Taylor - Whittlesey

[Lyndseyn]

Hi all

I'm not 100% whether this is the right forum to discuss this but I am interested in researching the history of the people living in my house (rather than my family which I have already done). I have the deeds for the sales dating back to 1904 with a number of names, which I was wondering whether there are any decendants out there.

The first name I can see is a William John Taylor died around 1945 (wife Ellen Taylor died around 1969), who I think originally purchased the house from new in 1904. It was passed onto a Elsie Mary Jakins in 1969 (who I believe is their daughter), whom I think sold straight away (without living in it) to the gentlemen we purchased off. The house is in West End, Whittlesey, Cambs.

It would really make my day if I can find some old photos of my house & maybe take photos of what it used to look like & what it looks like now.

Sorry if I am in the wrong place
 

[seank]

Have you tried the Whittlesey Museum? They used to have a good archive of old photos.

On FreeBMD the only William J TAYLOR dying in Cambs around that time is in 1940, Cambridge, aged 65.

A William TAYLOR dies in Whittlesey in January 1940 - he is buried on 10 January at St Andrews, the parish register says he lived at 12 Barr Street.

Did the Taylors actually live there? Or were they simply the owners, living elsewhere and renting it to someone else?

Elsie Mary TAYLOR was born in 1910 (and married in 1932) by the looks of it. Have you checked the 1911 Census records?

[Lyndseyn]

Hi

Thanks for the reply, I've not been to the museum, may pop in when I walk into town next time (when it stops raining!). Since I posted this I found:

John William Taylor (I guess he did the ususal and used his middle name as first) B 1877, M 1902 to Ellen Mears, D Dec 1945.

Elsie Mary Taylor B Sep 1911, M Sep 1932 to James W Jakins and unfortunately died 2010

In the 1911 census there is a record of John Williamm Taylor and Ellen Taylor living in West End (I only have the free access so do not have full details), so I am presuming Ellen was pregnant and Elsie was born in my house??

[seank]

Well spotted! Actually I've looked on 1911.co.uk, it seems John and Ellen had a 3 year old boy called John William also in the household in April 1911. Maybe he died young.

The marriage of John William TAYLOR and Ellen MEARS appears in the St Andrews parish register on July 9, 1902. He was a fitter, from Kings Dyke. She was daughter of a Whittlesey labourer.