Georgiana Lucy (Duff) Tayler (1835 - 1896)

Born 27 Sep 1835 in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William James Tayler — married 23 Jul 1864 in St. Peter Pimlico, Middlesex (London), England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 4 May 1896 at age 60 in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Georgiana Lucy Duff was born at Brighton, Sussex, England on the 27th of September 1835 and christened at St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex on the 30th October. She was the daughter of Norwich Duff and Helen Shoolbred.^[1][2]

In 1851, Georgina was living with her parents and younger siblings, Henrietta, Louisa, Edward and Adam at 6 Brock Street in the Walcot parish of Bath, Somerset.^[3]

Georgiana Duff married William Tayler in 1864 at Hanover Square, London.^[4][5]

Georgiana Lucy Tayler passed away in 1896^[6] and was buried on the 6th May 1896 in the Brompton Cemetery.^[7][8]

• Her Marriage Certificate. Marriage Certificate data (selection):

• Year of Registration :- 1864
• Marriage solemnized at :- the Parish Church in the District Parish of St Peter Pimlico in the County of Middlesex [in London]
• Nbr. In register :- 315
• When married :- 23 July 1864
• Bridegroom (Husband): :- William James Tayler
• Bride (Wife) :- Georgina Lucy Duff
• Age: Husband :- full [>21]
• Age: Wife :- full [>21]
• Condition: Husband :- Bachelor
• Condition: Wife :- Spinster
• Occupation: Husband :- Esquire
• Occupation: Wife :- “-”
• Residence at time: Husband :- St. Martin on the Fields
• Residence at time: Wife :- Belgrave Street
• Father’s name: Husband :- Alexander Francis Tayler
• Father’s name: Wife :- Norwich Duff
• Father’s rank or profession: Husband :- Major
• Father’s rank or profession: Wife :- Vice Admiral
• Church or other location and style :- in the Parish Church [per the] Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church [aka Church of England] by licence … by Sidney K. ?Widdington, Inc[umben]t of St Mark’s Marylebone
• Registry signed :- By the parties in the presence of 4 witnesses who signed the register as follows
• Witness 1 :- Edwin David Maddy
• Witness 2 :- Adam Duff [the bride’s youngest brother]
• Witness 3 :- H M Duff [the bride’s mother]
• Witness 4 :- Alexander Duff [almost certainly Alexander Gordon Duff (1884-1978), the bride’s 20 year old nephew]

• Document legibility :- Poor in parts

• Her Death Certificate. Death Certificate data (selection):

• Registration District : Kensington
  
• Registration SubDistrict : Kensington, County of London
  
• Year of Registration : 1896
  
• Nbr. In register : 226
  
• When died : 4. May 1896
  
• Where died : 29 Kensington Gate (London)
  
• Name : Geirgiana Lucy Tayler (consciously amobiguous between Taylor and Tayler, but Tayler would have been correct)
  
• Sex : Female
  
• Age : 60 years
  
• Occupation : Weidow of William James Tayler Barrister (semi-legible)
  
• Date & Place of birth : '[27 September 1835, Brighton, Sussex Co, England]
  
• Cause  : Barely legible but looks like a combination of heart and lung
  
• Cause certified by : ? Brenton
  
• Informant : A N Tayler son present at the death
  
• When registered : 4. May 1896
  
• Registrar : E W Barnes Deputy Registrar
  

Research Notes

• DUFF, NORWICH,68,GRO Ref: 1862, J Qtr. BATH Vol. 05C Pg. 468
• DUFF, HELEN MARY, 84,GRO Ref: 1895 S Qtr,ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Vol. 01A Pg. 296

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9JZ-8MR : 10 February 2018, Georgiana Lucy Duff, 27 Sep 1835); citing item 2 p 20, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,468,821.
2. ↑ Baptismal record St Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex (30 October 1835 Georgiana Lucy Duff born 27 September 1835 daughter of Norwich Duff and Helen Mary) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
3. ↑ Refer to uploaded document, Images Tab on this profile
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DVG-1P9 : 13 December 2014), Georgina Lucy Duff, 1864; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1864, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 588, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ England and Wales marriage index (Registered St George Hanover Sq 1864 3rd qu Georgina Lucy Duff married William James Tayler)
6. ↑ TAYLER, GEORGIANA LUCY, 60,GRO Ref: 1896 J Qtr. KENSINGTON Vol. 01A Pg. 82
7. ↑ Brompton Cemetery burial register no. 110, references 158821-160310
8. ↑ England and Wales death index (Regsitered Kensington 1896 2nd qu Georgiana Lucy Tayler aged 60)

See Also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222112752/georgiana-lucy-tayler: accessed 11 November 2022), memorial page for Georgiana Lucy Tayler (unknown–6 May 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 222112752, citing Brompton Cemetery, West Brompton, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; Maintained by !woowoo (contributor 49949980) .

Thanage of Fermatyne pg 130

• peerage
• Census of England 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891
• National Probate Calendar
• Roth
• . Book of the Duffs, p. 271.