Hello,
I have hit a brick wall at my Grandmother Eliza Taylor. Here is what I know.
From her daughter, my Aunt Mary Evelyn Henderson
Eliza Taylor was born about 1874 in Liverpool celebrated her birthday 22nd November. Lived in York until her marriage to John Corner Henderson in 1901 and then lived in Middlesbrough. She had a sister who married but died young and her mother was still alive at the time of her sister’s marriage.
What I have found.
She was in York workhouse in 1881 census aged 7 born Liverpool with whom I presume to be her sister Elizabeth Taylor aged 13 born Liverpool. Subsequent records give her age. 1891 census aged 17, 1901 census aged 26, marriage 8 April 1901 aged 26, 1911 census aged 35 and death 4 July 1949 aged 73.
At her marriage she gave her fathers name as Charles Taylor, Artist, though I wonder if this is fictitious. She had an illegitimate son Fred Scruton Taylor 13 Jun 1899 in York
I have searched the only surviving York Workhouse admission books 1880 and 1881 (unless someone knows of other previous years surviving) in which she did not appear so presumably she entered before 1880. I have sent for the most likely wrong birth certificate, tried matching all Eliza Taylor’s born Liverpool Districts on the GRO with Census records and come up with nothing conclusive.
Of course I am looking for her parents and any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in anticipation
jackh
