Mary Ann Meacock was born on 23rd July 1869 at 369 New North Road, Islington, London. She was the daughter of George Edward Meacock (1841 - 1914) and Margaret nee Blackhall (c1842 - 1906).
Mary, at the age of two, is recorded in the 1871 census with her parents at 5 Newhall Street, Islington (see Table 1).
By the time of the 1881 census, the family had moved to 7 Half Moon Court in Holborn (see Table 2).
On 29th March 1891, conveniently around the time of the next census which took place on 5th April, Mary married Henry (Harry) Taylor (c1870 - c1959), son of William Taylor (c1841-) and Ann nee Callaghan (c1841-). The marriage certificate gives Mary's address as 15 Emerald Street. There was no sign of the newlyweds at Henry's address of 3 Bedford Court (Holborn) despite their son being born there the following July. Only later did they turn up incorrectly enumerated under 15 Emerald Street (see Table 3).
| 1891 Census Information Dwelling: 3 Bedford Court Census Place: St Andrew & St George, Holborn, London |
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| Name | Married? | Age | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation | Relationship |
| Harry Taylor | Yes | 21 | Male | London | Printers Labourer | Head |
| Mary Ann Taylor | Yes | 21 | Female | London | - |
Wife |
| Table 3 1891 Census Information | ||||||
Henry and Mary had the following children:
William Henry Taylor (b25 Jul 1891 at 3 Bedford Court, Holborn)
Mary Ann Taylor (b14 Dec 1894 at 4 Hand Court, Holborn)
Lilian May Taylor (b31 May 1897 at 82 Theobalds Road, Holborn)
Annie Taylor (b05 Nov 1899 at 35 Theobalds Road, Holborn)
On all the birth certificates, Henry is described as a printer's labourer.
At the time of the 1901 census, Henry and Mary and their family were still living in Holborn at Lambs Conduit Street, as detailed in Table 4.
| 1901 Census Information Dwelling: 52? Lambs Conduit Street Census Place: St Andrew Holborn Source: PRO Ref RG13/246 Pg 48 |
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| Name | Married? | Age | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation | Relationship |
| Henry Taylor | Yes | 30 | Male | London, St Clements | Printer | Head |
| Marian Taylor | Yes | 31 | Female | London, Holborn | - |
Wife |
| William Taylor | No | 9 | Male | London, Holborn | - | Son |
| Marian Taylor | No | 6 | Female | London, Holborn | - | Daughter |
| Lillie Taylor | No | 4 | Female | London, Holborn | - | Daughter |
| Annie Taylor | No | 1 | Female | London, Holborn | - | Daughter |
| Table 4 1901 Census Information | ||||||
Sadly, Mary died at the young age of 33 on 15th October 1902. The cause of death was Abscess of ear and meningitis. Henry and Mary's address at this time was 18 Chapel Street (Holborn).