Samuel Taylor (abt. 1831 - 1922)

Born about 1831 in Rokemarsh, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth Ridley — married [date unknown] in Unmarried

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1922 at about age 91 in York, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

Avon Gazette and York Times (WA : 1916 - 1930), Friday 1 December 1922, page 2
The death occured at York on the 23rd instant of an old identity in the person of Samuel Taylor, aged 89. His remains were interred in the Methodist portion of the York Cemetry on Friday, the Rev. Robins officiating at the Graveside. Prior to the funeral, a. short service was held at the Methodist Church where the "Dead March" was played on the church organ.

A fairly large attendance followed the remains to to the York Cemetary. The-Chief Mourners at the grave side were W. S., J. N., and G. A., Taylor (sons), S. Torrens. (Brother-in-law), and J. N. Taylor (nephew). The Pall Bearers were Messrs. G-Linto, senr., G. Linto, Jnr., J. Linto and S. Prideaux.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209864938

• WA Death Index 1922/26
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8P-HDB : 8 November 2019), Samuel Taylor in household of Ellen Taylor, Benson, Berkshire, England; citing Benson, Berkshire, England, p. 31, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rayrowe/genealogy/rrf203.html