Birth: 26 January 1891 Stretton, Derbyshire, UK
Father: Richard Taylor 1846-1930
Mother: Sarah Hawksley 1848-1902
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 24 January 1916 Tinsley, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Wife: Elsie May Wragg 1894-1953
Death: April-June 1972 Rotherham, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
Ronald Taylor 1917-1981
Harry Taylor 1920-1983
Birth of Harry Taylor in FreeBMD in January-March 1891 in Chesterfield (7B 678).
In the 1891 census as Harry Taylor aged 2 months, born in Stretton, Derbyshire, and living with his parents (Richard and Sarah), six brothers (Frederick, George, John, Richard,Thomas and William) and two sisters (Alice and Sarah) in four rooms at 87 Shetton, Shirland, Derbyshire.
In the 1901 census as Harry Taylor aged 10, born in Stretton, Derbyshire,and living with his parents (Richard and Sarah), four brothers (Frederick, John, Richard and Thomas), two sisters (Alice and Sarah Elliott), neice (Ethel), two neices (Elizabeth and Sarah A Elliott) and two lodgers (Mary Fritchley aged 64, born in Higham, Derbyshire, widowed and no stated employment, and Elizabeh Fritchley aged 10 (sic - in the index, 19 on the original), born in Higham, Derbyshire, single and a domestic servant) in Stretton, Derbyshire.
His mother died in July-September 1902 in Chesterfield.
In the 1911 census as Henry (sic - on the original) Taylor aged 20, born in Stretton, Derbyshire, single, a coal miner (loader) labourer at Mideywink (sic - in the index, underground on the original) and living with his widowed father (Richard), brother (John), sister (Sarah Elliott) and two neices (Elizabeth and Florrie Elliott) in seven rooms in Stretton, Alfreton, Derbyshire.
Entry in Ancestry UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920 for Harry Taylor aged 23 years 210 days, born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, father Richard Taylor, a coal miner, attested 22 August 1914 in Clay Cross, No. 90140 Royal Field Artillery, height 5 ft 6.5 in, weight 140 lbs, chest 35 in - 2.5in, shallow complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, had had an operation for a hernia, but discharged medically unfit and not likely to becme an efficient soldier 5 November 1914.
Entry in Ancestry UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920 for Harry Taylor aged 24 years 3 months, born in Stretton, Derbyshire, father Richard Taylor, a coal miner, attested 1 April 1915 in Clay Cross, No. 17647 Leicester Regiment, height 5 ft 6.5 in, chest 38.5 in - 2.5in, but discharged medically unfit and not likely to become an efficient soldier 15 April 1915.
Entry in Ancestry Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948 for the marriage (sic) of Harry Taylor and Elsie May Wragg on 24 January 1916 at Sheffield, St Lawrence, Tinsley. "Page 17 The Year 1816 No. 49 Banns of Marriage between Harry Taylor, Bachelor and Elsie May Wragg, Spinster, both of this parish Were published, as follows:- 1st, on Sunday Jany 9 [...] 2d, on Sunday Jany 16 [...] 3d, on Sunday Jany 23 Married January 24 1916".
Marriage of Harry Taylor and Elsie M Wragg in FreeBMD in January-March 1916 in Rotherham (9C 1126).
Entry in Ancestry Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948 for the marriage of Harry Taylor aged 24, father Richard Taylor, and Elsie May Wragg on 24 January 1916 at Sheffield, St Lawrence, Tinsley. "Page 92 [...] 1916 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Tinsley in the County of York. [No. 184 Twenty Fourth January 1916 Harry Taylor [aged] 24 years [a] Bachelor [and] Miner [of] 93 Ranskill Road, Tinsley Park [father] Richard Taylor [a] Carter, [and] Elsie May Wragg [aged] 21 years [a] Spinster [of] 93 Ranskill Road, Tinsley Park [father] William Henry Wragg [a] Fitter. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] inthe Presence of us, Joseph William Musgrave [and] Alice Wragg."
His son was born on 18 January 1917, registered in January-March 1917 in Rotherham, and baptised on 28 February 1917 at St Bartholomew, Carbrook when he was a furnace man living at 86 Ranskill Road.
His son was born on 17 October 1920, registered in October-December 1920 in Rotherham. and baptised on 10 November 1920 at St Bartholomew, Carbrook when he was a collier living at 38 Ranskill Road.
In the 1921 census as Harry Taylor born in Ashover, Derbyshire in 1891 and living with Elsie May Taylor (wife?), Harry and Ronald Taylor (sons?) and Frederick Edgar Wragg (brother-in-law?) in Rotherham, Yorkshire (West Riding).
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Harry Taylor born 26 January 1891, married, a miner underground illness off work, and living with Elsie M Taylor (wife?), Harry and Ronald Taylor (sons?) and one other at 129 Brown Street, Rotherham, Yorkshire (West Riding).
His wife died in January-March 1953 in Rotherham.
Death of Harry Taylor, born 26 January 1891, in FreeBMD in April-June 1972 in Rotherham (2C 1593).
Stretton is 7 miles south of Chesterfield on A61, Shirland is 2 miles further south on A61, and Clay Cross is 2 miles north of Stretton. Tinsley is on A631, SE of its junction with M1 between Sheffield and Rotherham and Carbrook is on the other side of the M1.
Harry Taylor was the father of Ronald Taylor, husband of Mary Adams, neice of Rachael Adams, wife of Charles Edward Read, Felicity's second cousin three times removed.
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