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Ralph Taylor 1795 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1795

Birth Location: Windy Nook, Durham, England

Death Date: 9 May 1855

Death Location: Downs Lane Houghton le Spring, Durham, England

Father: Robert Taylor

Mother: Dorothy Meek

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hedley

Children(s): Mary Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Isabella Taylor, John Taylor, Edward Taylor, Ralph Taylor, Jane Taylor, Margaret Taylor

Early life: Ralph Taylor arrived in Windy Nook, Durham, England in 1795, born to Robert Taylor and Dorothy Meek. Over time, Ralph Taylor formed a family with Elizabeth Hedley, which included Mary Ann Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Isabella Taylor, John Brown Taylor, Edward Taylor, Ralph Taylor, Jane Taylor and Margaret Taylor. Ralph Taylor concluded life in Downs Lane Houghton le Spring, Durham, England in 1855.

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Parents

Robert Taylor
1762 –
Birth Location: Houghton Le Spring, Durham
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Dorothy Meek
1765 –
Birth Location: houghton
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hedley
1803 – 1888
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Mary Taylor
1827 – 1920
Birth Location: Durham
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Thomas Taylor
1829 – 1911
Birth Location: Wapping, Durham, England
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Isabella Taylor
1830 – 1883
Birth Location: Wapping, Durham, England
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John Taylor
1836 – 1902
Birth Location: Wapping, Durham, England
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Edward Taylor
1838 – 1909
Birth Location: Bell Mount, Sherburn, County Durham, England
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Ralph Taylor
1841 – 1911
Birth Location: Sherburn Hill, Durham, England
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Jane Taylor
1843 – 1932
Birth Location: Sherborne Hill, Durham, England
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Margaret Taylor
1846 – 1932
Birth Location: Sherburn Hill, Durham, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Jul 1795
    Event Place: Windy Nook, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, 1851 England Census, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Class: HO107; Piece: 2391; Folio: 332; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87069, Class: HO107; Piece: 312; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Houghton Le Spring; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 16; Page: 11; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241354

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 03 Apr 1796
    Event Place: Sunderland,Durham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 312; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Houghton Le Spring; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 16; Page: 11; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241354

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Sherburn, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2391; Folio: 332; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87069

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 May 1855
    Event Place: Downs Lane Houghton le Spring, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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