Josiah Henry Spencer Toogood [Parents] was born on 18 Sep 1892 in Bedminster, Somersetshire, England, UK. He died in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He married Nell Mortimer in 1919. Josiah was employed as Grocer.
On 1st August 1914 War declared between Britain & Germany. Joe, enlisted but was declared unfit for active service. He was a life long tee-totaller and a lay-preacher. Posted first to Cheshire, he later saw service abroad in the latter capacity, in Egypt & Palestine.
They had the following children:
F i Bessie Toogood F ii Audrey Toogood
Alan Williams [Parents]
Other marriages:Bainton, Gaynor
They had the following children:
F i Emma May Williams M ii Ryan James Williams
John Price [Parents]
Albert Price Snr [Parents]
Dolly Owen [Parents] 1.Dolly married Albert Price Snr.
Maiden Name: Owen
They had the following children:
M i Albert Price Jnr M ii John Price F iii Girl 1 Price F iv Girl2 Price
Richard Owen [Parents] 1 was born in 1896 in Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He married Mrs Elizabeth Owen.
They had the following children:
M i John Owen M ii Francis Owen F iii Val Owen F iv Anne Owen
Jack or John Owen [Parents] 1.Jack married Mrs Bronwyn Owen.
Enos James Needs [Parents] [scrapbook] 1 was born on 17 Apr 1842. He married Sarah Woods on 25 Jun 1863 in Register Office, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. Enos was employed as Fishmonger.
Listed in 1901 Census as living at 28 Flora Street, Cardiff
Referred to by family as Eneas. Census of 1871 shows Eneas Needs born in 1847 in Tiverton with a daughter AnneBirth: vol26/page357/q2
Enos James Needs
E/W Marriage 1 07 Feb 2006
Year Qtr District Vol Page Reg Ent No DOR
1863 Dec Cardiff 11a 146Marriage: Listed as Greengrocers Assistant at time of marriage & living at Horse Barracks, Cardiff & wife to be at 68 Bridge Street. Bridge Street was in fact the Needs family address.
Sarah Woods [Parents] 1 was born about 1843 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England, UK. She married Enos James Needs on 25 Jun 1863 in Register Office, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK.
Listed in 1881 census as origin NK (Not Known), Wales
Family legend refers to her as being a Native Alaskan
They had the following children:
F i Charlotte Needs was born in 1864 in Monmouthshire.
Marriage: Marriage registry lists 1885 Q4 Vol 11a page 556F ii Sarah J Needs was born in 1868. F iii Anne Needs M iv Enos James Needs F v Margarett Needs
George Needs 1 was born about 1800 in Cullompton, Devonshire, England, UK. He died before 1863 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He married Mrs Ann Needs. George was employed as Sawyer in 1851.
Listed as living at 39 Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Mrs Ann Needs 1 was born about 1801 in Cullompton, Devonshire, England, UK. She married George Needs.
They had the following children:
M i Enos James Needs M ii George Needs was born in 1831 in Cullompton, Devonshire, England, UK. George was employed as General labourer in 1851 in Cullompton, Devonshire, England, UK. F iii Ann Needs was born in 1833 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. F iv Charlotte Needs was born in 1834 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. F v Sarah Needs was born in 1845 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. F vi Caroline Needs was born in 1849 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK.
Albert Ernest Toogood [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 13 Jun 1870 in Whitchurch, Somersetshire, England, UK. He died in Sep 1958 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He married Sarah Ann Spencer on 7 Nov 1891 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
A pen picture drawn mostly from family word of mouth, unless shown otherwise.
Born 13th June1870 at Whitchurch, Somerset. St, Catherine's House birth entry for September 1870, SC703 at Keynsham & 1881 census. Died in Cardiff from heart disease about 1959.
Albert's father was Josiah Toogood (born 1838 in Shepton Mallet). He was a sawyer or carpenter who worked in a prison at the time of Albert's birth. Josiah was a follower of Keir Hardie & was involved in establishing the labour party in Bristol & apparently arrested for fly posting & sent to prison. (This latter statement however may have become confused with the fact that he was also believed to have worked in a prison.) His wife, Elizabeth, (born 1836) supplimented the family income as a dressmaker. (1881 census)
Albert Ernest Toogood's Addresses:
Whitchurch, Somerset (1881 census)
Bridge View Cottage, Bedminster, (Bristol) Somerset 1881
Ann Street, Canton, Cardiff (From about 1893) (Behind the 'Foresters' P.H. in cowbridge Road East. Street now demolished.)
Wyndam Crescent, the house next door to Priests (see 'Occupations') on the Cowbridge Road side. (early 20th C.)
