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Emma Eliza Taylor

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ladybird1300

ladybird1300 Report 30 Jan 2008 17:05

I'm looking for Emma Eliza Taylor 1835-1855 m 21/04/1851 Parish Church Stepney to Stephen Thomas Woodruff. I don't know where she's born.
Her father is John Taylor a Smith & Farrier on her marriage certificate & it's been signed by Mary Ann Taylor as a witness whom I assume is a sister. I can't find any record of them in 1841 &1851 census. I would like to find any other family including her mother, if anyone could find them I would be most grateful.

Amanda

Ivy

Ivy Report 30 Jan 2008 18:50

Hi Amanda,

Is this the family in 1861?

Name: Stephen T Woodruff
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma A
Gender: Male
Where born: Belton, Gloucestershire, England

Civil Parish: St Mary Whitechapel
Ecclesiastical parish: Whitechapel St Mary
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Registration district: Whitechapel
Sub-registration district: Whitechapel North
ED, institution, or vessel: 1

Household schedule number: 90
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Woodruff 57
Emma A Woodruff 26
Emma E Woodruff 9
Henry T Woodruff 3
Mary L Woodruff 2
Stephen I Woodruff 7
Stephen T Woodruff 31

Had Emma Eliza died in 1855?

Yes, I see, second marriage to Emma Ann Greenwood in 1856 (just catching up to the query!)

Ivy

Ivy Report 30 Jan 2008 19:09

It's likely to be a long hunt with a name like Taylor!

Since STW is in Stepney registration district in 1851 just before the marriage, I've had a look for Mary Ann Taylor there. There are 21 but most are wives or too young to be a witness. There is a 13 year old, whose family mostly have two forenames (slightly unusual in 1851) - the father is Stephen, a silversmith. Might be worth following up that family in case they are cousins? Also, I think I have seen others saying that sometimes they have found mothers witnessing the certificate...

ladybird1300

ladybird1300 Report 31 Jan 2008 13:12

Ivy

Thanks for your help Ivy, yes that's the family. Have just checked the marriage certificate again sorry cabinet maker is wrong have amended text above.
I don't know if Stephen & John are cousins because I haven't yet found the family on ancestry, you may be on to something, thanks for looking.

Amanda

ladybird1300

ladybird1300 Report 29 Jun 2012 09:39

Thanks for your replies everyon, apparently Ancestry found the family for me. Although they were married in Stepney, Emma was born in Twickenham....who knew??? always put in a wider search when looking for ancestors, you never know where they will turn up!!! :-)