Tod Slaughter

Birth Name: Norman Slaughter

Date of Birth: 19 March, 1885

Place of Birth: Castle Ward, Northumberland, England, U.K.

Date of Death: 19 February, 1956

Place of Death: Derby, England, U.K.

Ethnicity: English, Scottish

Tod Slaughter was an English actor. He was known for starring in many English horror films of the 1930s, often set in the Victoria Era. His films include Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn; Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936), The Crimes of Stephen Hawke, Darby and Joan, It’s Never Too Late to Mend, The Song of the Road, The Ticket of Leave Man, Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror, The Face at the Window, Crimes at the Dark House, The Curse of the Wraydons, The Greed of William Hart, King of the Underworld, and Murder at Scotland Yard.

Tod was the son of Mary/Marie Leishman (Broomhead) and William Carter Slaughter. He was married to Jenny Lynn, until his death.

Tod’s great-great-great-grandmother Margaret Cook was the sister of explorer, cartographer, and naval officer Sir James Cook (1728-1779), making James, Tod’s great-great-great-great-uncle.

Tod’s paternal grandfather was named William Slaughter. William was born in South Shields, Durham, England.

Tod’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Cook Carter (the daughter of William/Hooky Carter and Elizabeth Young). Tod’s grandmother Elizabeth was born in South Shields, Durham. William was the son of John William Carter and Grace Fleck, who was the daughter of James Fleck and Margaret Cook.

Tod’s maternal grandfather was named Frederick Broomhead.

Tod’s maternal grandmother was named Elizabeth. Elizabeth was Scottish.

Sources: Tod Slaughter (Norman Slaughter) on the 1891 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Tod Slaughter (Norman Slaughter) on the 1901 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Tod’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Tod Slaughter (focusing on his father’s side) – https://captaincookfamilytree.com