Taylor

This picture, brought by Mike Kendall to the Family History Evening a couple of weeks back, is of the Taylor Family who lived in Swallow. On the back is written (in a modern hand) that it was taken in about 1888. This date is wrong as Sarah (Mrs. Taylor) died on August 2nd 1886. A likely date for the picture is 1885 when Sarah would have been pregnant with Gertrude, her youngest child.

Using Census returns 1881-1901 and Parish Registers we can deduce that they are
Back Row – William jr., William sr., Emma or Olive, David, George
Middle Row – Mary (on William’s lap), Sarah, Sewell (on Sarah’s lap), Olive or Emma
Front Row – John, Charles, Ellen
I am not certain about Olive and Emma as it is hard to guess which of them is the elder by just one year.

William Taylor born in Thornton (likely to be the one near Horncastle, rather than Thornton Curtis or Thornton-le-Moor, as Sarah was from Belchford) in 1844 farm labourer / road labourer

Sarah Taylor born in Belchford in 1847, and died in Swallow in 1886

George Herbert Taylor born in Cuxwold circa 1874, labourer, married 1895 Ada Cottam. Daughter, Olive May, baptised in Swallow in 1898.

Olive Ann Taylor born in Cuxwold circa 1875. Maid at Glebe Farm, married Walter Rose, police constable, in 1908. (He died aged 51 in Grimsby in 1932 and was buried in Swallow)

Emma Taylor born in Swallow circa 1876 married 1902 John Welch, farm labourer, of Hatcliffe.

David Oliver Taylor born circa 1877 in Swallow, platelayer/striker (blacksmith) in wagon shop, married 1902 Mary Ann Campling

Ellen Taylor born in Swallow circa 1878 married 1902 Heber Holmes, joiner, of Fotherby.

Charles Henry Taylor born in Swallow 1879 (baptised 23rd June)

William Birkitt Taylor born in Swallow 1880 (baptised 26th September) married Mary Jane ??? (She may have died in 1955.) Moved to Doncaster. Daughter, Ivy May, baptised in Swallow in 1901.

John Taylor born in Swallow circa 1882, shepherd, married 1908 Ellen Taylor of Binbrook (She may have died in 1949) Six children baptised in Swallow – Edward (1908) [buried 1975], Albert (1909), Walter (1911), Jack (1914), James Robert (1917) and Arthur (1920)

Mary Taylor born in Swallow circa 1883

Sewell Taylor born in Swallow circa 1884 married 1908 Harriet Huteson of Fiskerton

Gertrude Taylor born in Swallow 1885 (baptised 29th November) married1906 Arthur Clark, brickmaker, of South Killingholme (Not in photograph)

They lived in Chapel Lane (called Town street in 1901) – either in one of the end cottages of the three (Normaja or The Old Post Office) or one of the pair on the south side of the road (North View or Birch View).

In May we plan to put on a exhibition in the church under the heading of Swallow People; it would be fascinating to meet the descendants of one or more of the people pictured here and to be able to add stories and modern pictures to the above.