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TAYLOR, Walter

TAYLOR, Walter

Male 1818 - 1903  (85 years)   Has one ancestor and 10 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name TAYLOR, Walter 
    Birth 1818  Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Dec 1903  Black Hill, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4120  Edgoose
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2026 

    Mother ELLIOTT, Sarah   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BUTCHER, Ellen,   b. 1822, Stapleton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1903, Black Hill, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1840  Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. TAYLOR, Edwin Walter,   b. 1841   d. 1924 (Age 83 years)
     2. TAYLOR, Ellen,   b. 1843   d. 1918 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. TAYLOR, Elizabeth,   b. 1846   d. 1907 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. TAYLOR, John William,   b. 1849   d. 1889 (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. TAYLOR, Reuben Albert,   b. 1851   d. 1931 (Age 80 years)
     6. TAYLOR, Charles Henry,   b. 1853   d. 1931 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. TAYLOR, Henry Robet,   b. 1856   d. 1864 (Age 8 years)
     8. TAYLOR, Caroline,   b. 1858   d. 1941 (Age 83 years)
     9. TAYLOR, James William,   b. 1860   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. TAYLOR, George,   b. 1863   d. 1950 (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F1849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

  • Notes 

    • WALTER TAYLOR 1818-1903

      The following information about Walter TAYLOR, his parentage, marriage, and children came from Brad_ley@optusnet.com.au.

      He was born at Martock in Somerset in about 1815 and married Ellen BUTCHER who was born in 1822. Ellen died at Black Hill, New South Wales, Australia on 16 July 1903 and Walter died there on 2 December 1903.

      The identity of Walter TAYLOR's father is apparently unknown. His mother, Sarah TAYLOR née ELLIOTT, had married Thomas TAYLOR at Martock, Somerset, on 13 April 1809. They had one child: Elizabeth who was baptised at Martock on 12 October 1810. He is believed to have died in 1811, four years before Walter's birth. Thomas TAYLOR's brother William married a Sarah EDNEY.

      According to a message received from osbornandbeyond@yahoo.com.au Walter TAYLOR was born circa 1818 and baptised on 1 June 1818.

      Walter TAYLOR married Ellen BUTCHER at Martock, Somerset, on 18 October 1840. He was a bachelor of full age and a labourer. No details of his father are given. Ellen BUTCHER was a spinster of full age, the daughter of Charles BUTCHER, labourer. Witnesses were Eli BUTCHER and James BARBER.
      (FreeReg)
      (GRO December Q 1840 Yeovil 10 835)

      From the 1851 census of North Street, Martock, Somerset:
      *Walter TAYLOR, aged 32, head, labourer, born at Martock, Somerset;
      Ellen TAYLOR, aged 29, wife, glover, born at Stapleton, Somerset;
      Edwin TAYLOR, aged 10, son, scholar, born at Coat, Somerset;
      Ellen TAYLOR, aged 7, daughter, scholar, born at Coat, Somerset;
      Elizabeth TAYLOR, aged 5, daughter, scholar, born at Coat, Somerset;
      John TAYLOR, aged 2, son, born at Martock, Somerset;
      Albert TAYLOR, aged 2 months, born at Martock, Somerset;
      Isabella BOUCHER [sic], aged 14, sister, errand girl, born at Martock, Somerset;
      Caroline BOUCHER [sic], aged 11, sister, glove sewer, born at Martock, Somerset.
      (HO107/1930/9/11)

      (revised 31.10.2015)