Taylor Query

[vita]

Could anyone please help Bestie's husband who is trying to find out more about his paternal side? He's got very little knowledge of this, being an only child
whose father died young in a tragic accident,& has only his grandfather's barest details - not even sure if he was 'John William Taylor' or just 'William.'
He was b abt 1879, possibly in Mansfield Woodhouse, & m Gertrude Lilian Westbury 23.12.07 Tamworth Baptist Tabernacle. He died 11.9.1910, Nottingham.

Thanks - I know this would mean a lot to him.

[Phoenix]

Hi Vita. If you have an exact date of marriage, do you have father's name, occupation and the names of witnesses?

[vita]

This is all Bestie's OH sent me, Phoenix. Don't think he has, but I'll ask. Re name - found out years later my father hadn't used all his Christian names at marriage !

[Phoenix]

Lol! My great grandfather added a few, to be interesting!

[Phoenix]

For reference, in 1911 the family were at 25 Rupert Street Nottingham:
Gertrude Taylor Head Widow Female 26 1885 Confectionary Samworth Staff
Alice Westbury Sister Single Female 31 1880 Assisting In Business Samworth Staffordshire
Donald Taylor Son - Male 2 1909 - Nottingham

It's crosssed out, but Gertrude says she was married 3 years ago and has one child.

[Phoenix]

Any idea who this is:

TAYLOR, FLORENCE GWENDOLINE WESTBURY
GRO Reference: 1911 D Quarter in TAMWORTH Volume 06B Page 828

[Phoenix]

I'd need to do more work on this, but it looks as if there were two Taylor/Westbury marriages in Tamworth RD. The other one was that of Florence Helena Westbury to Ernest Edmund Taylor. The women were both daughters of Joseph Westburys and it looks as if they were neice and aunt.

[Phoenix]

Unsurprisingly, there are quite a fewJohn/ William Taylors.

The marriage certificate would be very useful as it would also give your friend's grandfather's occupation as well.

[kiterunner]

He is just William Taylor on his death reg as well as on the marriage reg.

[vita]

Thanks, Phoenix & Kite - I'll pass this on & see if he can come up with anything else.