Alexander Norwich (Tayler) Tayler of Glenbarry (1870 - 1937)

Born 11 Jul 1870 in Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 8 Nov 1937 at age 67 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Alistair (Tayler) Tayler of Glenbarry is Notable.

Alexander Norwich Tayler was born at 11.40 am on Monday the 11th July 1870 at Rothiemay House, Banffshire, Scotland. He was the third child and first son, born to William Tayler of Glenbarry and Georgiana Duff^[1], second daughter of Norwich and Helen Duff, nee Shoolbred. ^[2]

Alexander Tayler, better known as Alistair, and his sister Helen, better known as Hetty, were Historical Writers, and specialized in 17th and 18th century British History, especially, the Jacobite Wars, which fascinated them both. The siblings worked as a team, to record the history and activities of the Jacobites in Scotland during the 18th century, and their work, noted for its quality, has remained an invaluable source of historical information on some of the most important figures in Scottish history.

Alistair and Hetty Tayler were co-authors of the penultimate Duff Family History resource, The Book of the Duffs, in 1914, and, considering the unavailability of Computers, compiling all the information on the family, was a mammoth task in itself.

While researching The Book of the Duffs, Alistair became interested in the Urquhart Family, so, began collecting material on that family and was always adding to it. He and Hetty copied all the interesting Urquhart papers at Meldrum House just before 1914, and Alistair made Hetty promise to finish the research and publish The History of the Family of Urquhart should he be unable to do so.^[3]

Alexander Norwich Tayler never married and passed away, suddenly, in London, England, on Monday the 8th November 1937.^[4]

Bibliography

Historical Publications researched and written under joint authorship with Hetty Tayler.

• Alistair and Hetty Tayler (1914). The Book of the Duffs. William Brown.
• Alistair and Hetty Tayler (1928). Jacobites of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire in the 45. Milne & Hutcheon, Aberdeen.
• Alistair and Hetty Tayler (1933). The Ogilvies of Boyne. Aberdeen University Press.
• Alistair and Hetty Tayler (1934). Jacobites of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire in the Rising of 1715. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh and London. - about Charles, Lord Fraser of Muchalls, William Fraser of Inverallochy, Captain Simon Fraser and the Hon. James Fraser of Lonmay,
• Tayler, Alistair Norwich, and Helen Agnes Henrietta Tayler. 1936. 1715: the story of the Rising. London: [publisher not identified].
• Alistair and Hetty Tayler (1937). The House of Forbes. 3rd Spalding Club, Aberdeen. ISBN 0-912951-29-X and Scotpress 1987.
• Alistair and Hetty Tayler (1939). John Graham of Claverhouse. Duckworth, London.
• Tayler, Helen Agnes Henrietta, and Alistair Norwich Tayler. 1941. Jacobite epilogue: a further selection of letters from Jacobites among the Stuart papers at Windsor. London [etc.]: Nelson.

Edited by, with, Introduction, Notes and Genealogical Tables by Alistair and Hetty Tayler

• Forbes, John, 1680-1716. The Jacobite Cess Roll for the County of Aberdeen In 1715: From the Ms. of John Forbes of Upper Boyndlie, Now In the Possession of J. C. M. Ogilvie-Forbes of Boyndlie. Aberdeen: Printed for the Third Spalding club, 1932.

Research Notes

• I have taken particular notice of the two books in my possession, History of the Family of Urquhart and The Jacobite Cess Roll, the first, an original copy, and the second, a modern reprint, both naming Alexander as Alistair, and not Alasdair.Urquhart-93 15:16, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
• http://leith-hay.org/?page_id=655

Sources

1. ↑ TAYLER,ALEXANDER NORWI,M,1870,165/ 2,Rothiemay
2. ↑ https://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/m/bookofduffs01tayl.pdf pg 195, 196
3. ↑ Hetty Tayler (1946). History of the Family of Urquhart. Aberdeen University Press. Introduction page.
4. ↑ TAYLER, ALEXANDER NORWICH,67,GRO Ref: 1937 D Qtr, CITY OF WESTMINSTER,Vol. 01A Pg. 561

• The register entry for his birth ("Extract of an entry in a Register of Births") in the Parish of Rothiemay in the County of Banff, using a copy certified as having been provided "under the seat of the General Register Office, Edinburgh" on 6 June 2000. Birth registration data (selection):

• Year of Registration :- 1870
• Name : Alexander Norwich Tayler
• When born : 11 July 1870 at 11h.40m A.M.
• Where born : Rothiemay House
• Sex : M
• Name of father: William James Tayler
• Rank/profession of father : of Glenberry, Landed Proprietor
• Name of mother : Georgina Lucy Tayler m[aiden] s[urname] Duff
• Date & place of [parents'] marriage : 23 July 1864, London
• Informant : W. J. Tayler, Father
• Date of birth registration : 1 August 1870
• Place of birth registration : Rothiemay

• Death certificate information

• Registration District : City of Westminster
  
• Registration SubDistrict : Westminster North West
  
• Year of Registration : 1937
  
• Nbr. In register : 90
  
• When died : 8. November 1937
  
• Where died : 181 Queen’s Gate
  
• Name : Alexander Norwich Tayler
  
• Sex : Male
  
• Age : 67 years
  
• Occupation : Author
  
• Cause 1 : Syncope
  
• Cause 2 : Ruptured left ventricle of the heart
  
• Cause certified by : Certified by S.I Oddie Coroner for the City of Westminster … after post mortem without inquest
  
• Informant : Henrietta Tayler [1869-1951] sister
  
• When registered : 9. November 1937
  
• Registrar : J.S.Clare
  

See Also:

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p18080.htm#i180793

Acknowledgements

• Wikipedia contributors, "Alasdair and Hetty Tayler," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alasdair_and_Hetty_Tayler&oldid=835993933 (accessed January 10, 2019).