Hi
It is important to stick to the evidence the records give. The mother's name on all the baptisms was Sarah. If it had been different from the baptism of Christian Frederick in 1810 given by Ian for any of the other baptisms I would have given the variations.
There is evidence of a different Christopher (
amended) Taylor married to a Susannah baptising children at St George Hanover Square (1817, 1819 and 1822). He was a sadler. He had no second christian name.
Christian Frederick Taylor gave his age as 61 on the 1841 census. On that census he stated (written clearly as N) he was born out of County - i.e. not born Middlesex. His death certificate would also give his age.
Deaths Jun 1844 TAYLOR Christian Frederick Clerkenwell 3 88
The evidence of the 1841 census alone (which is not always accurate on ages) gives his birth year as circa 1780.
There doesn't seem to be any evidence as yet placing Christian Frederick senior's marriage to Sarah in Westminster. As he was born out of county he could have married before arriving in the London area. There doesn't seem to be any evidence as yet that he had any connection with Hackney. Between 1804-1813 he was in St James Westminster. Between 1818-1824 he was in Holborn. 1841-1844 Clerkenwell.
There is evidence that one of Christian Frederick and Sarah's 12 children - Christian Frederick junior was living in Stoke Newington (north Hackney) from circa 1849 onwards. His marriage in 1847 'places him' (by tradition marriages took place in the wife's parish) in St Martins Westminster.
This map may help navigate around London
http://www.british-towns.net/en/level_2_display_ByL1.asp?GetL1=203Holborn you will find under Camden (Clerkenwell subsumed into Holborn)
This is the entry of your Taylors (as indexed - extremely difficult to read the image) on the 1841 census
1841 census HO107 699/3 folio 24
Wells Street South Hackney (parish of St John Hackney)
George Taylor 25
Grace Taylor 60
Caroline Taylor 20
Catherine Taylor 20
Alfred Hemper 15
Adult ages, those over 15, usually rounded down to the nearest 5 on the 1841 census
This burial for Grace's husband George
27th June 1836 St John Hackney
George Taylor aged 53, Well Street
and Grace
30th May 1844
Grace aged 68, Wells Street
As it is difficult to read the 1841 census image to see whether Grace says Y or N to born in county (though Y is unreliable on the 1841 census) and George died before the 1841 census there doesn't seem any evidence to show George in particular, was also born in Middlesex? London was a city that constantly needed new blood and people arrived in the City (and still do on a daily basis) drawn there for the opportunities it gave.
The IGI (Family Search) is a imperfect index and many parishes are not coverred by it or only partially covered.
How are Matilda and Mary Ann Broadbridge connected to Grace Taylor (nee possibly Manning or Chapman)? On the 1861 census, with the Taylor family they give their ages as 39 and 29 and born Stoke Newington.
18th November 1821 St Mary, Stoke Newington born 21st October
Matilda Broadbridge parents Charles and Elizabeth, Stoke Newington, father's occupation plumber
Marianne baptised 17th December 1830 born 28th November Charles and Mary Anne were the parents
Possible marriage
20th January 1810 St Luke, Old Street
Charles Broadbridge
Elizabeth Peppercorn
Bachelor and spinster of the parish
Both signed
Witnesses Jn Smith and ?
1841 census HO107 669/5 folio 23
Church Street Stoke Newington
Charles Broadbridge 55 Plumber
Mary Ann Broadbridge 50
Matilda Broadbridge 15
Mary Ann Broadbridge 10
William Broadbridge 8
all born in county
Charles's age given on the 1851 census was 64 and his birth place was Church Street Stoke Newington. He married his second wife in 1826. She was Mary Ann nee Shotter aged 62 and born Sunbury on Thames Middlesex on the 1851 census.
Regards
Valda