27 Daisy Street, Canton Cardiff (For some years from 1913 at least, to the late 1920s)
Wheatley Road, Ely, Cardiff (with son Albert (Aub)) during the 1950s before he died.Occupations
Potter - A number of examples of his pottery in the form of toby jugs and jars are dotted around the family. (We have a porcelin toby jug.) In particular, his grandson, John Toogood, has a tobacco jar marked with his name and the date of 28th February 1885 when he would have been 14 years of age. It is a very good piece and probably represents an apprentice work.
After he moved to Cardiff he worked for Priests (Preece?) Pottery making clay pipes amongst other things. Priests were in Wyndam Crescent, occupying a premises with an archway off the road, six doors up from the Crown public house on the corner of Arkett (?) Street later Avon Street, but which in any case now demolished and currently a car park.Railway Worker - Later he worked for the railway at the Canton loco depot off Ninian Park Road.
Albert grew up with his three sisters and two brothers in the Bridge View Cottage, Bedminster, now a suburb of Bristol. His oldest sister, Elizabeth, earned her keep as a book binder. Selina was a domestic and his eldest brother, John, who was five years older, was already a baker by the time he was 15. (1881 census). Albert married Ann Spencer, who was 8 years older than he was, around 1890, probably in Bristol. Ann is thought to have been from Monmouthshire. They had at least 16 children, of whom 8 boys & 5 girls are known. (Robert Toogood)
In age order they were-
Josiah Henry Spencer, born c.1892 in Bristol
John Spencer, b.1893 (Killed in the first World War in 1916
Albert George (Aub) who survived the Senghenydd Pit Disaster
(John & Albert born in Ann Street)
Mabel (May) (Born in Wyndam Crescent)
(All the remaining children were born in 27 Daisy Street)
Ernest Victor
Walter (Died young)
Clifford Spencer
Bessie Spencer, b. 28.02.1904
Robert Hillman Spencer b. 18.12.1905
David Spencer
Nellie (Died young)
Flora (Grew into young adulthood but died young)
Rose (Grew into young adulthood but died young)When Albert first arrived in Cardiff from Bristol he arrived with a bump. He alighted from the back of a horse drawn tram in Cowbridge Road and as the horse jerked to a stop, he fell off, taking the conductor with him.
He always wore a large walrus moustache that turned white in old age. He was a heavy smoker and liked a drink. He was a life long member of the Canton Liberal Club. A picture of him playing cards in the club in 1920 was published in the South Wales Echo on 30th March 1982. His wife, Ann, died on the 28th September 1927 at the age of 57. In older life, Albert did little to participate in family life and was difficult to get on with, certainly by the younger generation. He came home one day to find two young boys in his front garden and quickly told them to clear off, only for them to tell him that they were his grandchildren visiting their uncle and aunt!
The first time Albert ever saw a doctor he was in his late eighties, a few months before he died.
Sarah Ann Spencer [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 8 Jul 1871 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. She died on 28 Sep 1927 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She married Albert Ernest Toogood on 7 Nov 1891 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
Information courtesy of Moira Peacock
They had the following children:
M i Josiah Henry Spencer Toogood M ii John Spencer Toogood [scrapbook] 1 was born on 6 Feb 1894 in Ann Street, Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He died on 13 Nov 1916 in The Battle Of Ancre, Beaucourt, France.
Information courtesy of Vivian Head
John Spencer Toogood was probably born in Keynsham near Bristol in 1893. He moved to Cardiff with his mother and father, Ann and Albert Toogood, when he was about 8 years old. He attended Severn Road School in Canton and later went to work at Ely Paper Mills, a large local employer, owned by Thomas Owen.
When the Great War broke out, it was likely that John was in the Royal Naval Reserve, which had more men than it had ships, or he may have volunteered for a regiment that was full at that time. In any event, he was enlisted into the Royal Naval Division. A unique organisation, the Division existed only during the years of the First World War and was made up of two Royal Naval Brigades and a Royal Marines Brigade. Despite its name and structure, the RND fought on land as an army regiment and included several notable young men, including the poet Rupert Brooke, who would die in its service prior to reaching Gallipoli. Able Bodied Seaman J.S. Toogood served first in the Collingwood Battalion of the 1st Royal Naval Brigade and in the spring of 1915, whilst en-route for the Gallipoli Campaign, his ship was torpedoed and sunk. Many men were killed but John escaped unhurt.
By the middle of August 1915, the Division had suffered such decimating losses in Gallipoli that the remnants of the various Battalions were reformed into just two Brigades instead of three. The Collingwood Battalion disappeared forever and John Toogood now found himself in the Anson Battalion of the 2nd Royal Naval Division. By May of 1916, the RND had been withdrawn from Turkey and was now deployed on the Western Front in France. Some time was spent acclimatising and the first major campaign for the RND in France was the battle of Ancre, which took place near Beaucourt on the 13th November 1916. All the Division’s objectives were achieved but they suffered over 3,500 casualties. Amongst the dead was 23 year old AB J.S. Toogood Bristol Z/204 R.N.V.R. ‘Anson’ Battalion, Royal Naval Division. After the battle, the Division was pulled back to re-group and many of its soldiers returned to Britain for a period of leave, the first in two years.
