Descendants of James Taylor

Genealogy of the McClelland and Related Families - Taylor Family

Descendants of James Taylor

Generation One

1. James¹ Taylor¹ married Janet Robertson on 10 Jun 1780 at Paisley Burgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland.¹^,²
Children of James¹ Taylor and Janet Robertson were as follows:

+ 2 i. James² Taylor was born on 4 Apr 1781. He married Mary Jack. Two marriages between a James Taylor and Mary Jack are recorded in the Scotland OPR's, one Dec 9, 1787 in Glasgow, the other Dec 8, 1787 in Renfrew. These would have been when James was 6 years old, so it can be assumed that they were different couples. No further same name marriages have yet been found. He died on 4 Nov 1825 at age 44.
3 ii. Agnes Taylor³^,³^,¹ was born on 5 Apr 1783.³ She was christened on 13 Apr 1783 at Paisley Burgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland.¹ She died on 7 Nov 1846 at age 63.³
4 iii. John Taylor³^,³^,¹ was born on 6 Mar 1785.³ He was christened on 10 Mar 1785 at Paisley Burgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland.¹
5 iv. Janet Taylor³^,³ was born on 7 Mar 1787.³
6 v. Robert Taylor³^,³ was born on 18 Jun 1789.³ He died on 18 Nov 1789.³
7 vi. Isabella Taylor³^,³ was born on 11 May 1791.³ She died on 14 Apr 1862 at age 70.³
8 vii. Mary Taylor³^,³ was born on 24 May 1793.³ She died on 15 Nov 1846 at age 53.³
9 viii. Janet Taylor³^,³ was born on 15 Jun 1795.³
10 ix. Unknown Taylor³^,³ was born on 18 Jun 1797.³
11 x. Andrew Taylor³^,³ was born on 2 Jul 1799.³
12 xi. Robert Taylor³^,³ was born on 10 Aug 1801.³ He died on 22 Nov 1811 at age 10.³

Generation Two

2. James² Taylor (James¹)¹ was born on 4 Apr 1781.³ He was christened on 8 Apr 1781 at Paisley Burgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland.¹ He married Mary Jack. Two marriages between a James Taylor and Mary Jack are recorded in the Scotland OPR's, one Dec 9, 1787 in Glasgow, the other Dec 8, 1787 in Renfrew. These would have been when James was 6 years old, so it can be assumed that they were different couples. No further same name marriages have yet been found.³^,⁴ He died on 4 Nov 1825 at age 44.⁴^,³
He was a Hand Loom Weaver and was also known as John Taylor.⁵ He was also listed as a maltster during his career.⁶

Children of James² Taylor and Mary Jack were:

+ 13 i. Thomas³ Taylor was born on 16 Jan 1807. He married Helen McQueir on 13 Oct 1843 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He married Elizabeth Campbell Christie, daughter of Robert Christie and Jane McAra, on 3 Sep 1858 at Garnet Hill, Glasgow, Scotland. He married Mary Ann Johana Taylor, daughter of Charles Taylor and Margaret Dobbie, on 3 Nov 1868 at 10 Gayfield Street, Glasgow, District of Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He died of bronchitis on 21 Mar 1872 at 40 Shamrock Street, Glasgow, Scotland, at age 65.

Generation Three

13. Thomas³ Taylor (James², James¹) was born on 16 Jan 1807.³ He was born circa 1810.⁴ He was born circa 1812.⁶ He married Helen McQueir on 13 Oct 1843 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.³^,¹ He married Elizabeth Campbell Christie, daughter of Robert Christie and Jane McAra, on 3 Sep 1858 at Garnet Hill, Glasgow, Scotland.³ He married Mary Ann Johana Taylor, daughter of Charles Taylor and Margaret Dobbie, on 3 Nov 1868 at 10 Gayfield Street, Glasgow, District of Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland.³^,¹^,⁶ He died of bronchitis on 21 Mar 1872 at 40 Shamrock Street, Glasgow, Scotland, at age 65.⁷^,³^,⁵

He was a letter carrier.⁷^,⁶^,⁸ In Sep 1858 Thomas Taylor lived at 145 Garscube Road, Glasgow, Scotland.⁷ Between Jan 1863 and Jul 1866 Thomas Taylor lived at 26 Maitland Lane, Glasgow, Scotland.⁷^,⁹

