7, daughter, born Croydon, Surrey
Susie B Todman, 5, daughter, born Croydon, Surrey

Ellen F Todman, 1, daughter,  born Croydon, Surrey