See also
Husband:
James Charles Taylor (1870-1949)
Wife:
Children:
Marriage:
21 May 1921
James a bachelor working as a general labourer and son of Edward Charles Taylor a fireman. Florence a widow and daughter of Walter Griggs a fitter. Both of 26 Meeting Lane Watford, married by licence and witnessed by W Griggs and T Griggs
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
1 Apr 1870
1921 census says born c1886, note marriage certificate says born c1886 but then corrected to c1870
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 1)
Church Yard, Gillingham, Dorset, England7
grandson living with his widowed grandmother Anna Cave, his mother Edith, and sisters Annie and Bessie. Born in Shaftesbury Dorset
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 11)
40 Henry Street, St. George the Martyr, Surrey, England8
son attending school and living with his parents Charles and Ann, sisters Annie, Bessie, Edith and Emily, and brothers Robert, Fred and Herbert. Born in Shaftesbury Dorset
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 21)
York County, Ontario, Canada5
unmarried son working as a labourer and living with his father Charles, a widowed Edith Taylor, brothers Robert Fred and Herbert, and sisters Edith, Emily and May. Born in England
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 35 yrs 3 mns)
26 Meeting Alley, Watford, Hertfordshire, England6
married son-in-law working as a labourer for Comlin Taylor corn and seed merchants of High Street Watford and living in four rooms with his in-laws Walter and Sarah Griggs, his wife Florence, step-daughter Elsie Phillips, and step-son Arthur Phillips. Born in Dorset
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 69)
47 Princes Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, England9
a married and retired general labourer living with his wife Florence, sons Edward and Frederick, daughter Doris, step-daughter Elsie Phillips, and step-son Arthur Phillips. Born on 1st April 1870
Death:
27 Oct 1949 (age 79)
Probate:
14 Dec 1949
Probate Registry, London, England10
of 47 Princes Avenue Watford Hertfordshire died 27th October 1949, probate of effects of £1,518 18s 5d (£49,000~ in 2017) to Richard Ernest Blanchard storekeeper and Mary Ann Rolph widow
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Florrie
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
laundry maid14
Birth:
17 Feb 1893
death index says born 17th February 1892
Baptism:
4 Jun 1893 (age 0)
St. Mary's Church, Ashley Road, Hornsey Rise, Islington, Middlesex, England12
daughter of Walter Griggs (gas fitter) and Sarah Anne of 15 Cottenham Road
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
2 Chapel Row, Water Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, England13
daughter as Florrie living in four rooms with her parents Walter and Sarah. Born in Holloway London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18)
Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedfordshire, England14
an unmarried servant working as a laundry maid and living in one hundred and twenty-six rooms with sixty-four others. Born in Holloway
Emigration:
28 Jun 1913 (age 20)
from Liverpool, Lancashire, England to Quebec, Quebec, Canada16
an unmarried domestic travelling alone on the White Star Dominion Line's Canada
Immigration:
16 Jun 1919 (age 26)
to Liverpool, Lancashire, England from Montreal, Quebec, Canada17
travelling to 26 Meeting A Watford on the White Star Dominion Line's Megantic with daughter Elsie, and son Arthur
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 28 yrs 4 mns)
26 Meeting Alley, Watford, Hertfordshire, England6
married daughter doing home duties and living in four rooms with her parents Walter and Sarah, her husband James Taylor, daughter Elsie Phillips, and son Arthur Phillips. Born in London
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 46)
47 Princes Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, England9
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband James, sons Edward and Frederick Taylor, daughter Doris Taylor, daughter Elsie Phillips, and son Arthur Phillips. Born on 17th February 1893
Death:
Q1 1979 (age 85-86)
Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England15
Name:
Edward James Taylor18
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
paper works reelerman9
Birth:
19 Jan 1922
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 17)
47 Princes Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, England9
an unmarried reelerman at a paper works (heavy worker) living with his parents James and Florence, brother Frederick, sister Doris, half-sister Elsie Phillips, and half-brother Arthur Phillips. Born on 19th January 1922
Name:
Doris May Taylor19
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
printers machine feeder9
Birth:
20 Aug 1924
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 15)
47 Princes Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, England9
an unmarried machine feeder printing and bookbinding living with her parents James and Florence, brothers Edward and Frederick, sister Doris, half-sister Elsie Phillips, and half-brother Arthur Phillips. Born on 20th August 1924 and married a Harrison at a later date
Death:
Q1 2018 (age 93)
Hertfordshire "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England20
Name:
Sex:
Male
Birth:
25 Jul 1926
Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England21 9 22
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 13)
47 Princes Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, England9
attending school and living with his parents James and Florence, brother Edward, sister Doris, half-sister Elsie Phillips, and half-brother Arthur Phillips. Born on 25th July 1926
Death:
4 Dec 1992 (age 66)
Watford "Registration District", Hertfordshire, England22 23
Probate:
1 Mar 1993
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23
of 10 Fielden Close Garston Watford died 4th December 1992, probate not exceeding £125,000 (~£243,000 in 2017)
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Watford 1921 quarter:3 volume:34 page:1791. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
Marriage Certificate. own copy, index:. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Shaftesbury 1870 quarter:2 volume:5a page:233. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1949 quarter:4 volume:4b page:247. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
Ancestry Canada 1891 Census, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ontario York East division:2 enumeration district:130 page:45. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:7194 registration district:140 sub-district:2 enumeration district:12 schedule:310. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1970 folio:17 page:14 schedule:84. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:522 folio:83 page:16 schedule:778. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1642A page:12 line:5 letter code:DEWU. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1949 page:698. Cit. Date: 9 March 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington 1893 quarter:1 volume:1b page:260. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Islington Hornsey Rise St. Mary baptisms 1875-1906 page:58 entry:463. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1318 folio:53 page:8 schedule:59. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:8957 registration district:176 sub-district:4 enumeration district:17 schedule:81. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1979 quarter:1 volume:10 page:1090. Cit. Date: 27 February 2025.
Ancestry UK and Ireland Outward Passenger Lists 1890-1960, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Liverpool 1913 June Canada. Cit. Date: 24 February 2025.
Ancestry UK and Ireland Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Liverpool 1919 June Megantic. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1922 quarter:1 volume:3a page:1481. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
Ibid. Watford 1924 quarter:4 volume:3a page:1258. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hertfordshire 2018 quarter:1 district:5381I entry:516806537. Cit. Date: 27 February 2025.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1926 quarter:3 volume:3a page:1346. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Watford 1992 quarter:4 register:1292 volume:10 page:873. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1993 week:70 no:9351501613W. Cit. Date: 26 February 2025.