Children of Thomas³ Taylor and Helen McQueir were as follows:

14 i. James⁴ Taylor³^,³^,³ was born on 31 Dec 1843.³
15 ii. Helen Taylor³^,³^,³ was born on 21 May 1846.³ She died on 5 May 1847.³
16 iii. Thomas Taylor³^,³^,³ was born on 23 Apr 1848.³ He died on 7 Sep 1848.³

Children of Thomas³ Taylor and Elizabeth Campbell Christie were as follows:

17 i. Thomas⁴ Taylor³^,³^,⁸^,³^,⁸ was born on 14 Nov 1859 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.³^,⁸ He died of a rupture of the naval with birth on 1 Dec 1859 at 26 Maitland Lane, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.³^,⁸
18 ii. Thomas Taylor was born on 12 Feb 1861 at Glasgow, Scotland.¹⁰^,³
As recalled by Margaret, Robert Christie Taylor's daughter, Robert spoke fondly of his older brother Thomas, who did not get along with their step-mother. The story indicates that Thomas left for Australia shortly after their father died in 1872, however, this date has been refuted by the documentation record. Thomas appears in the 1881 Scottish census still living in the household and signed the documentation for his step-mother's death in 1892.¹¹^,¹² He was a waiter in 1881 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹⁰ It is therefore assumed that he immigrated after 1892. The rest of the family lost contact with Thomas after that.¹¹^,¹²
+ 19 iii. Robert Christie Taylor was born on 5 Jan 1863 at Glasgow, Scotland. He married Elizabeth Monteith, daughter of Robert Monteith and Elizabeth Mason, on 26 Sep 1894 at Glasgow, Scotland. He died on 19 Oct 1951 at Chilliwack, B.C., at age 88. He was buried on 22 Oct 1951 at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Chilliwack, B.C.

There were no children of Thomas³ Taylor and Mary Ann Johana Taylor.

Generation Four

19. Robert Christie⁴ Taylor (Thomas³, James², James¹) was born on 5 Jan 1863 at Glasgow, Scotland.⁷^,³ He married Elizabeth Monteith, daughter of Robert Monteith and Elizabeth Mason, on 26 Sep 1894 at Glasgow, Scotland.⁷^,¹³ He died on 19 Oct 1951 at Chilliwack, B.C., at age 88.¹⁴^,¹⁵ He was buried on 22 Oct 1951 at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Chilliwack, B.C.¹⁵

He was listed as a waiter in the census records of 1881, and later given as a ship's cook.⁷^,¹⁰ In Sep 1894 Robert Christie Taylor lived at 44 Forth Street, Glasgow, Scotland.⁷ In Jul 1907 Robert Christie

Taylor lived at 33 Rosehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.⁷ He was a Restaurant Chef, retiring in 1936.¹⁵ In Nov 1939 Robert Christie Taylor and Elizabeth Monteith lived at 132 Westminster Avenue, Chilliwack, B.C.¹⁶ and by Oct 1951 Robert Christie Taylor had moved to 17 Clarke Drive, Chilliwack, B.C.¹⁴^,¹⁵

The photo to the left above shows Elizabth Gribben Taylor standing at the back, and left to right, Elizabeth Taylor (nee Monteith), Margaret Monteith Taylor, John Monteith Taylor, and Thelma Hilda Taylor (nee Berry) ... thanks to Sheila McClelland for the scan.

The photo at the right shows Robert Christie Taylor (sitting) with his son, John Monteith Taylor kneeling behind, and his granddaughter sitting in the other chair.

Children of Robert Christie⁴ Taylor and Elizabeth Monteith were as follows:

+ 20 i. Elizabeth Gribben⁵ Taylor was born on 10 Feb 1895 at Glasgow, Scotland. She married William Blackley, son of Daniel Blackley and Margaret Weir, on 6 Feb 1918 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. She died of leukemia on 16 May 1938 at Dallas, Oregon, at age 43.
21 ii. Thomas Taylor was born on 12 Jul 1896 at Glasgow, Scotland.¹³^,¹⁷^,¹⁸ He married Elizabeth McGeorge.¹⁷ He died on 31 Mar 1973 at Victoria, B.C., at age 76.¹³^,¹⁷ He was cremated following a service on 4 Apr 1973 at McCall Brothers Chapel, Victoria, B.C.¹⁷

