Joseph Toussaint may have been born in 1853 in Colchester, Essex, England.He married Annie Dean in the last quarter of 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Joseph may have been the son of Joseph Toussaint and Sarah Ram. The Joseph Toussaint born in 1853 died in 1900 in Birmingham, England.
They had six children:
1. Joseph Toussaint had a child named Joe who had a daughter named Josie Toussaint who married John Mildenhall.
2. Sara Toussaint married Jim Clayton.
3. Matilda Toussaint (born in March 1882 in Birmingham, England) married Albert Payne in 1916 and they had one daughter, Lyn Payne (who lived in Tasmania) and married a Mr Whittaker.
4. Mary Toussaint (born Sept 1884 in Birmingham, England) married John Green in 1905 and had four children, Lilian Green, Phil Green, Ernest Green and Jack Green.
5. Edwin Toussaint (born 17 Jun 1887 in Birmingham, England) married Florence Amelia Onions on 28 May 1910 and had three children, Edward George Toussaint, Arthur Nancy Toussaint and Florence Rose Toussaint.
6. Ada Toussaint (1891 in Birmingham, England) married John T Carr on 7 April 1917. They had two children, Jack Carr (who was born 14 Nov 1920) and Ada F Carr (1918-1936).
This is a letter from Ada Wardle Carr sent to one of Edwin’s children.
