[1] In the later years of his life he founded and managed St. Mary's Orphanage, Blackheath, England, where he died on 24 July 1877.
It is said that after Todd completed his doctorate in theology in Rome, his wife joined a religious order.
[3] William Todd took holy orders in the Church of Ireland, part of the Anglican Communion.
While Todd's departure from the church created discord among Anglo-Irish Protestant family members, his older brother James had leanings in the same direction.
[3] Under the guidance of John Henry Newman, Todd transferred to Rome to complete his Doctor of Divinity.