He lived at Victoria, B.C., since 1938.¹⁷ He was a newspaper columnist.¹⁸ In 1951, he covered the Canadian Chess Championships in Vancouver, B.C., where his younger brother, John, was competing. An article that he wrote on the experience can be found through the BC Chess page.
+ 22 iii. Robert Monteith Taylor was born on 16 Mar 1899 at 115 Plantation Street, Glasgow, Scotland. He married Rose Jean Coutts in 1934 at Regina, Saskatchewan. He died on 23 Nov 1966 at Regina, Saskatchewan, at age 67. He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Veteran's Memorial section, Regina, Saskatchewan.
+ 23 iv. James Christie Taylor was born on 9 Dec 1900 at Glasgow, Scotland. He married Doris Rosconie. He died on 1 Jan 1973 at North Vancouver, B.C., at age 72. He was cremated following a service on 4 Jan 1973 at Boal Memorial Chapel, North Vancouver, B.C.
24 v. Margaret Monteith Taylor¹⁹ was born on 21 Jun 1902 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.²⁰^,¹⁹^,¹³ She married Edward Alexander Richardson, son of Robert Richardson and Elizabeth Tavendale, on 21 Oct 1929.²¹^,¹³ She died on 29 Sep 1997 at Vancouver, B.C., at age 95.²⁰^,¹³

To the right, Margaret Richardson (nee Taylor) enjoys the sunshine in Kelowna.

She was also known as Peg Taylor. In Nov 1939 Margaret Monteith Taylor and Edward Alexander Richardson lived at Westminster Avenue, Chilliwack, B.C.¹⁶ In Oct 1951 Margaret Monteith Taylor and Edward Alexander Richardson lived at 17 Clarke Drive, Chilliwack, B.C.¹⁵ In 1973 Margaret Monteith Taylor and Edward Alexander Richardson lived at Ganges, Salt Spring Island, B.C.¹⁷
+ 25 vi. John Monteith Taylor was born on 11 Jul 1907 at 33 Rosehall Street, Glasgow, District of Milton, Scotland. He married Thelma Hilda Berry, daughter of Ernest Berry and Flora Helen Stiles, on 14 May 1936 at Port Coquitlam, B.C. He died of a heart attack on 9 Sep 1974 at Vancouver, B.C., at age 67. He was cremated following a service on 12 Sep 1974 at Hamilton Mortuary Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
+ 26 vii. David Monteith Taylor was born on 28 Aug 1908 at Glasgow, Scotland. He married Elsie Doreen Caird on 14 Nov 1934 at Vancouver, B.C. He died on 8 Aug 1992 at Vancouver, B.C., at age 83.

Generation Five

20. Elizabeth Gribben⁵ Taylor (Robert⁴, Thomas³, James², James¹)¹³ was born on 10 Feb 1895 at Glasgow, Scotland.¹³^,²² She married William Blackley, son of Daniel Blackley and Margaret Weir, on 6 Feb 1918 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.²² She died of leukemia on 16 May 1938 at Dallas, Oregon, at age 43.²³^,¹³

She was also known as Beth Taylor.²³ She was a drapery saleswoman in 1918.²²

Children of Elizabeth Gribben⁵ Taylor and William Blackley were:

27 i. William W.J.⁶ Blackley²⁴ was born circa 1920.²³ He died on 31 Dec 1943 at World War II, shot down over France.²³^,²⁴ He was buried at the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.²⁴
He was also known as Billy Blackley.²³ He was a Second Lieutenant, US Army Air Forces, serving in the 330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy in 1943.²⁴

22. Robert Monteith⁵ Taylor (Robert⁴, Thomas³, James², James¹)¹³^,²⁵^,²⁵ was born on 16 Mar 1899 at 115 Plantation Street, Glasgow, Scotland.¹³^,²⁶^,²⁵ He married Rose Jean Coutts in 1934 at Regina, Saskatchewan.²⁷^,²⁶ He died on 23 Nov 1966 at Regina, Saskatchewan, at age 67.¹³^,²⁸^,²⁷ He died on 25 Nov 1966 at Regina, Saskatchewan, at age 67.²⁶ He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Veteran's Memorial section, Regina, Saskatchewan.²⁶

