The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Todd, David
Todd, David, Farmer, Southbrook. Mr. Todd was burn in Suffolk, England, in 1826. He arrived in New Zealand in 1856 by the ship “Isabella Hercus,” and settled at Riccarton. Four years later Mr. Todd moved to Southbrook where he bought land. He was one of the first to settle on the Rangiora Swamp. Mr. Todd was married, in 1857, to a daughter of the late Mr. T. Norfolk, and has five daughters and four sons.