Taylor, ELLEN

Birth Name Taylor, ELLEN 1a
Also Known As Horrocks, Ellen 2a 3a 4a
Gender female
Age at Death 66 years, 1 month, 2 days

Narrative

1851 aged 4 months, Ellen is living with her parents and her older half-sister Mary, who is 10. Also living with them are her paternal grandparents James and Sarah. Her father and grandfather are working as fustian finishers in a cotton mill. Her mother's brother Jonathan aged 17 is also living with them, working as a dyer. In 1852 Ellen's brother James William was born, and in 1855 her sister Elizabeth was born. In 1861 Ellen and her younger siblings are living with their widowed grandmother Sarah, who is a Tripe Dealer.
1868 Ellen married Thomas Horrocks. Ellen gives her age as 20 but she was not yet 18. Thomas was 22. Their first two children were born about 6 months later. Twins Kezia and William are both on the 1871 census with their mother Ellen but her husband Thomas was not. Son William's birth was registered in 1869 but no entry has been found for Kezia. William was christened with his younger brother Thomas in April 1873 but there is no baptism for Kezia so she had probably died. The only possible match for her death before this was Mary Ellen in 1872. Mary Ellen is the name given to their next daughter, who was born in 1875.
They had 8 more children, making 12 children in total. Only William, Thomas and Alfred would survive to become adults. The other 9 all died before they were 3, most of them a few months after being born.
1911 census, Ellen is living with her brother-in-law Alfred in Ardwick. They are both 65, and their spouses were still alive. Ellen's husband has not been found. Alfred's wife Ann 62 was living in Chorlton with her widowed daughter Margaret Ann 31, and six other people in a seven room house.
1911 census says Ellen had 12 children but only 3 of them were still alive. Search of LancashireBMD found 10 of the 12 children, all registered in Ardwick, where the family were living. Two other children are shown on census records, Kezia and Thomas. Only 5 baptisms have been found for the 12 children, but one of these was for Thomas so we can be fairly certain that Thomas and Ellen had 12 children.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth Registered BET OCT AND DEC 1850 Hulme (near Manchester), Lancashire, England   1b 5a
Death Registered BET JAN AND MAR 1917 Newton Heath, Lancashire, England Age: 68 6a 7a
Birth 30 Nov 1850 Hulme (near Manchester), Lancashire, England   4b 8a
Christening 16 Mar 1851 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England   8b 4c
Residence 16 Mar 1851 Hulme (near Manchester), Lancashire, England   8c 4d
Residence 30 Mar 1851 Owen Street 14, Hulme (near Manchester), Lancashire, England Age: 4/12; RelationToHead: Daughter 9a
Residence 7 Apr 1861 Chester Road 27, Hulme (near Manchester), Lancashire, England   10a
Residence 12 Jul 1868 Hannah Street 7, Ardwick, Lancashire, England   11a
Residence 1871 Gorton Road 20, Ardwick, Lancashire, England Relationship: Relative 12a
Occupation 1871   Cotton Weaver 12b
Residence 27 Apr 1873 Gorton Road 2, Ardwick, Lancashire, England   13a
Residence 1881 Bridge Street 14, Ardwick, Lancashire, England Age: 31; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married 2b
Occupation 1881   Weaver 2c
Occupation 17 May 1890   Drawing Tenter 14a 15a
Census 1891 [CENSUS not found]    
Residence 1901 Adair Street 25, Ardwick, Lancashire, England Relation to Head: Wife, Age 51 3b
Residence 2 Apr 1911 Dark Lane 12, Ardwick, Lancashire, England Age: 65; Marital Status: Married 16a
Death 1917 Newton Heath, Lancashire, England    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Taylor, Williambetween 1819 and 1820
Mother Ravenscroft, Hannahabout May 1817
         Taylor, ELLEN 30 Nov 1850 1917
    Sister     MaryTaylor Feb 1841
    Brother     Taylor, James William about 1852
    Sister     Taylor, Elizabeth 17 Mar 1854

Families

Family of Horrocks, THOMAS and Taylor, ELLEN

Married Husband Horrocks, THOMAS ( * about Jul 1846 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 12 Jul 1868 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England   11b
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Horrocks, Keziabetween 1868 and 1869before 1881
Horrocks, WILLIAMabout Feb 1869Nov 1937
Horrocks, Thomasbetween 1872 and 1873after 1903
Horrocks, Mary Ellenabout Jan 1875BET JAN AND MAR 1875
Horrocks, Frank26 Jun 1876BET OCT AND DEC 1878
Horrocks, Alfredabout Oct 1877after 1901
Horrocks, Charlotteabout Jul 1880BET JAN AND MAR 1884
Horrocks, Arthurabout Apr 1882BET APR AND JUN 1882
Horrocks, Harold23 Aug 1883BET JAN AND MAR 1884
Horrocks, Florenceabout Apr 1885BET JUL AND SEP 1886
Horrocks, Jessie23 Apr 1888BET JUL AND SEP 1889
Horrocks, Jessieabout Jul 1891BET OCT AND DEC 1891

Source References

  1. GRO Online Index (births) 1837-1918
      • Source text:

        HORROCKS, WILLIAM TAYLOR
        GRO Reference: 1869 M Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 592

      • Source text:

        TAYLOR, ELLEN RAVENSCROFT
        GRO Reference: 1850 D Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 20 Page 232

  2. 1881 Census of England and Wales
      • Source text:

