Lucy Ann (Dyer) Taylor (1856 - 1936)

Born 1856 in Somerton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Died 17 Jun 1936 at about age 80 in Black Forest, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Lucy (Dyer) Taylor was born in Somerton, Somerset, England.

Lucy (Dyer) Taylor migrated from Somerset, England to South Australia.

Lucy (Dyer) Taylor came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Lucy Dyer was born in 1856. She is the daughter of Joseph Dyer and Jane Cox. She was baptised 6 Feb 1856 in Somerton, Somerset, England. ^[1]

Emigration

Lucy was 2 when she emigrated with her family to South Australia on the North, arriving at Port Adelaide on 28 Jan 1859. ^[2]

Marriage

She married William Richard Taylor 16 Feb 1879 at St George Church, Gawler, South Australia. ^[3]

Lucy passed away age 79 on 17 Jun 1936 in Black Forest, South Australia ^[4] and was buried in West Terrace Cemetery. ^[5]

TAYLOR. On the 17th June, at her late residence, 5 Dryden road, Black Forest, Lucy Ann, relict of William Richard Taylor, late of Gawler, aged 79 years. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6D9D-NFCK : 25 February 2022), Lucy Ann Dyer, 1856.
2. ↑ Passenger list for the North 1859 The Ships List (https://www.theshipslist.com/ : accessed 7 Jul 2022) entry for DYER Joseph 28, Jane 28, Lucy 2 and Georgianna 1, from Axbridge Somerset.
3. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 7 Jul 2022) database entry for William Richard Taylor (age 21, marital status S, father William Taylor) and Lucy Ann Dyer (age 23, marital status S, father Joseph Dyer) 16 Feb 1879, St George Church Gawler. Reference: District Barossa, Book/Page 118/653
4. ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 7 Jul 2022) database entry for Lucy Ann Taylor (Death date 17 Jun 1936, age 79, marital status W, place of death Black Forest, residence Black Forest, relative William Richard Taylor [DH]) Reference: District Adelaide, Book/Page 581/2515
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 July 2022), memorial page for Lucy Ann Taylor (unknown–17 Jun 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #166264626, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) .
6. ↑ "Family Notices" The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) 18 June 1936: 14. Web. 7 Jul 2022 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48154491>.