Sarah Todd, née Thompson, was the wife of William Todd. Sarah and William migrated to Victoria shortly after their marriage in 1852, and were settled at Linton by about 1855. They moved to Buangor near Ararat in about 1885. Sarah Todd died in 1923.Scan of black and white photograph which shows a very old lady, wearing a dark dress with a white collar and a white bow at the neck, sitting in a chair in a garden. Sarah Todd, née Thompson.sarah todd née thompson

William Todd Snr and Sarah Thompson, both born about 1823, married in Westmoreland, England in 1852, and came to Victoria in 1853 on the ship "Una". They lived at Amherst before settling at Linton. William and Sarah had at least eight children. Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 18.Sepia oval shaped portrait of a lady wearing jacket buttoned to throat.mrs william todd snr., sarah thompson, old lintonian collection

The oldest child of Susan and William Garnsworthy Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett was noted for her involvement in community and church activities. She was organist at St Paul's Church of England for many years. Elizabeth Bennett married William Todd (the younger, son of William Todd Snr and his wife Sarah, née Thompson) on New Year's Day in 1882, and they celebrated their Golden Wedding in 1932. Elizabeth and William Todd had at least nine children.Black and white copy of original photograph. Photograph is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman whose dark hair has a central parting and is drawn back from her face. She is not wearing a cap or hat. Her dress has a high collar, with lace and a brooch pinned at the throat. The bodice of the dress has pintucks, lace trimming and buttons. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Todd, née Elizabeth Bennett, 1858-1949.elizabeth todd née bennett

William Todd is understood to have been born about 1855 at Linton's Diggings to parents William (Snr) and Sarah, née Thompson. William Todd married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bennett in 1882. After the death of his father-in-law William Garnsworthy Bennett in 1903, members of the Todd family took over the butcher's shop on the corner of Sussex and Clyde Streets in Linton, but it is not known if William Todd had a direct interest in the shop, as his occupation in electoral rolls form 1903 onwards is stated as "carpenter". He was Secretary of the Linton Horticultural Society for many years, bandmaster of the Linton Brass Band, and was an active member of the Linton Church of England congregation. William and Elizabeth Todd celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1932. They had nine children. Enlarged black and white copy of original photograph, which shows the head and shoulders of a man with a moustache and beard, who is wearing a formal suit. The photograph appears to have been cropped from a photograph of the Todd family taken c.1906.On reverse: "Mr Wm Todd. / (Mrs Surman's father)".william todd