        1881 [census] William Horrocks

      • Source text:

        1881 [census] William Horrocks

      • Source text:

        1881 [census] William Horrocks

  3. 1901 Census of England and Wales
      • Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 3747; Folio: 124; Page: 34
      • Source text:

        Thomas and Ellen Horrocks

      • Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 3747; Folio: 124; Page: 34
      • Source text:

        Thomas and Ellen Horrocks

  4. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
      • Page: FHL Film Number: 1545619 Reference ID: item 1 p 117
      • Source text:

        Name: Ellen Taylor
        Gender: Female
        Birth Date: 30 Nov 1850
        Birth Place: Hulme
        Baptism Date: 16 Mar 1851
        Baptism Place: Collegiate, Manchester, Lancashire, England
        Father: William Taylor
        Mother: Hannah Taylor

      • Page: FHL Film Number: 1545619 Reference ID: item 1 p 117
      • Source text:

        Name: Ellen Taylor
        Gender: Female
        Birth Date: 30 Nov 1850
        Birth Place: Hulme
        Baptism Date: 16 Mar 1851
        Baptism Place: Collegiate, Manchester, Lancashire, England
        Father: William Taylor
        Mother: Hannah Taylor

      • Page: FHL Film Number: 1545619 Reference ID: item 1 p 117
      • Source text:

        Name: Ellen Taylor
        Gender: Female
        Birth Date: 30 Nov 1850
        Birth Place: Hulme
        Baptism Date: 16 Mar 1851
        Baptism Place: Collegiate, Manchester, Lancashire, England
        Father: William Taylor
        Mother: Hannah Taylor

  5. Lancashire Birth Index (1837-2007)
      • Source text:

        TAYLOR Ellen RAVENSCROFT 1850 Hulme Archives+, Manchester Central Library HUL/43/47

  6. England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
      • Source text:

        First name(s) Ellen
        District Prestwich
        Last name Horrocks
        County Lancashire
        Gender Female
        Volume 8D
        Birth day -
        Page 609
        Birth month -
        Country England
        Birth year 1849
        Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
        Age 68
        Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
        Death quarter 1
        Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
        Death year 1917
        Collections from Great Britain, England

  7. Lancashire Death Index (1837-2007)
      • Source text:

        HORROCKS Ellen 68 1917 Newton Heath Archives+, Manchester Central Library NH/14/174

  8. Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1901 (Cathedral)
  9. 1851 Census of England and Wales
      • Page: Class: HO107; Piece: 2221; Page: 13
      • Source text:

        Name: Ellen
        [Ellen Taylor]
        Age: 4/12
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
        Relation: Daughter
        Father's name: William
        Mother's name: Hanna
        Gender: Female
        Where born: Salford, Lancashire, England
        Civil Parish: Hulme
        Ecclesiastical parish: St Marks
        County/Island: Lancashire
        Country: England
        Street address:
        Occupation:
        Condition as to marriage:
        Disability:
        Registration district: Chorlton
        Sub-registration district: Hulme
        ED, institution, or vessel: 2rr
        Neighbors: View others on page
        Household schedule number: 40
        Piece: 2221
        Page Number: 13
        Household Members:
        Name Age
        William Taylor
        Hanna Taylor 32
        Maria Taylor 6
        Ellen Taylor 4/12
        James Taylor 54
        Sarah Taylor 54
        Jonathan Revenscroft 17
        Benjamin Fletcher 26

      • Citation:
  10. 1861 Census of England and Wales
      • Source text:

        Sarah Taylor Head Widow Female 65 1796 Tripe dealer Manchester, Lancashire, England
        Ellen Taylor Daughter - Female 10 1851 Scholar Manchester, Lancashire, England
        William Taylor Son - Male 8 1853 Scholar Manchester, Lancashire, England
        Elizabeth Taylor Daughter - Female 6 1855 Scholar Manchester, Lancashire, England

  11. Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cathedral)
      • Page: Church: Cathedral, Manchester. 1868 Page 230.
      • Source text:

        1868 Thomas Horrocks and Ellen Taylor.

      • Page: Church: Cathedral, Manchester. 1868 Page 230.
      • Source text:

        1868 Thomas Horrocks and Ellen Taylor.

  12. 1871 Census of England and Wales
      • Page: Class: RG10; Piece: 3983; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 846092
      • Source text:

        1871 [census] William Horrocks.

      • Page: Class: RG10; Piece: 3983; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 846092
      • Source text:

        1871 [census] William Horrocks.

  13. England, Greater Manchester Baptisms 1571-1910
      • Source text:

        First name(s) William
        Last name Horrocks
        Sex Male
        Year 1873
        Date 27 Apr 1873
        Place Ancoats, St Andrew
        Town Manchester
        County Lancashire
        Country England
        Father's first name(s) Thomas
        Father's last name Horrocks
        Mother's first name(s) Ellen
        Mother's last name Horrocks
        Register type Baptism
        Record set England, Greater Manchester Baptisms 1571-1910
        Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
        Subcategory Parish Baptisms
        Collections from England, Great Britain

  14. Certified copy of an Entry of Marriage
      • Page: 1890 [marriage certificate] William Horrocks and Mary Coyle
      • Source text:

        William (signed). Mary "X".

  15. Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930
      • Page: St Andrew (Ancoats) Manchester.1890 page 16.
      • Source text:

        William Horrocks and Mary Coyle.

  16. 1911 Census of England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man