Photograph, Todd family in front of their house in Grantley Street, Linton, c.1893

Historical information

The house in Grantley Street, Linton, is believed to have been the first home of William and Elizabeth Todd and family. The land was held under a miner's right.
Original photograph is in an album donated by Stella Surman (nee Todd). Inscription across bottom of original photograph: "Dad / Will / Mum / Aunt Mill / Arthur under tree / Milton standing / Jack on bike / Aunty Mill with Susan / Mum with Charlie".
Charlie Todd is a baby in this photograph. His birth year, 1893, was used to date it.

Physical description

Sepia photograph of a family group - three adults, five children and a baby - posed in the front garden outside a cottage. One of the children is seated on a tricycle. The photograph has been mounted on beige-coloured card.

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