WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOR
(1891 - 1966)

William Henry Taylor was born on 25th July 1891 at 3 Bedford Court, Holborn, London; the son of Henry Taylor (c1870-c1959) and Mary Ann Meacock (1869).

William missed the 1891 census (taken on the night of 5th April 1891) by some months but Table 1 below reveals the newly married Henry and Mary living at 3 Bedford Court.

1891 Census Information
Dwelling: 3 Bedford Court
Census Place: St Andrew & St George, Holborn, London
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 1 1891 Census Information

 

Ten years later the 1901 census (see Table 2 below) reveals the family has moved to Lambs Conduit Street in Holborn, and acquired more children.

1901 Census Information
Dwelling: 52? Lambs Conduit Street
Census Place: St Andrew, Holborn, London
Source: PRO RG13/246 Page 48
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 2 1901 Census Information (Taylor)


On 9th November 1912 at St Pancras Register Office, London, William married Alice Thornbury Woodward (1892-1955) the daughter of Charles Arthur Woodward (1863) and Ada nee Harridge (1863).  Alice was born at 7 Red Lion Street, Holborn on 3rd September 1892. The WOODWARDs were living at 28 Red Lion Street by the time of the 1901 census as shown in Table 3 below.

 

1901 Census Information
Dwelling: 28 Red Lion StreetStreet
Census Place: St Andrew, Holborn, London
Source: PRO RG13/246/11/18
Name Married Age Sex Birthplace Occupation Relationship
Charles Woodward Yes 37 Male London, Finsbury Printer's Warehouseman Head
Ada Woodward Yes 37 Female London, Holborn - Wife
Ada Woodward No 10 Female London, Holborn - Daughter
Alice Woodward No 8 Female London, Holborn - Daughter
Charles Woodward No 5 Male London, Holborn - Son
William Woodward No 3 Male London, Holborn - Son
Frank Woodward No 3m Male London, Holborn - Son
Table 3 1901 Census Information (Woodward)


William and Alice had the following children (full details of the children are described in Table 4, below):


•    Alice Mary Eileen Taylor (1913-1921)
•    William Andrew Taylor
•    Lillian Emily Eva Taylor (1916-1974)
•    Henry Charles Taylor, aka Charlie (1920-1941)
•    Eileen Taylor (1924)
•    Winifred Joyce Taylor
•    Albert Edward Taylor
•    Leslie George Taylor

At the time of Alice’s birth William’s occupation was Electroplater (Journeyman). It is believed he worked in the jewellery industry.

By the time of William Andrew’s birth William was caught up in World War I and was a Private in the 1st Battalion, City of London, Royal Fusiliers. It is believed he saw action in France or Belgium during the Great War.

When Lillian was born William was a Private in the 2/1 London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers.

W.H.Taylor in uniform (jpg-52252 bytes)
Figure 1 William Henry Taylor in uniform



At the time of Charlie’s birth William was again an Electroplater (Journeyman).

At the death of Alice Mary Eileen (Dec 1921) and by the time of Winnie’s birth William was a postman. In fact Post Office records show that William Henry Taylor started work at the Post Office on 21st Aug 1922 as a Sorter in the London Postal Region then went on to become a Postman on the Walks on 20th March 1936. He retired at the age of 62 in 1953, due to Alice’s ill health. Unfortunately his pension records were destroyed.

Alice died on 1st April 1955 at 81 Welbeck Road, Carshalton, Surrey and was buried at Carshalton, Merton and Morden cemetery (K322).

After a heart attack, William died on 4th December 1966 at 287 Bishopsford Road, Carshalton, Surrey and was also buried at Carshalton, Merton and Morden cemetery (K148).

 

Name Details
Alice Mary Eileen Born on 21st March 1913 at 10 Harrison Street, St Pancras, London (See Figure 17 on page 12 for a copy of her birth certificate). On 18th December 1921 at the young age of 8, Alice died due to an epidemic of enteritis.
William Andrew Born at 8 Blundell Street, Islington, London.
Lillian Emily Eva Born on 27th September 1916 at 8 Blundell Street, Islington, London. On 11th July 1974 at the age of 57, Lillian succumbed to leukaemia at Southmead Hospital in Bristol (She had retired with her husband to nearby Weston-super-Mare).
Henry Charles (Charlie) Born on 21st September 1920 at 8 Blundell Street, Islington, London. Charlie eventually joined the Royal Navy and served on HMS Hood. He was killed on 24th May 1941 when the Bismarck sunk the Hood in the north Atlantic.
Eileen Birth certificate not yet found.
Winifred Joyce Born at 8 Blundell Street, Islington, London.
Albert Edward Born at 8 Blundell Street, Islington, London.
Leslie George Born at 8 Blundell Street, Islington, London.
Table 4 Children of William and Alice Taylor


PHOTOS

 

Taylors at Brighton (jpg 29013 bytes)
Figure 2 William and Alice at Brighton

 

Lil and Winnie at Betchworth Lakes (jpg 35336 bytes)
Figure 3 Lil and Winnie at Betchworth Lakes

 

Taylor Family at Brighton (37838 bytes)
Figure 4 The Taylor Family at Brighton
(L to R: Alice, William, Tom Vail, Lil Vail nee Taylor)

 

 

A.E.Taylor school photo (28872 bytes)
Figure 5 Albert Taylor (School Photo)



A.E.Taylor in uniform (26647 bytes)
Figure 6 Albert Taylor in Uniform