James TOD (1841 – 1918)

Name

James Tod

Gender

Male

Military identification

Napier Volunteers, 2346, NZ Wars

Birthdate

06 August 1841

Birthplace

Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland

Marriage(s)

12 January 1886

Date of death

21 June 1918

Place of death

Otane, Central Hawke's Bay

Parents

  • Robert Tod
  • Jane Tod, nee Hutchison

Partner(s)

  • Margaret Landale Tod, nee Dun (1864-1949)

Children

  • George Dougal Tod (1887-1956)
  • Wallace Anderson Tod (1889-1953)
  • Mabel Christina Balfour (1893-1984)
  • James Tod (1895-1980)

Biography

Arrived in New Zealand on the “Rangoon”, 1864
Came to Napier and worked in commerce
Aquired “The Park”, Kaikora North and farmed sheep there from 1877-1918
Member of the Napier Volunteers, involved in action at Omarunui
Chairman of first Patangata Road Board

Accession number

693493

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