Elizabeth (Crane) Taylor (1831 - 1867)

Born 25 Jul 1831 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of John Taylor — married 2 Nov 1852 in Marsfield, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1867 at age 35 in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth Crane was born on 25th July 1831 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was the second daughter of English emigrant, John Crane, a cobbler and leather worker, and his wife, Rebecca England.^[1][2]

She married John Taylor in 1852 in St Anne's Church of England, Ryde, New South Wales.^[3][4]

She passed away, aged 36 years, on 30th June 1867 at her home in Castle Hill.^[5][6]

On the 30th June, at her residence, Castle Hill, ELIZABETH, the beloved wife of JOHN TAYLOR, second daughter of the late Mr. John Crane, of Castle Hill, aged 36 years. (Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 6 July 1867, page 1)

• grave^[7]

Research note

There were at least two couples, John and Elizabeth Taylor, having families in New South Wales between 1852 and 1867. It will take time to gain certainty regarding whose children each is.

LIST OF BIRTHS TO JOHN TAYLOR AND ELIZABETH 1851 TO 1867

• 1855 V1855880 42A/1855 Taylor Susanna John Elizabeth ■
• 1856 2330/1856 Taylor Elizabeth A J John W Elizabeth Paddington
• 1857 9649/1857 Taylor Henry E John Elizabeth Parramatta □
• 1858 4014/1858 Taylor Ann A John Elizabeth St Leonards ☆
• 1859 13496/1859 Taylor John John Elizabeth Wellington
• 1860 4078/1860 Taylor John E John Elizabeth St Leonards ☆
• 1861 407 VOL 46/1861 Taylor Walter J John Elizabeth □
• 1861 4072/1861 Taylor Walter J John Elizabeth St Leonards ☆
• 1861 7940/1861 Taylor Eliza M John Elizabeth J V Hartley
• 1862 13752/1862 Taylor Bridget John Elizabeth Tamworth
• 1863 461/1863 Taylor John W John Elizabeth Sydney
• 1865 543 VOL 146/1865 Taylor Evelina E John Elizabeth
• 1865 5675/1865 Taylor George A John Elizabeth J V Bathurst
• 1865 971/1865 Taylor Evelyn E John Elizabeth Sydney
• 1867 1781/1867 Taylor William R John Elizabeth Sydney

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #262/1831 V1831262 15
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCD-55Q
3. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #387/1852 V1852387 38C
4. ↑ Registration number 387/1852 V1852387 38C Groom's Family Name TAYLOR Groom's Given Name(s) JOHN Bride's Family Name(s) CRANE Bride's Given Name(s) ELIZABETH District CQ
5. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #7076/1867
6. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842-1954), Family Notices (1867, July 6). p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2016
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190910417/elizabeth-taylor

• Ryerson Index - TAYLOR Elizabeth Death notice 30JUN1867 Death 36 late of Castle Hill Sydney Morning Herald 06JUL1867

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Les Gilham for creating WikiTree profile Crane-1162 through the import of Les Gilham Family Tree.ged on Jun 25, 2013.

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