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Title: Sarah Taylor (Fisher) Hartlake Bridge Tragedy
Post by: emma111 on Thursday 13 October 11 18:30 BST (UK)
As next week is the anniversary of the Hartlake Bridge Tragedy I have been looking at the family again.  My partner is descended from Jeremiah and Sarah Taylor (nee Fisher) via their daughter Alice Taylor and Mesheck Hearne. 

I am trying to establish if I have the right Sarah Taylor, on the Hartlake Bridge memorial it states she was 55 when she died but our Sarah Taylor would have been older about 66/67 (born 1785ish)?  As far was we know her husband died on Wimbledon Common in a fight in 1831. 

Does anyone know if this is just a mistake on the memorial, there must have been so much confusion with all the casualties?  Her son and grandson both called Thomas also died.

Many thanks Emma
Title: Re: Sarah Taylor (Fisher) Hartlake Bridge Tragedy
Post by: emma111 on Thursday 13 October 11 20:18 BST (UK)
Quote from: emma111 on Thursday 13 October 11 18:30 BST (UK)
As next week is the anniversary of the Hartlake Bridge Tragedy I have been looking at the family again.  My partner is descended from Jeremiah and Sarah Taylor (nee Fisher) via their daughter Alice Taylor and Mesheck Hearne. 

I am trying to establish if I have the right Sarah Taylor, on the Hartlake Bridge memorial it states she was 55 when she died but our Sarah Taylor would have been older about 66/67 (born 1785ish)?  As far was we know her husband died on Wimbledon Common in a fight in 1831. 

Does anyone know if this is just a mistake on the memorial, there must have been so much confusion with all the casualties?  Her son and grandson both called Thomas also died.

Many thanks Emma
Title: Re: Sarah Taylor (Fisher) Hartlake Bridge Tragedy
Post by: CarolA3 on Thursday 13 October 11 21:36 BST (UK)
Hi Emma  :)

I hadn't heard of this awful accident so googled it out of curiosity - oh, those poor people!  For anyone else who's interested:

http://www.romanyroad.co.uk/#/hartlake-disaster/4524088998

(Btw as this happened in 1853, Sarah could have been born about 1785)

You'd probably get more replies if this was posted on the Kent board.

All the best,
Carol

Title: Re: Sarah Taylor (Fisher) Hartlake Bridge Tragedy
Post by: emma111 on Friday 14 October 11 06:57 BST (UK)
Hi Carol
Thanks for pointing out my mistake with the date, I was trying to be as close as possible with exact year and got the century wrong!!  I will also post it on the Kent board.

Thanks for your help
Emma
Title: Re: Sarah Taylor (Fisher) Hartlake Bridge Tragedy
Post by: kellyck1 on Wednesday 24 April 13 12:32 BST (UK)
So sad
Title: Re: Sarah Taylor (Fisher) Hartlake Bridge Tragedy
Post by: SwanseaJack on Tuesday 22 October 13 20:44 BST (UK)
It's nice to learn there are still relatives left my 2nd great grand uncle was Thomas Taylor one of those who died in this tragedy.