George Richard Taylor (1849 - 1914)

Born 6 Nov 1849 in Narellan, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Feeney) Taylor — married 1873 in Hill End, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 27 Jul 1914 at age 64 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Extracted from genealogy report of B. Wilson^[1]

George Richard Taylor born 6.11.1849 at Narellan near Camden NSW, he stated on his son Walter's marriage certificate that he was born “near Camden”. He married in the Wesleyan Church 7.6.1873 (3944) at Hill End NSW to Mary Anne Feeney, born at Reedy Creek Rockley NSW on 6.8.1855, christened 4.9.1855. Her religion was Roman Catholic (this information has been obtained from family records as no registration of birth can be found in NSW BDM records.) It states on their wedding certificate that they were married according to Wesleyan rites; they were married by the Rev. William Wilson. On the Certificate of Marriage Mary gives her age as 21 when in fact, if family records are correct she was just 18, Richard gives his age as 22. Even though they married in the Wesleyan Church their children were raised as Roman Catholics.

George died in Kenmore Hospital for the insane Goulburn 27.7.1914, the cause of his death is listed as “Exhaustion” and “Senile Decay”, George, Mary and the unnamed baby are all buried at St Patrick’s Cemetery Kenmore. None of their graves are marked. It is believed Their daughter Alice M Taylor, born 1885 at Orange. (BDM No 30738) who died 1893 at Goulburn is also buried there.

George in conjunction with Lee & Company held a Mining Lease No 5465 issued 8/4/1873 for a lease at Red Hill, which was a part of Hill End. At the time of his marriage it states on the BDM records that he is Blacksmith later, at the time of Walter’s birth (25/4/1890) he was an Engine Driver (NSW Railways) then later again at Walter’s marriage (14/9/1912) that he is a Boilermaker. On his death certificate it is stated that he was an Engine Driver.

All information above about George, Mary and their parents has been taken from Marriage and Birth Certificates, Shipping Agent Immigration List, York Family History Society - Calendar of Felons (England) and family records.

The 1908 Census for Goulburn shows the following:

George Taylor Sloane Street Boilermaker’s Labourer.

Richard George Taylor Kenmore Engineer.

George retired from NSW Government Railways, Goulburn 12.10.1913.

Children:

• Richard George Taylor, born in 1874 (BDM 19384) at Hill End. Died 1931 at Redfern NSW. He married in 1899 in Sydney to Catherine A Neale.
• Thomas Henry Taylor, born 15.7.1875 (BDM No 7465) at Cow Flat Bathurst.
• Daniel Taylor, born 1877 (BDM No 7950) at Bathurst, died Bathurst in 1877 (BDM No 384).
• Charles John Taylor, born 1878 (BDM No 19266) at Orange, NSW. He married in 1905 at Goulburn to Edith Fowler.
• Annie Eveleane Taylor, born 1880, (BDM No 26895) at Wellington. Died 12.6.1881 at Dubbo, buried at Old Dubbo Cemetery, RC section R3B row 26.
• George Arthur Taylor, born 21.5.1882, (BDM No 12074) died 24.11.1883 (5972) at Dubbo, buried in grave beside sister Annie.
• Lillian Augusta Taylor, born 1887 at Ryde (BDM No 15699). Died at Burwood NSW in 1964. Married in 1912 to George MacDonald. . Married (2) Donald McPherson 1923 Woollahra Sydney. (1923/7174) No children from either marriage.
• Walter Ernest Taylor, born 25 / 4/ 1890 (14178) at Addison Street, Goulburn. Married in 1912 to Elsie Violet Evelyn Emerton at Christ Church, West Goulburn.

George died at Goulburn in 1914 and was buried Catholic Section Kenmore Cemetery, Goulburn, NSW^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy Reports, TAYLOR Family, B. Wilson (quaama@hotmail.com), April 2015.
2. ↑ Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Record for George Taylor. http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1779&h=4236500&indiv=try.

• NSW BDM marriage reg. no. 3944/1873, of TAYLOR, GEORGE, and FEENEY, MARY, registered at HILL END