| Name |
William Taylor |
| Suffix |
Stud groom in Melbourne, Australia |
| Born |
3 Oct 1866 |
Silverside, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand  |
- Birth certificate - East Taieri District: born 3 October 1866 at Silverside, William, male, father William Taylor, mother Sarah Taylor formerly Rumsey, labourer, informant William Taylor, labourer, East Taieri. Registrar James Waddell.
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| Christened |
18 Nov 1866 |
East Taieri Presbyterian Church, Otago, New Zealand |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence: |
1893 |
Palmerston, Otago |
| Labourer. A witness at William's marriage in Palmerston was Alan King Paterson of nearby Pleasant Valley. Perhaps Alan Paterson employed William Taylor? |
| Residence: |
1896 |
Mosgiel, Otago |
| Electoral Roll, Taieri 1896: Taylor, William, Mosgiel, farm servant, residential |
| Event: |
1910 |
Australia |
| Deserted his family and ended up in Melbourne, Australia. year of arrival in Australia as calculated from information provided on his death certificate. |
| Residence: |
1925 |
30 Bank Street, Ascotvale, Melbourne |
| Died |
27 Jan 1925 |
Gipps Ward, Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
- Death certificate, State of Victoria: died 27 Jan 1925 at Melbourne Hospital, Gipps Ward, City of Melbourne, County of Bourke, from 30 Bank Street, Ascotvale. William Taylor, stud groom, male, age 58 years, cause of death (i) aortic incompetence, (ii) cardiac failure (indefinite), Dr O E Bowman, last saw deceased 27 Jan 1925, names of parents unknown, buried 28 Jan 1925 at Fawkner Cemetery. Born NZ, 14 years in Victoria, if deceased was married: unknown.
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| Buried |
28 Jan 1925 |
Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Person ID |
I755 |
Grant |
| Last Modified |
18 Apr 2020 |
| Father |
William Taylor, emig to Otago NZ 1860, labourer and smallholder at East Taieri, NZ, b. 1 Aug 1838, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland , d. 22 Apr 1911, 93 Frederick Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 72 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Sarah Rumsey, b. 2 May 1843, General Lying-in Hospital, York Road, Lambeth, London, England , d. Sep 1927, Seaview, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
4 Aug 1863 |
Registrar's Office, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand |
- Marriage certificate - District of East Taieri: 1863 - No. 1 - When and where married: 4th August 1863 Office of the Registrar, East Taieri. William Taylor, 24 years, Ploughman, Bachelor.Sarah Rumsy [sic], 21 years, Servant, Spinster.
Officiating Registrar: James Waddell. When registered: 4th August. Witnesses:
Alexander Shand, settler [perhaps a brother or father of William Shand, from whom William Taylor leased his 20 acres at Silverside, East Taieri]
John Grant, Digger [John Grant arrived with William Taylor on the Lady Egidia. John Grant was also from Elgin and it is clear that the two remained friends]
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| Family ID |
F31 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Marion Robertson, b. 11 Jan 1874, Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand , d. 31 May 1934, 354 Cargill Road, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 60 years) |
| Married |
9 Aug 1893 |
In the residence of William Robertson (Tay Villa), Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand |
- Marriage certificate: 9 Aug 1893 in the residence of William Robertson, Palmerston.
William Taylor, of full age, labourer, bachelor, born NZ, present residence Palmerston, usual residence Palmerston, father William Taylor, labourer, mother Sarah Taylor nee Ramsay.
Marion Robertson, minor, spinster, born NZ, present residence Palmerston, usual residence Palmerston, father William Robertson, saddler, mother Marion Robertson nee Crawford.
signed William Taylor, Marion Robertson.
Witnesses Allan King Paterson, Pleasant Valley, farmer, and Janet Robertson, Palmerston.
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| Children |
| | 1. William Robert Taylor, Telegraph linesman in Christchurch, b. 3 Dec 1894, Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand , d. 26 Jun 1979, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 84 years) [Birth] |
| | 2. Walter Leslie (Chappie) Taylor, Rope Worker in Dunedin, b. 23 Jun 1896, Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand , d. 15 Dec 1979, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 83 years) [Birth] |
| | 3. Allan Melville Taylor, Clerk in Dunedin, b. 18 Apr 1901, Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand , d. 17 Jan 1972, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 70 years) [Birth] |
| | 4. Phyllis Margaret Taylor, died an infant, b. 1903, Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand , d. 1903, in infancy, Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand (Age 0 years) [Birth] |
| | 5. May Taylor, b. 1905, Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand , d. 1935, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 30 years) [Birth] |
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| Last Modified |
18 Apr 2020 |
| Family ID |
F1230 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1866 - 1925 (58 years)
