Biography

Mary Ann Caroline Taylor (married name Preston) was born in 1857 in Norfolk, England, the daughter of Christina (Clarke) Taylor and Frederick Taylor.^{[citation needed][1]}

Mary Anne arrived in Tasmania on the Sir W F Williams in 1857 with her parents, Frederick and Christina Taylor and older siblings.^[2] The Sir W F Williams was named after General Sir William Fenwick Williams.

She married Charles Henry Preston in 1884 in Victoria, Australia.^[3] Their children were:^{[citation needed]}

• Charles Herbert Livingstone Preston (1885–?)
• Frederick Clarence Preston (1888–?)
• Reginald Lawrence Preston (1890–1969)
• Howard Avondale Preston (1892–1977)
• Stewart Brayfield Preston (1896–1956)

Mary died in 1940 in Moreland, Victoria, aged 83 years.^[4]

Research notes

No sources provided for children named in profile. More research needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Britain GRO index

   Name: TAYLOR, MARY ANN

   Mother's Maiden Surname: CLARKE

   GRO Reference: 1856 J Quarter in SUNDERLAND

   Volume 10A Page 409

2. ↑ Libraries Tasmania - names index

   Name: Taylor, Mary Anne

   Record Type: Arrivals

   Age: infant

   Arrival date: 18 Aug 1857

   Departure port: Liverpool

   Ship: Sir W F Williams

   Remarks: with family

   Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1575137

   Resource: CB7/12/1/7 p340

3. ↑ Marriage record: 6705 / 1884. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Charles Henry PRESTON and Mary Caroline TAYLOR)
4. ↑ Death record: 11170 / 1940. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Mary Ann Caroline PRESTON); (Place of birth: NORFOLK ENGLAND); (Place of death: MORELAND); (Age at death: 83); (Mother: Christina CLARKE); (Father: TAYLOR Frederick)

• Victorian Pioneer Index 1837-1888
• Victorian Death Index 1921-1985