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Charles Toghill--Ellen Johns, Eng. and New Zealand 1800s

Charles Toghill--Ellen Johns, Eng. and New Zealand 1800s

Posted: 7 Apr 2005 4:45PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Toghill, Johns,
I am seeking information on Charles Toghill and his wife Ellen Johns and their children. Here is what I have pieced together:

Charles Toghill was born in either England or New Zealand. He died before 1901 UK census.

Ellen Johns was born about 1849 in Camborne, Cornwall, England, parents are Henry Johns and Mary. Ellen and her mother Mary were both living (same household) in 1901.

Charles and Ellen Toghill's children were Annie Louise reportedly born in New Zealand, Charles b. abt. 1881 in New Zealand, Ada b. abt. 1884 in New Zealand, and Frances

The family seems to have returned to England before 1900.

Annie Louise Toghill married Sidney Owen Goldsmith, these are my husband's great-grandparents.

Charles Toghill's wife's name was Ethel.

Ada Toghill married Frank Swift.

Frances Toghill married a Mr. Broad. Lived in the United States.

Any information about these individuals would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Joni Vella

Re: Charles Toghill--Ellen Johns, Eng. and New Zealand 1800s

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 11:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
These were my grandparents. My father (1880-1960) was Charles Toghill born New Zealand. The family returned to England in 1895 following my Grandfather's demise and my Grandmother brought the family to her original home at Camborne in Cornwall. My father - Charles Henry - married Ethel Maude Tregidga shortly after the first World War and had three cildren. Charles Ronald 1920-1994, Hilda Barbara 1930-1972 and me, Gerald Peter b.1937. I live in Westonzoyland, Somerset having retired from the Royal Navy in 1977 and from active working life in 1997. Shall be delighted to hear from you whoever you are.

Re: Charles Toghill--Ellen Johns, Eng. and New Zealand 1800s

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 8:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Gerald,

I'm delighted to hear from you! I noticed that the post you replied to was from 2005! It is quite coincidental that I just started working--and making a lor of progress--on the Toghill line in the past couple of months!

This is actually my husband's mother's family. You and my mother-in-law would be first cousins once rmoved (her mother would be your first cousin.

My husband's line is through Charles Henry Toghill's sister, Annie Louisa, who married Sidney Owen Gouldsmith and had three daughters: Nancy 1911 , Kathleen (Kay) and Lillian (Billie). I believe Kay is still alive in the London area. Nancy died in Canada in 2004. My mother-in law lives here in the US in Kentucky.

I have found, thanks to an online index to New Zealand vital records, that Charles Henry and Annie Louisa's father's given name is Edward, not Charles. Edward is used consistently on all of the children's birth records. I had the name Charles from a paper my husband's grandmother, Nancy, had written for him many years ago. She had only one other error, it was again a first name--Robert Broad. I have found through census research that this individual should be Samuel Broad and his son is Robert. MInor details!

I would love to correspond with you more on the Toghills, and try and fill in as much current family for each other as we can. I have found a wealth of information going back many years thanks to another gentleman, and various online trees and sources. Some of it is of course contradictory, but that is always the case. At any rate, feel free to contact me at jonella 59@hotmail.com. It probably isn't the most polite thing to put everything I know about my living inlaws on here for the whole world to see!

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Joni

Re: Charles Toghill--Ellen Johns, Eng. and New Zealand 1800s

Posted: 12 Aug 2009 9:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Toghill
Hello Gerald, I have been researching the Toghill family tree in the UK and have a lot of information on the family going back to 1500's. I have been looking at family members who have emigrated and have a number who went to the US and Australia. Would be interested in sharing information to link Charles into the main family line. Please contact me anytime if you are interested.

Re: Charles Toghill--Ellen Johns, Eng. and New Zealand 1800s

Posted: 17 Feb 2010 12:09AM GMT
Classification: Query
Regret I lost contact with you. You can e-mail me on toghill@eggconnect.net
Gerald Toghiil (Son of Charles Toghill and Ellen Johns)

Re: Charles Toghill--Ellen Johns, Eng. and New Zealand 1800s

Posted: 26 May 2011 8:51AM GMT
Classification: Query
Dear Gerald, So sorry for taking so long to reply, but have had a lot of health issues, that are happily resolved now.I am William Thomas Rex Tregidga, known as Rex, born 1942, living in Cornwall,Ethel Maude was the daughter of Albert John Tregidga 1862/1937 and Susan Symmonds 1859/1926, and my gt Grandmother was Albert's sister, Charity Bassett Tregidga 1873/1944 who married a William Skyvington 1869/1920. Hope all is well with you and yours, Rex
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