Taylor Family – Oswaldtwistle, Rishton and Church.
 

Taylor Family – Oswaldtwistle, Rishton and Church.

I am looking for decedents of William and Rachel Taylor who at the time of the 1901 Censes where living at Far Holmes Cottage, Rishton. This location is just past where the Filter Beds where situated for the Oswaldtwistle UDC Sewage Works between the Church Kirk Bridge and the Weir on the canal at Rishton.

William and Rachel had four children at the time of the 1901 censes; John age 17, George age 15, Elizabeth age 11 and Thomas age 3 years. I would welcome contact from any surviving decedents of any of the family. I am the Great Grandson of Elizabeth Taylor, “later Birtwistle”.

One important point of note which may aid researchers is that the 1901 Censes wrongly states that the name of the family at Far Holmes in 1901 is given as Daylor. This is an error at the time that the Censes was taken.

There must be a number of relatives still living around Oswaldtwistle, Church and Accrington. I look forward to hearing from anyone connected with the family.

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there are quite a number of taylors living in oswaldtwistle doug although i cant help you with exact whereabouts ,but im sure someone will be able to help. shame you havent any up to date names .. good luck hun..

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Thanks Hun, There's quite a few of them back then. I'm just hoping that some of the direct family are still in the area. Prior to 1901 I think they where on White Ash Lane. I can go back to 1819 at the moment so i thought it would be nice if I could come forward in time. Thanks for the wishes. :)

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I have some Taylors in my family tree. My Nana's sister's daughter married a George Taylor and had a son called Ronnie.

There could be a connection.........I'll check it out and come back to you

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Thanks June, look forward to it. :)

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I've had a quick look........Betsy Ellen Yates, born, 1889, in Church. Her daughter was called Nellie. She married George Taylor and the last time I saw them they lived up New Lane in Ossy. Their son, Ronnie was the same age as me and attended Rhyddings School. I think he died a few years ago. I've looked on the Lancashire BMD site but can't find a date of marriage........best I can do at the moment.

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Thanks June, just had a look on the Ancestry site to see if I could find them. Looking at the dates I would think that our George would be too old to be the same one. The George in our family would have been born in 1886. Keep digging though; it’s possible that your George could be the offspring of one of the Far Holmes Taylor’s

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Had a George Taylor innmy family, I'll try and get a date of birth for you

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Cheer’s KSH It’s appreciated. :)

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My grandmothers maiden name was Taylor, in fact my Great Grandma was Elizabeth Taylor :)

Oh dear just had a thought, what if we are related :eek:

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Well I won’t be coming for Hugs and Kisses. :eek:

Give us some details Dave. :)

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I don't know too many details. Apparently my great grandad was something to do with an engineering company in Rosegrove which had the name of Taylors. Family tree is something I have been trying to do for about 20 years and I think I've still only got as far as me :)

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Worth doing if you don’t mind the odd surprise and the occasional disappointment. It takes time and can cost a bob or two, but it get’s the mind working and can reopen the odd door to new people you never knew where related. :) I've got my mothers side back to the 1790s but myside of the family has been much harder we few going beyond the 1870s...

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Read this 1st thing this morning, still half asleep, must not have read it properly :D
Anyway, the George Taylor in my family had a twin brother, I didn't notice the ages etc this morning

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Hi Doug

I have lots of Taylor's in my family tree who came from the Oswaldtwislte and Church area, do you know the parents of your William Taylor?

Sharman :)

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Hi Sharman,

I’m not to sure at this stage. I believe that William’s father was another William he was born c1820 and died at the age of 50 in 1870. It was always rumoured that he was a farmer but most likely a coalminer.

His son my great, great grandfather was living at Far Holmes Cottage sometime before 1901 up to 1910.

It should be noted that on the 1901 census their name was recorded as Daylor by Mistake.

Doug :)

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Hiya Doug

My Taylor's were living in Church in the 1840s, their father was was Michael Taylor who was born in 1819 (I believe) but I havent got any confirmation of his birth/baptism as yet. He was a sinker at a colamine, in fact died at the age of 32 (1852) by going down with the mine he was digging out. As I havent found Michael's baptism yet and only know that is father was called Robert Taylor so he more than likely had siblings, maybe your William's father was one of my Michael's siblings.

Trouble is Taylor is quite a common name isnt it

Let me know if you find any link with my Taylors and I will gladly share my information with you.

Regards
Sharman

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Lots of Taylors in my wifes tree. We also lived on Whiteash Lane in the early 70s and there were Taylors lower down then. Her Taylors were Thomas born 1839 married 1863 to Alice nee Taylor, children John b-1863; Elizabeth b-1866; William b-1865; Thomas b-1868; Ann b-1870; George b-1875; Caroline b-1877; Clare b-1878; Nancy b-1884; Yates b-1886, and then I think they ran out of names!!!

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Forgot to mention they were all born Oswaldtwistle, living 2 Lion St Church in 1881.

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If i can rembber i think there was a gye call jame,s and he was a bilder in osw.

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Hi Ossy Kid

I have been transcribing Oswaldtwistle Immanuel parish records for the website Lancs OPC recently and have come across a few a couple of Yates Taylors marriages, get your wife to look at the website if she hasnt found it there are lots of Taylors on there.

Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project -


:)

Sharman

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That's a brilliant site, Sharman. I found it a few weeks ago and admire you for helping to transcribe the records. I've done transcribing in the past and it isn't an easy task.

I'm interested in the Yates family from Yate and Pickup Bank. I also have Taylors mixed in there too.

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Thanks Sharman, I,ve been on there several times, you do great work. I also go up Immanuel whenever we,re home and clean some of the graves but it,s a loosing battle.

