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weirdwizard

weirdwizard Report 19 Sep 2007 19:37

Born around 1825 who was a railwayman and moved to Leicester during either the 1870's or 1880's. Trying to find relatives of him as he was my 3 * great grandfather

weirdwizard

weirdwizard Report 20 Sep 2007 14:37

His surname was Taylor and married an Eliza Wakely. ON his daughters birth certificate he was a railway policeman and on her wedding certificate a signalman. From what I can understand the early signalmen were policemen as well.

David

David Report 20 Sep 2007 15:50

On the 1861 census in Staverton:

George Taylor c1823 Lacock, Wilts, Switchman GWR
Eliza c1834 Bromham, Wilts
Henry G c1856 Warminster
Sarah A c1860 Staverton

George Taylor married Eliza Wakely Jun 1855 Melksham Volume 5a page 174.

On the 1871 census in Staverton:

George Taylor c1822 Lacock, Wilts, Switchman GWR
Eliza c1834 Bromham, Wilts
Henry George c1856 Warminster, Woolen Cloth Worker
Sarah Ann c1860 Staverton
Richard W c1863 Staverton
Louisa c1865 Staverton
Martha May c1867 Staverton
Kate Elizabeth c1870 Staverton

On the 1881 census in Staverton:

George Taylor c1822 Lacock, Wilts, Signalman on Railway
Eliza c1834 Bromham, Wilts
Sarah Ann c1860 Staverton, Woolen Cloth Worker
Louisa c1865 Staverton, Woolen Cloth Worker
Kate Elizabeth c1870 Staverton
Alice Martha c1877 Staverton, Grandaughter

On the 1891 census in Staverton:

George Taylor c1823 Lacock, Wilts, Signalman GWR
Mary c1847 Wilsford, Woolen Cloth Worker, Wife

On the 1901 census in The Square, Staverton:

George Taylor c1823 Lacock, Wilts, Retired Signalman GWR
Mary c1848 Wilsford
Frances Ladd c1879 Staverton, Tin Repairer in Milk Factory, Niece

George Taylor Christening: 24 FEB 1822 Laycock, Wiltshire parents George & Mary.

Check out freeBMD for Melksham District.

Mary

Mary Report 23 Sep 2007 14:22

My maiden name was Taylor. From the 1881 census record I have a reference to a William Taylor my great grandfather, born at Great Easton in Leicestershire in 1852/3. He was living in 1881 in Wigston Magna and his occupation was described as Railway Goods Guard. Unfortunately I don't have any earlier information.
Mary

weirdwizard

weirdwizard Report 25 Sep 2007 07:51

Thank you for this help, sorry Ann it looks like he did not move to Leicester as I though he had.