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ID:736

Leonard Taylor 1913-1994

 

Leonard Taylor 1913-1994 ID:736

Relationship:

Gaz’s Maternal Grandfather

 

Father of

 

 

 

Kathleen A Taylor 1949-L ID:735

Birth:

21 May 1913 Cannock, Staffordshire

 

Mother of

Death:

March 1994 Stafford, Staffordshire

 

Gareth RLG Greatrix 1972-L ID:280

 

 

 

 

Mother:

Christina Stackhouse 1883-1944 ID:687

 

Father:

Henry Taylor 1880-1951 ID:729

 

Siblings:

John H Taylor 1900-1974 ID:734

 

 

Charles Taylor 1901-? ID:715

 

 

Henry Taylor 1903-? ID:730

 

 

Fred Taylor 1905-1954 ID:723

 

 

William George Taylor 1908-1999 ID:744

 

 

Leonard Taylor 1913-1994 ID:736

 

 

Alice Taylor 1918-2000 ID:710

 

 

Edward Arthur Taylor 1919-? ID:720

 

 

 

 

Spouse:

Elizabeth M E A Allen 1914-1995 ID:16

 

Children:

Leonard Taylor 1942-1942 ID:737

 

 

Kathleen A Taylor 1949-L ID:735

 

 

Margaret Taylor 1951-L ID:739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1913

21 May 1913- Birth of Leonard Taylor in Norton Canes, Staffordshire

 

Leonard grew in Stokes Lane, Norton Canes.

 

1921
1921 Census for Stokes Lane, Norton Canes, Staffordshire

 

Name

Relation’p

Age (y/m)

Condition

Place of Birth

Occupation

Place of work

Henry Taylor

Head

41/6

Married

West Ham, London

Miner- Fireman Examiner Below Ground

Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes

Christina Taylor

Wife

39/8

Married

Liverpool, Lancs

Home Duties

 

John H Taylor

Son

20/9

Single

Norton Canes, Staffs

Horse Driver(Miner)
Underground

Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes

Charles Taylor

Son

19/8

Single

Norton Canes, Staffs

Horse Driver(Miner)
Underground

Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes

Henry Taylor Jr

Son

18/2

Single

Norton Canes, Staffs

Coal Miner (Puller off) Below Ground

Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes

Fred Taylor

Son

15/8

 

Norton Canes, Staffs

Coal Miner (Door Minder) Below Ground

Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes

William Taylor

Son

13/2

 

Norton Canes, Staffs

 

 

Leonard Taylor

Son

8/3

 

Norton Canes, Staffs

 

 

Alice Taylor

Daughter

4/10

 

Norton Canes, Staffs

 

 

Arthur Taylor

Son

2/4

 

Norton Canes, Staffs

 

 

 

Circa 1930

Leonard, 2nd from left, with his father, Henry and 3 brothers circa 1930.

 

1933

17 June 1933 - The family continued to live in Stokes Lane until at least 1933 as we can see from the postcard below. We know his parent’s visited relatives in Middlesex.

 

This postcard is postmarked Hayes, Middlesex 1933, and addressed to their son Leonard, still living in Stokes Lane. It is sent by Henrys wife, Christina and signed from Christina and Henry. (Mother & Dad) It reads:

'Dear Len,
Just a card to let you know we got here alright and they are all well. Dad says he expects you have got some luck by now, we hope so and don't forget the greenhouse. Trusting you are all well.
from Mother, Dad'

 

1936

October 1936 - Marriage of Leonard Taylor and Elizabeth Mary Eliza Amelia Allen at Cannock, Staffs

 

1939

1939 Registry for 69, Butts Lane, Norton Canes, Staffs'

Name               

Birth Date   

Gender   

Status   

Occupation                           

Leonard Taylor       

21/05/1913  

Male     

Married 

Miner Underground-Colliery Hewer/ ARP Service Brownhills MDC

Elizabeth M Taylor

03/08/1914

Female

Married

Unpaid Domestic Duties

 

1942

Birth of son, Leonard Taylor. Sadly, Leonard died shortly after birth.

 

Military

 

Len served in the Royal Marines and as part of 48 Commando was involved in the D-Day landings where he disembarked at Juno Beach on 6th June 1944.
More info at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._48_(Royal_Marine)_Commando

 

1944

Death of mother, Christina, who passed away in December 1944, aged 62 years at Cannock, Staffordshire.

 

After WW2, Len left the army and became a Coal Miner.

 

1949

Birth of daughter, Kathleen Ann Taylor, registered at Cannock, Staffordshire

 

1951

Birth of daughter, Margaret Taylor, registered at Cannock, Staffordshire.

 

1967

Walsall Observer 21 December 1967

 

Mary & Len with daughter, Margaret at Butts Lane, Norton Canes.

 

1994
March 1994 - Death of Leonard Taylor at Stafford.