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I am trying to find details of my grandmothers birth.

Her death cert says her mother was Jane Morrison and Father George Taylor.
She was born around 1884-86. Death certificate would suggest 1895 but she seeemingly lied about her age when she married.
My mother has altheimers so I cant rely on her recollections but she has always said her mother was a Londoner,from Shepherds Bush and that her grandmother died in childbirth on Christmas day.

I have found an Evelyn Taylor living with a family in Shepherds bush in the 1911 census. She was a servant, aged 15. I have no way of knowing if this is her. Can anyone suggest where I go from here.

Where did she die?


Death certs for Eng/Wales dont show the parents details, did she die in Scotland?

Have you found her marriage certificate?

Yes she married Glasgow 1917 and died in Glasow. Death cert 1957 Glasgow. Her Father George Taylor (Baker) Mother Jane Morrison

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Marriages Sep 1886
DOWNING Andrew Luther Stepney 1c 727
GERARD Caroline Stepney 1c 727
xxx MORRISON Elizabeth Jane Stepney 1c 727
xxx TAYLOR George Stepney 1c 727

Eva,

The 1917 marrige cert wil, give Evelyns address at time of marriage, state if either parents were deceased , and the witnesses can often be identifiable.

This census grom Glasgow 1901is rather odd, obviously mistranscrobed, but I wonder if ther any any connection

The head of household Thomas Taylor is a 4yr old Wesleyan Minister and his sister 38yr old Evelyn is a SCHOLAR.
Everone on the return was born in England, except 17yr old Servant Maggie McLeod

This has evidently been mistranscribed
1901 Scotland Census about Evelyn M Taylor
Name: Evelyn M Taylor
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relationship: Sister
Gender: Female
Where born: England
Registration number: 644/9
Registration district: Kelvin
Civil parish: Glasgow St George in the Fields
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 12 Windsor Terrace
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 102
Household schedule number: 136
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1901_303
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas M Taylor 4
Elizabeth E Taylor 60 MOTHER
Florence M Taylor 28
Evelyn M Taylor 38
Edith M Ogden 31 boarder
Maggie Macleod 17


Anne

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Andrew Luther Downing married Elizabeth Jane Morrison

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Andrew Luther Downing ***************************
Name: Andrew Luther Downing
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Jane Morrison ****************
Spouse Age: 30
Record Type: Banns
Event Date: 16 May 1886
Parish: Stepney St Dunstan and All Saints
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Register

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Caroline Gerard
Name: Caroline Gerard
Spouse Name: George Taylor
Spouse Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Jul 1886
Parish: Stepney St Dunstan and All Saints
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Father Name: George Gerard
Spouse Father Name: John Taylor
Register Type: Parish Register

I dont think this is my Evelyn. Her Marriage cert has her living in Glasgow 1917 she married. John Shaw an irishman and lived in the Anderston district of Glasgow.
I have witnesses to marriage both proved to be her husbands irish family. So my search again rests in London. There is an element off truth in my mothers recollection. She has always said her mother was a Londoner and her father was a baker or confectioner. I wondered could I try any trade directories. I know the name Taylor is verycommon.

Eva,
Did the 1917 marriage state if either parent was deceased?

Anne

Yes both paents deceased in 1917.

Do you know that your grandmothers name was Evelyn please?

Yes definitley, Evelyn Taylor married name Shaw

This might have nothing to do with your family, but thought I would show you.....also have been trying to find them on the 1901 so far no luck..

1891

TAYLOR, George A Head Married M 48 1843 Baker
Scotland VIEW
TAYLOR, Elizabeth J Wife Married F 49 1842
Middlesex VIEW
TAYLOR, Alice J Daughter Single F 12 1879 Scholar
Surrey VIEW
TAYLOR, Robert H Son Single M 5 1886 Scholar
Middlesex VIEW
Piece: 208
Folio: 15
Page: 24
Registration District: St Giles
Civil Parish: St George Bloomsbury
Municipal Borough:
Address: 7, Handel Street, St George Bloomsbury
County: London


Regards Vera

Again this might not anything to do with your family but found this birth and with the family on the 1891 coming from St Giles ??????

Births Mar 1899 (>99%)
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Taylor Evelyn Amelia St. Giles 1b 639


Regards Vera

It's just a thought but have you tried showing your mother photos of her family as they can often bring something to light. I did this with my mums aunt who had altheimers and it worked.She came out with lots of info which helped a lot.

Am signing off now as I have had a hard day today.

Will look in in the morning.

Mel

I am working on the assumption that Evelyn is the one found in tha 1911 census living as a servant with a family in shepherds Bush. I would like to follow this lead but I am unsure where to go from here.

Thank you for your help.My mothers illness is too far advanced for any recollection. I am relying on things she told me when she was more able.It is late I will look in tommorow.

Please could you tell me the family that Evelyn was living with on 1911?

What do you think about the info I gave you on the 1891 census?

Regards Vera

Morning,

I take it you mean this entry Eva.

1911 England Census
about Evelyn Taylor
Name: Evelyn Taylor
Age in 1911: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Shepherd's Bush
Civil parish: Acton
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street Address: 7 Hale Gardens Acton Hill
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: General Servant Domestic **********
Registration district: Brentford
Registration District Number: 128
Sub-registration district: Acton
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Household schedule number: 192
Piece: 6964
Household Members: Name Age
Herbert Williamson 60
Marian Emily Williamson 59
Ernest Albert Williamson 31
Edith Emily Williamson 30
William Edwin Williamson 29
Percy James Williamson 27
Mabel Annie Williamson 25
Alice Maud Williamson 23
Laura Dorothea Williamson 19
Evelyn Taylor 15

Herbert Williamson was born in Binbrook Lics and his wife born in Yorkshire Stanley all their children born Shepherds Bush and Evelyn is down as Shepherds Bush too.

An Evelyn born shepherds Bush does not seem to appear on any other census