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Enid Todd celebrated her 108th birthday Enid Muriel Todd of Oakville celebrated her 100th birthday -- eight years ago. Last weekend, Todd was surrounded by 200 people, family and friends, as she celebrated her birthday at the Oakville Seniors' Residence in Bronte. Wearing her finest and looking none of her 108 years, Todd reflected over many birthdays and many years. The long-time Oakville resident, was born on May Day in 1902 within earshot of the Bow Bells in London, England's east end. Her mom was Harriet Siggers Hayward and her dad was Robert Capon Hayward. The youngest of four children, two boys and two girls, Todd and her family moved from London and settled in Hull, Yorkshire in 1912 -- the year the Titanic sunk. However at age 13, Todd's mom died -- something that drastically changed the young girl's life. Her oldest sister, Girly, looked after the house and Todd had to help. Her sister's name was Gwendolyn, but Enid was the youngest and couldn't pronounce as they were able. Their dad remarried and had two more sons in the 1920s. Todd met her future husband Bill, an engineer in the navy, who hailed from Ballamena, Northern Ireland. The couple decided to make a new life in Canada and settled in northern Québec. Todd had to learn to cope with the long winter and taught herself to ski using makeshift wooden skis. In the summers, she golfed and the couple's son, Lionel, was born on Valentine's Day 1930. Todd taught her son to ski and in 1934, the family moved to Montreal where they stayed for 30 years. Lionel graduated from high school and attended McGill University. Todd took up needlepoint, bridge, knitting while the Second World War was raging and joined the Anglican Church with which she did volunteer work. When her husband Bill retired at age 60, the couple moved to Portugal. "They had friends there and having just retired, went to see what it was like," said Todd-Morgan. They stayed nearly a year before moving back to the U.K. where Lionel was living. The Todds, however later returned to Canada, and Montreal, and Lionel and his new wife, Pam, joined them in 1968. That same year, however, Bill died at age 73. After living on her own, Todd finally joined Lionel and Pam in Oakville and moved into a Kerr Street seniors residence. She lived there 25 years and watched her grandchildren, Sarah and Richard grow. She also travelled from Vancouver to Bermuda and the U.K., relocating to the seniors residence in Bronte when she was in her 90s. She celebrated her 100th birthday there, but had to face the death of her son from brain cancer when she was 101. He, like his dad, was aged 73. "She was very brave and has learned to accept it. Now, (at 108) she has a good sense of humour," said her daughter-in-law. Todd-Morgan still resides in downtown Oakville as does her son Richard, 38 and Sarah, 44. Todd's great grandson Nicholas, Sarah's son, is 19. 15 · Friday, May 7, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com ERIC RIEHL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Enid Muriel Todd celebrated her 108th birthday at the Oakville Seniors' Residence in Bronte last weekend. Gwendolyn so she called her Girly," said Todd's daughter-in-law, Pam Todd Morgan. Todd's oldest brother, Robert, joined the army and fought in the First World War, but returned home unwell after being gassed. Todd's younger brother, Ron, left home and settled in London to raise his family. Facing a strict father, Todd and her sister left home together as soon