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I am trying to prove/disprove a link between the captain of the Royal Charter which sank in 1859 and my family. Does anyone have details of Thomas Taylor's family especially parents and siblings?

You will need to give a few more details of Thomas Taylor's birth dates etc.
From googlesearch:
Marie Davies
My GG Grandfather was Thomas Taylor who was the captain on the Royal Charter when it went down.
There is a lot of information out there.

He married Elizabeth born 1823 Lancs and died 11/1/1905.
1861 census as her as a green grocer in Westhoughton lancs with children
Ellis 1839
William 1841
Emma 1849
Mary Ann 1856
Nancy 1859 married 1899 in Bolton to Enos Muskett Nancy died 17/11/1929.

Andrew Birchall is great great grandson of thomas Taylor the Captain.
Andrew had a daughter Bridget Birchall.

I can't find Elizabeth prior to 1861 on the census returns which would have probably said that she was a Mariners wife.

If you give me some more names that you think is connected to your family maybe I could try and find something for deffinate.

Maryb

Mary's 1861 census entry:
1861 England Census
Elizabeth Taylor Age: 35 Estimated birth year: abt 1826 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Culcheth, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Westhoughton Ecclesiastical parish: St Bartholomew Town: Westhoughton County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street Address: Wade Lane Occupation: green grocer
Registration district: Bolton Sub-registration district: Westhoughton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Household schedule number: 45
Elizabeth Taylor 35
Ellis Taylor 22 silk warper
William Taylor 20 drawer in silk
Emma Taylor 12
Adam Taylor 7
Mary Ann Taylor 5
Nancy Taylor 2
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2811; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 543032
all children born west houghton
Perhaps the family were at sea in 1851 and 1841?

1871 England Census
Elizabeth Taylor Age: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1827 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England Wade Lane Civil parish: Westhoughton Ecclesiastical parish: St Bartholomew County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Registration district: Bolton Sub-registration district: West Houghton ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Household schedule number: 59
Elizabeth Taylor 44 silk weaver
Adam Taylor 16 coal miner
Mary Ann Taylor 14 silk winder
Nancy Taylor 12 silk winder
Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 3924; Folio: 8; Page: 9; GSU roll: 842054.

I think there is going to be a lot of family out there. What do you think your connection is?
Thank-you

Son of Elizabeth was Adam 1854 in 1881 he was a widow living with Thomas morhet.
Adam married 1882 to Jane Francis they had Joseph frances Taylor 1882,he married Mary Alice Davies 28/5/1904.
On google there is a Marie Davies stating her GGGrandad was thomas the Captain.
Adam and Jane also had George 1889
Annie 1902
and Lily 1904.
At the time of Joseph's wedding to Mary Alice he was living at 26,Samuel St Atherton Lancs,Mary Alice was at 6,Wesley Street Atherton with dad Thomas Davies.
Maryb

Thank you to everyone who replied. The exact relationship is a little unclear. My father was told that his great uncle was Thomas Taylor, captain of the Royal Charter. His grandmother, my great grandmother, was Jane Taylor a fisherman's wife in Fraserburgh, Scotland which is where my father's maternal side resided for many generations. Does anyone know how old Thomas was when the Royal Charter sank?

Info on Thomas Taylor is a bit lacking,but if he was husband to Elizabeth then he would have been born @ 1820s.

I have looked at many trees with your Jane on but none have Thomas Taylor in the time frame that thomas would have been born.
Are these your Jane Murray born 1854 Portersie married George Taylor 6/11/1873 had Jane 1875 in Broadsea
Maryb

Mary,
yes the Jane Murray and George Taylor you mentioned are those in my tree. I am also findind Thomas to be a bit of a mystery.
Steve

Does anyone have access to the newspapers at the British Museum? Perhaps an age at the time of the wreck is mentioned?

For information:
For instance, some UK public libraries subscribe to The Times Digital Archive (1785-1985), and any member of one of these libraries is able to access this resource free from their home computer using their library card number.