He was also known as Bert Taylor²³^,²⁷ He began military service in 1919 as an Assistant Steward for the British Mercantile Marine Core, through to 1922.²⁶ He immigrated in 1922 to Regina, Saskatchewan.²⁶ He began military service in 1940 as a Staff Sergeant with the Royal Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War, until 1945.²⁶ In Oct 1951 Robert Monteith Taylor lived at Regina, Saskatchewan.¹⁴ He retired from the Saskatchewan Government Motor Vehicle Licensing Division in 1964.²⁶

Robert Monteith⁵ Taylor and Rose Jean Coutts had one son.

23. James Christie⁵ Taylor (Robert⁴, Thomas³, James², James¹)¹³ was born on 9 Dec 1900 at Glasgow, Scotland.¹³^,²⁹ He married Doris Rosconie.²⁸^,³⁰ He died on 1 Jan 1973 at North Vancouver, B.C., at age 72.¹³^,²⁸^,²⁹ He was cremated following a service on 4 Jan 1973 at Boal Memorial Chapel, North Vancouver, B.C.²⁸
He was also known as Jim Taylor.²³ He was a School Board custodian.²⁹ In Oct 1951 James Christie Taylor lived at Vancouver, B.C., Canada.¹⁴ He was a longtime member of the Kiwanis Club, residing in the Kiwanis Towers in North Vancouver in his later years.²⁸

James Christie⁵ Taylor and Doris Rosconie had five daughters and two sons.

25. John Monteith⁵ Taylor (Robert⁴, Thomas³, James², James¹)³¹ was born on 11 Jul 1907 at 33 Rosehall Street, Glasgow, District of Milton, Scotland.³¹^,¹³ He married Thelma Hilda Berry, daughter of Ernest Berry and Flora Helen Stiles, on 14 May 1936 at Port Coquitlam, B.C.³²^,³³^,¹³ He died of a heart attack on 9 Sep 1974 at Vancouver, B.C., at age 67.³⁴^,¹³ He was cremated following a service on 12 Sep

1974 at Hamilton Mortuary Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.³⁴^,³⁵ He was buried on 11 Jun 1991 at Forest Lawn, Burnaby, B.C.³⁶

In the wedding photo, John is standing on the right, with his brother Dave to the left. Sitting on the right is Thelma Berry, with her sister Helen Berry on the left.

He immigrated on 1 Jul 1922 to Regina, Saskatchewan, having arrived in Quebec with his parents and Taylor grandparents as a passenger on the S.S. Cassandra from Scotland (on Canada Day!), then travelling by railroad to their final destination. The family stayed only a few years in Regina before moving to Vancouver.³⁷^,³⁸ John Monteith Taylor lived at 2566 East Georgia, Vancouver, B.C.

In the contestant booklet of the 1953 Dominion Chess Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, John was profiled as follows [Research note: this was his third and last time competing at the Canadian Championships] :

A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Taylor came to this country at the age of 14, and after a brief pause in Regina, settled down in Vancouver. He won the British Columbia Championship at 21 - five years after being taught to play. He has won that title on five occasions, his latest triumph being in 1953 when he and Salia tied for first. At present, Mr. Taylor is the Traffic Manager of Forests Limited Department Store, a position he has held for the last five years.³⁹

John Monteith⁵ Taylor and Thelma Hilda Berry had two daughters

26. David Monteith⁵ Taylor (Robert⁴, Thomas³, James², James¹)¹³ was born on 28 Aug 1908 at Glasgow, Scotland.¹³^,⁴⁰ He married Elsie Doreen Caird on 14 Nov 1934 at Vancouver, B.C.¹³ He died on 8 Aug 1992 at Vancouver, B.C., at age 83.¹³^,⁴⁰

In the wedding photo, from left to right are xxx, David Monteith Taylor, Elsie Doreen Caird, xxx, and John Monteith Taylor.

David was an employee of Eastman Kodak for 41 years.⁴⁰ In Aug 1985 David Monteith Taylor lived at 571 Esquimalt Avenue, West Vancouver, B.C.¹⁹

David Monteith⁵ Taylor and Elsie Doreen Caird had one daughter

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