Frederick William Tod

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Frederick William Tod
Born8 December 1879 Edit this on Wikidata
Died27 June 1958 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 78)
OccupationWood carver, furniture maker Edit this on Wikidata

Frederick William Tod (16 December 1879 - 27 June 1958)[1] was an English-born Australian furniture maker[2][3][4] and woodcarver.[5] He mainly worked on ecclesiastical carvings.

Personal Life[edit]

Frederick William Tod was born on 16 December 1879 to Frederick and Sara Tod in Middlesex, England. His father was a woodturner. In his early years, his father apprenticed him at Messrs. Trollopes Studio in London.

He married Alice Maud Ryan in West Hackney in 1902, with whom he had two children: Reginald Frederick(b. 26 August 1904) and Arthur William (b. 5 July 1907).

Tod emigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1915. In the 1920s, he moved to Canterbury, where he daughter Kathleen was born. He eventually moved to Kensington in 1925 and then to Sutherland in 1950, where he died on 27 June 1958.[6]

Work held in collections[edit]

  • Honour roll designs in the Sydney Living Museums[7]
  • Archive of design drawings by F.W. Tod held at Caroline Chisholm[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Perry, A. (2007). "Church furniture in Australia: the work of F. W. Tod" (PDF). Regional Furniture. 21. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973). 2 May 1940. p. 978. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973). 21 May 1942. p. 1255. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973). 4 June 1942. p. 1381. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ Davis, D.G. (27 July 1998), Paper No. 45: Bro. FREDERICK WILLIAM TOD 16 December 1879 - 27 June 1958 (PDF), The Masonic Historical Society of New South Wales, retrieved 30 August 2021
  6. ^ Perry, Alan. "CHURCH FURNITURE IN AUSTRALIA THE WORK OF F.W. TOD, 1879-1958" (PDF). Regional Furniture Society.
  7. ^ Grilanc, M. "Design & manufacture of honour rolls". Sydney Living Museums. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection | Sydney Living Museums - Archive of F.W. Tod design drawings". collection.hht.net.au. Retrieved 2 September 2021.