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Hello there, I've just been looking at the family you mentioned on Ancestry.co.uk and that looks a good match for part of my wife's family tree. Her g-greatmother was Elizabeth Taylor, and Elizabeth's father was Thomas Taylor. Also the dates and locations look right. What I know is that our Elizabeth Taylor originally married a chap called Hewitt. They had at least three children: William (about 1887), John Thomas (about 1888), and Elizabeth Alice (about 1890). Mr Hewitt died at some point, because in December 1890, Elizabeth remarried Thomas Cotter. So, Thomas Cotter and Elizabeth are my wife's g-granparents. These two, and the three Hewitt children are on the 1891 census at 67 Havelock Street, Oswaldtwistle. Does that match any of your stuff?

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Alan

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... following on, it does look like a match because I just looked at Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project - Parish of Oswaldtwistle (mentioned earlier in this thread) to find details of Elizabeth Talyor's marriage to William Hewitt. I think there's a transcription error in what I see because it metions "22 Fion" street. That aside, I reckon it's the right people. Here's the register entry:

Marriage: 1 Jan 1885 Immanuel, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England
William Hewitt - 21 Collier bachelor of 5 Rhoden Road
Elizabeth Taylor - 19 spinster of 22 Fion Street, Church
Groom's Father: William Hewitt, deceased, Labourer
Bride's Father: Thomas Taylor, Collier
Witness: John Taylor; Ellen Parkinson, (X)
Married by banns by: Boulby Haslewood
Register: Marriages 1877 - 1887, Page 195, Entry 389
Source: LDS Film 1470816

So what's your exact connection to Elizabeth Taylor? Looking forward to hearing from you.

Alan

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Hi Alan

I am actually the person who transcribed that marriage for the LancsOPC site and yes now I look at it again it could be Lion Street rather than Fion, I will ask for it to be amended accordingly.

Regards
Sharman

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Well fancy that! What a coincidence. Anyway, I was fairly sure it was the right one, despite the descrepancy, but thanks for confirming. That's great work you're contributing to there. Keep up the good work.

Alan

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hello, i am looking for lost Taylors from rishton, i dont think i can help you much but i was trawling Great Harwood cemetery eariler and found Taylor gravestones, not mine but the names you mentioned ring a bell.

If you can help, im looking for info on my great great grandparents. His name was Albert Taylor and i think his wife was Jane Edmondson (not sure though, thats just what i found in the free BMD website and a census doc) they had a daughter May in around 1902 although i have found two May taylors with the mothers maiden name Edmondson! one in 1902 and 1 in 1906, it could be that the first May died so they had another, but i dont know. May my great gran died in the 80's but lied about her age which doesnt help! and the rest of my family are dead or clueless! im struggling to find out dates and details of her parents, then thier parents.
its driving me mad!!!!

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Hi I am looking for Taylors aswell,Thomas Taylor bc1836 married Winifred Dewhurst from Accrington in 1859.Winifred is descended fro Halstead and Hindles of Church and Slaidburn.
Having problems working out Thomas Taylor parents as few of similiar age.Hin 1861 he was a clerk at the cotton mill but by 1881 he was a Brewer/innkeeper but unsure of what pub.His address was Burnley Street.I have info on Halstead and Hindles and descensdants of Taylors -Banks
thanks Karen

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Hi again,just checking tree afterwards and Thomas Taylors second wife was a Hannah Yates who had a son Jason from her first marriage.They married in about 1874.
Karen

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Hello Alan

I know this is an old post, but I was interested to note that your wife is related to Elizabeth Taylor.
My grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Hewitt, her father was William Hewitt and his parents were William Hewitt and Elizabeth Taylor.

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Very interesting. It's a long while since I visited that part of our family tree. Give me a little time to revise and I'll get back to you.

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Maria, I just sent you a PM, I hope that's OK.

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Nice when these pickup more info

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It is. I've struck lucky a few times with ancient forum posts, either contacting someone or being contacted from an old post, sometimes after many years. It's always worth a stab in the dark I think.

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I wonder how far you back you can trace your family tree on the Taylor side.
I'm a Taylor and my great grandfather came down to Yorkshire from Campbelltown on the Kintyre peninsula. He was taken back to be buried after he died and I've seen the grave, there are a few Taylor's buried in the graveyard, all of them dead.
Taylor was a branch of the Cameron clan.

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It's a bit too late in the evening for me to post anything now, but I'll take a look tomorrow and get back to you with what I know. It's not a very long way but you never know.

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[QUOTE=Gremlin He was taken back to be buried after he died and I've seen the grave, there are a few Taylor's buried in the graveyard, all of them dead.
Taylor was a branch of the Cameron clan.[/QUOTE]

Lets hope so.

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We have a 100% record in the Taylor clan Irene of only burying the dead ones.
One lived to 100 years and we did have to get a second opinion before we committed her to the soil.

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Hi, I know this is a long shot replying to a very old thread but you never know ...

My grandmother's name was Winifred Taylor. Her grandparents were the Thomas Taylor and Winifred Dewhurst that are mentioned in kdoc's post from May 2008. Her father was their son William Taylor.
I have notes that Thomas Taylor had a brewery in Accrington, and that William Taylor went to Russia at some point. I would love to know more about these if anyone has any further info.

Thanks, John.

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Do you have any further details on William Taylor ? His birthdate, father etc ?

I have a William Taylor born 1852 in Ossy, brother of my GGGrandfather Abraham.

Could be a link ?

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My grandmother, Rose Dobson, born 1893(?) was a Taylor from Nelson St - 32 or 34. I cannot find my file on our family tree to give names, but I recall that she had a sister Claire Hale of 15 Albert St and an elder brother, Sylvester who committed suicide in the canal at Blackburn. I would like to find more about her family.