Sidney George Taylor (1895 - 1963) of Bristol

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SIDNEY GEORGE TAYLOR, my grandfather, born February 14th, 1895 at 4 Southernhay Crescent, Cliftonwood, Bristol; died 1963 Bristol. He was the son of ROBERT GEORGE TAYLOR and MATILDA TAYLOR (nee LUKE). He married LILIAN GIBBONS of Kennilworth Place, Newtown, Old Market, Bristol on October 27th, 1923 at.St Stephen's by Saltash, Cornwall. Daughter of GEORGE LLOYD GIBBONS and HARRIET GIBBONS (nee HALLS) of Kenilworth place, Newtown, Old Market, Bristol. Parents of NORMAN SIDNEY TAYLOR


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Sidney and Lilian Taylor (nee Gibbons) in later life at Jubilee Crecent, Mangotsfield, Bristol,

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(1) Lilian Taylor (nee Gibbons) (2) Sidney's sisters, my gt aunts, Elsie and Gertie Taylor


Sidney's sister Winifred Emilie Taylor (later Younghusband)

1897 Death of maternal grandmother Elizabeth Luke (nee Uren)

1901 Census 17 Clifton Wood Crescent, Cliftonwood, Clifton, Bristol

Robert G Taylor 38 Head M 38 Printers Compositer........... Bristol Clifton
Matilda Taylor 38 Wife ................................................................ Bristol Clifton
Florence G Taylor 10 Daughter ................................................ Bristol Clifton
Elsie Matilda Taylor 9 Daughter ................................................ Bristol Clifton
SIDNEY G TAYLOR 6 Son .......................................................... Bristol Clifton
Winifred E Taylor 8 months Daughter ..................................... Bristol Clifton
Annie B Kirby 60 Widow ....................................... Gloucestershire, Hillesley
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Matilda Taylor Sidney's mother and below Jacob Luke sidney's maternal grandfather who ided three years before he was born.
Jacob's portrait below was on the wall throughout Sidney's childhood.

1907 Attending Newfoundland Road Council School, Bristol. A birth certificate was issued to enable him to be
employed as a person under the age of 16 years and was signed by James Chard Schoolmaster at
Newfoundland Road School, Bristol.

1911 When Sidney was about 16 his grandfather Joseph Taylor (born 1838 in Sidbury, Devon) died Sandy Park? Bristol and was buried at Arnos Vale. His grandmother Elizabeth Taylor (nee Farrant) died sometime about 1918 at St Joseph's Home, Cotham Hill, Bristol.

1911 Census 34 Gatton Road, St Werburghs, Bristol

Robert G Taylor 38 Head M 48 Printer Compositer.............................................. Clifton
Matilda Taylor 48 Wife ................................................................................................. Clifton
Florence G Taylor 21 Daughter Book Keeper Fish Mongers ............................ Clifton
Elsie Matilda Taylor 20 Daughter Shop Assistant Photographer...................... Clifton
SIDNEY G TAYLOR 16 Son Clerk Wholesale Grocer ........................................... Clifton
Winifred E Taylor 10 Daughter School .................................................................... Clifton
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Living in a property with five rooms. Robert and Matilda had been married 22 years had five children of whom four were still alive

1st World war Reg number 291561 Gunner (later Lieut ) 11th Corp RGA transferred to reserve 23 /4/1915
Royal Garrison Artillery Medals authorized prior to 11th November 1918 place of rejoining Gosport Medical
Cert A Transferred to Army reserves 20 / 3/ 1919 SG Taylor Lieut Dover...

Sidney like my other grandfather Edwin Creese fought on the Somme in the First World War

1923 Sidney married Lilian Gibbons. The same year Lilian's grandfather Frederic Halls (born Great Torrington 1840) dies in Bristol
and her father George lloyd Gibbons died (born 1873 Ebbw Vale, Wales)

1926 Birth of son Norman

1930 Birth of sister Winnie's son John in Canton, China




Winnie Taylor (Younghusband) (1900 - 1999) Sidney Taylor's sister

1936 Sidney's father Robert George Taylor (born 1863 Clifton Wood, Bristol) dies at the Bristol Royal Infirmary

1941 Sidney's mother Matilda Taylor (nee Luke born abt 1862 Welsh Back, Bristol) dies at St Werburghs, Bristol

1954 Son Norman marries Joan Creese

1960 death of wife Lilian Taylor (nee Gibbons)

1963 Sidney dies












1929 Sidney's sister Winnie on the way to Japan.
Winnie Younghusband (nee Taylor) Sidney's sister and Percy Younghusband behind. Hong Kong. 1950's or 60's