Trafford

Born during the September quarter 1874 in the Nantwich R.D. - ref:  8a/371,
the son of Thomas & Mary Taylor.

1881 Census - 179 Knutsford Road, Latchford, Cheshire   Son - aged: 6 -
born: Latchford, Cheshire.   Head of household - Thomas Taylor - Married -
aged: 36 - occ: Tanner's Labourer - born: Chester.    Also - Mary C. Taylor
- Wife - aged: 30 - born: Manchester.   Plus 2 elder brothers.

1891 Census - 227 Knutsford Road, Latchford, Cheshire.    Son - aged:16 -
occ: Tanner's Labourer - born: Latchford, Cheshire.     Head of household -
Thomas Taylor - Married - aged: 46 - occ: Tanner - born: Grappenhall,
Cheshire.    Also - Mary Taylor - Wife - aged: 42 - born: Manchester.  
Plus 6 siblings.

1901 Census - 11 Raddon Cottages, Latchford, Cheshire.    Boarder - aged:
26 - occ: Tanner's Labourer - born: Latchford, Cheshire.  Boarding with
Thomas & Elizabeth Taylor - Thomas was also a Tanner's Labourer and
possibly a relative of James?

Married Martha Woodward during the June quarter 1904 in the Wirral R.D. -
ref: 8a/857.

1911 Census - No Trace.

Commemorated on the family gravestone in Sale Cemetery, which states that
he died of wounds at Ypres on the 17th November 1917.

His father - Thomas died on the 4th May 1935, aged: 83 years and his Mother
- Mary, died on the 12th October 1923, aged: 71 years.

Formerly 64611 - Transferred to the 74th Labour Company.

Pension Records - Dependent - Martha Taylor, C/o Mrs Clough, Station Road,
Little Sutton, Cheshire.   Record states that he was with the 74th Company,
Labour Corps and that he died of wounds. Martha received a £5 Grant on the
15th December 1917.   Martha received a weekly pension of 25/5d w.e.f. the
10th June 1918.  This was for herself and their two children - James
Herbert Taylor (B. 10/09/1905) and Nancy Taylor (b. 03/05/1908).

Flanders M.I. - "Father in they gracious keeping, leave we now our loved
one sleeping".