Help Needed Please

[franpow]

Hello, I'm doing this for a friend. I'm hoping someone maybe able to assist me.
Her Grandmother's name was Matilda Taylor b.25-06-1874   d.06-06-1945.

Children: Matilda Taylor b.1901.d.1988.

All appear to have been born in Sheffield.
My friend has searched through census  also cemeteries
I spoke to her about you amazing people & fingers crossed maybe you can break through this brick wall.. As a point of interest the 1st Matilda Taylor never married

[LisaRobinson87]

Hi i had a look but couldn't find anything suitable did Matilda Taylor 1874 have any siblings?

[Jomot]

have you seen this record:

Taylor, Matilda (Student, dob '11 Aug 1901).
      Parent or guardian name(s): Mrs Nuttall (~), of 198 Heeley Bank Rd.
      Admitted to Heeley Bank Girls School, Heeley, as of 06 Jul 1909,
      until 03 Dec 1909, reason for leaving: Left Homes. Previously attended Firs Hill Infants.

[Jomot]

From looking at Mrs Nuttall in 1911 at the address given it seems she was a foster mother, so this combined with the reference to 'left homes' suggests Matilda had been taken into care of some sort.

She was not with Mrs Nuttall in 1911 so perhaps her mother was living as married, in which case you may need to search for her under a different surname.

Added: Looks like 198 Heeley Bank Road was one of the "scattered homes"

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Sheffield/

[Jomot]

Hello, I'm doing this for a friend. I'm hoping someone maybe able to assist me.
Her Grandmother's name was Matilda Taylor b.25-06-1874   d.06-06-1945.

Children: Matilda Taylor b.1901.d.1988.

All appear to have been born in Sheffield.
My friend has searched through census  also cemeteries
I spoke to her about you amazing people & fingers crossed maybe you can break through this brick wall.. As a point of interest the 1st Matilda Taylor never married

Are you sure you have the right death for Matilda Snr?  A Matilda Taylor was buried 11 Jun 1945 at City Road Cemetery, Sheffield, but she was a 71-year old widow whereas you say Matilda Snr never married.

[Jomot]

Matilda's baptism:

TAYLOR, Matilda (of 9 Court 4 House St Philips Road, born 1901-08-11).
Baptised August 30, 1901, by C C Ellis at St George, Brook Hill.
Parents name(s) are Matilda & ~ (~).

1901 Census Court House, 9, St Phillips Road, Sheffield:
George F Bates Head 24 Machine Knife Maker b Sheffield
Beatrice M Bates Wife 22 Sheffield,
William H Bates Son 1 Sheffield
Matilda Taylor Sister-In-Law Married 27 Silver Burnisher b Sheffield


George Frederick Bates married Beatrice Mary Bottomley Ecclesall Bierlow 1898.   Beatrice can be found with her 17 year old sister Matilda Bottomley in 1891 at 20 Daisy Bank, parents William H & Matilda.

A Matilda Bottomley appears to have married a Samuel Taylor in Sheffield, 1896

[franpow]

My gosh you know your stuff. I'm unsure of anything right now. One other name filtered through, Albert Lenton Taylor b.02-11-1901 d.26-12-1978 Sheffield.
He's the dad of my friend whom called himself Taylor before finding out he smay have alled himself Lenton! all very confusing indeed.

[Jomot]

My gosh you know your stuff. I'm unsure of anything right now. One other name filtered through, Albert Lenton Taylor b.02-11-1901 d.26-12-1978 Sheffield.
He's the dad of my friend whom called himself Taylor before finding out he smay have alled himself Lenton! all very confusing indeed.

The year is out but the rest matches up:

LENTON, Albert of 66 Brightmore Street, born 1906-11-02.
      Baptised November 30, 1906, by J E Jump at St George, Brook Hill.
      Parents name(s) are Matilda & Albert (Machinist).
     

[franpow]

Wow, you are quite amazing I'm off to relate this info to two very confused people. I'm sure they wont be after your research findings. Thank you very much.