After the war, the Toogood family were visited at their home in Daisy Street, by the soldier who had found John’s body. He had discovered him sitting in a German trench during the advance, apparently shot by a sniper. He brought back his Testament and returned it to the family.
In 1930 one of John's younger brothers, my Grandfather Robert Hillman Spencer Toogood & my Grandmother Beatrice Fanny (Snook) had their first son. In John's honour they named him John Earl Toogood. John Junior always held his namesake in very high regard & sadly died 89 years to the day his famous heroic uncle gave his life for his country on Rememberance Sunday 2005. Now we can remember both the John's on that same day in November & continue to hold them in the high regard they both deserve.
At some point in his short career with the Royal Naval Division, John Toogood found the time to compose a poem on the bravery of Cardiff lads. It was later published in the South Wales Echo. D.188. The full poem is transcribed below.
WELL DONE, CARDIFF LADS !
Composed by John Spencer Toogood
Royal Naval Division
27, Daisy Street, Cardiff.
And published in the South Wales Echo
During the First World War
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Well Done, Cardiff Lads !
Go forth, ye youthful Cardiff Lad
Our trust we place in you;
We know you’ll win this bloody fight
With honours staunch and true.
We’ll help you win this righteous war
With all that you require’
Though distance separates afar
Our love burns like a fire.
We’ll read reports in Cardiff Press
Of brave deeds done by you,
We know it is the very best
From Cardiff Lads so true.
Our safety and surety placed
In lads so brave as you
Can ne’er be shattered or displaced
In hearts so loyal and true.
We tell in distant lands afar
What Cardiff Lads have done
To end this cruel and bloody war
And beat the monster Hun.
And underneath the Southern Cross
We Cardiffians feel sad-
We read another one is lost,
And he a Cardiff Lad.
In vision, we can see the home,
His chair beside the fire-
A weeping mother all alone
With blighted hope’s desire.
Then couple with our Cardiff Lad
A mother true and brave,
Who gave the very best she had-
A son now in his grave.
A battle on the land and sea
We’ll fight with all our might,
And win the day of Liberty.
Well done, ye Cardiff Lads.
______________________
John Spencer Toogood R.N.D.
Killed in action at Beacourt, France
13th. November 1916M iii Albert Ernest George Toogood F iv Mabel Beatrice Toogood M v Walter Spencer Toogood 1 was born on 29 Jan 1899 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, UK. He died on 28 Jun 1902.
Information courtesy of Moira PeacockF vi Dora Toogood was born on 30 Jan 1900 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, UK. She died on 1 Feb 1921.
Information courtesy of Moira PeacockM vii Ernest Victor Toogood M viii Clifford Spencer Toogood F ix Bessie Spencer Toogood M x Robert Hillman Spencer Toogood F xi Flora Toogood was born on 8 Apr 1907 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She died about 1920.
No death details on BMD index for 1920M xii Thomas Toogood 1 was born on 4 Jan 1908 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. He died on 6 Jan 1908 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK.
Information courtesy of Moira PeacockF xiii Rose Emily (Elizabeth) Toogood [scrapbook] 1 was born on 17 Dec 1908 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She died on 25 Apr 1925.
Information courtesy of Moira Peacock
1 AGE 16 Year + 3Mon.
Estimated birthdayM xiv David Spencer Toogood F xv Nellie E Toogood [scrapbook] 1 was born on 7 Jan 1914 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. She died on 11 Dec 1914 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. M xvi Aubrey Albert Toogood M xvii David Toogood was born in 27 Daisy Street, Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK. F xviii May Toogood was born in Wyndham Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK.
Josiah Toogood [Parents] 1, 2 was born in 1838 in Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, England, UK. He died about 1921. He married Mrs Elizabeth Ann Toogood. Josiah was employed as Sawyer.
Listed in census as being a Sawyer but referred to as a Cooper or Carpenter by Viv Head.
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Toogood was born in 1836 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, UK. She married Josiah Toogood. Mrs was employed as Dress Maker.
They had the following children:
F i Eliza M Toogood was born in 1859 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, UK. Eliza was employed as Bookbinder. F ii Selina Toogood was born in 1864 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, UK.
Lena had a shop selling sweets on Windmill Hill near Bedminster Station. She remained single and did not have any children. In later life she was blind but still managed to run the shop which was popular with local children. (Quaintly recorded on an old card index system)
[I expect it was popular with the kids- they were probably helping themselves to gobstoppers 'cos poor old Lena couldn't spot them.M iii John Toogood was born in 1866 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, UK. John was employed as Baker. M iv Albert Ernest Toogood F v Ada Toogood was born in 1874 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, UK. M vi Josiah Toogood was born in 1879 in Bristol, Somersetshire, England, UK.