Eli Taylor
Parents Thomas Taylor and Alice Shelton
Born 24 Aug 1819 Cotton in the Elms, Derby, England
Christened 19 Sep 1819 Lullington, Derby, England
Occupation: Shoe Maker (1851) Cordwainer (1861)
Married 1) Mary Ann Stringer 26 July 1841 Lullington, Derby, England
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| Eli and Mary Ann Stringer marriage record |
Note: The marriage record claims she is 20, but she was only 17. Also, her name was simply Mary Stringer in the record, not Mary Ann. A second marriage record was available which claims 11 Jul 1841 as the marriage date, which is likely when the banns (similar to engagement) were announced
Immigration to United States: 13 October 1875 aboard ship Dakota. -
note: on the manifest he is referred to as Eliza - with his wife 'dittoed'. Five of their children are with them.
2) Mary Nicholls 4 Mar 1866 Birmingham, Warwick, England
Children: Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Emma, Eli
Died 31 Dec 1878 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Sources
Birth date: Deceased LDS member record
Christening: England Births and Christenings 1538-1975 Film 1752216 Batch C02813-0 Reference number: item 6 p 17
Marriage to Mary Stringer: England Marriages 1538-1973 Film 1752216 Batch M01686-8 Reference #15
1851 UK Census for Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England (age 31 - name given as Elijah, as head of house)
1861 Census for Birmingham, Birmingham, Warwick, England (age 41 - as head of house)
Family Search/Family Tree
Mary Ann Stringer
Parents William Stringer and Hannah (Ann)Wood
Born 27 May 1821 Burton Upon Trent, Stafford, England
Christened 20 Jun 1824 Burton Upon Trent, Stafford, England
Note: her name is spelled Maryann in record
Occupation: Boot Binder (1851)
Died 1864 England
Burial: 2 Sep 1864 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Sources
Christening: England Birth and Christenings Film 1278995 Batch C02378-6 item 4 p 302
1851 UK Census for Birmingham, St Martin, Warwickshire, England
1861 Census for Birmingham, Birmingham, Warwick, England (age 37 - as a wife)
Birth: Family Search/Family Tree
Burial: England Deaths and Burials
CHILDREN
Rose Anna Taylor
Born 20 May 1842 Burton Upon Trent, Stafford, England
Christened 1 Jun 1842 Holy Trinity, Burton Upon Trent, Stafford, England
Note: name on the christening record spelled Rose Anna
Occupation: Shoe Binder (1861)
Married 1) Henry Hodge 26 Apr 1866 St Jude, Birmingham, Warwick, England
2) Hopkins Chovi Pender 3 Oct 1868 Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Divorced)
Note: Her name is spelled Rosannah on the marriage record
3) John James Busby 27 Oct 1869 Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Children: Rose, Violet, Charlotte, Annie, Abraham, Arizona, William, Nellie
Died 11 Feb 1916 St David, Cochise, Arizona
Buried: St David Cemetery, St David, Cochise, Arizona
Note: Name on the headstone is Rose H Busby. While it may seem logical the H stands for Hannah, her christening record claims Rose Anna. Perhaps the H is for her first husband, Henry Hodge? She is buried with her 3rd husband John, the only husband I have a record she had children with.
Sources
Christening: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Film 1278931 p 97
1861 Census for Birmingham, Birmingham, Warwick, England (age 18 - living w/parents)
Marriage to Henry: England Marriages, 1538–1973 Film 0918918 Batch M07360-3 also IGI Film 0918918 Batch M073603 dated 1864-1876
Marriage to Hopkins: LDS temple records. The date and place were used as the marriage date and place, though they may not be the same.
Marriage to James:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lzrslong/b858.htm#P47055
Family Search/Family Tree
Headstone:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21498970
Mary Taylor (twin to Katherine)
Born 22 Jul 1843 Burton Upon Trent, Stafford, England
Sources
Family Search
Ancestry.com
Katherine Taylor (twin to Mary)
Born 22 Jul 1843 Burton Upon Trent, Stafford, England
Sources
Family Search
Ancestry.com
*William Taylor
Christened 30 Sep 1844 Burton Upon Trent, Stafford, England
Occupation: Shoe Maker (1861)
Married Melina Smith 3 Mar 1862 St. Jude, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Note: Her name is misspelled on the record as Melinar. They separated by the time she left for America. He likely remarried.
Died aft 1871 (his last child with Melina was born in 1872)
Buried: Very likely England - more research is needed
Sources
1861 Census for Birmingham, Birmingham, Warwick, England (age 17 - living w/parents)
Marriage: England Marriages Film 918917 Batch M07360-2
Family Search
SECOND WIFE
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Mary Elizabeth Nicholls
Taylor Shell's headstone |
(Mary) Elizabeth Nicholls
Parents: Benjamin Nicholls and Elizabeth Elson
I've seen two different middle names for her - Ann and Elizabeth. According to her birth and christening record, it is simply Elizabeth Nicholls. On other (later) records (such as daughter Elizabeth Taylor's death certificate) she is listed as Mary Elizabeth Taylor and her headstone, Mary E. Shell.
Born 25 March 1838 Birmingham, Warwick, England
Christened 15 April 1838 Saint Thomas, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Immigration to United States: 13 October 1875 on ship Dakota
(Eli, their children, and herself were passengers in steerage which means they were in the part of the ship that contained the steering apparatus. It was the least expensive rate.) The ship "Dakota" was built the year the family sailed to United States (1875): The Liverpool and Great Western Steamship Company, known commonly as the Guion Line, was a British passenger service. Two years later, in 1877, the Dakota shipwrecked near North Wales (no loss of life).
Married 2) George Washington Shell 14 December 1887 Logan, Cache, Utah (he died in 1892)
Died 14 June 1901 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah Plot 04-093
Sources
Passenger list for Ship"Dakota" 13 OCT 1875
1900 US Census Murray, Salt Lake, Utah (age 62, widowed, going by name Elizabeth Shell, it claims she is the mother of 6 children of which 2 are living which would be Elizabeth and Eli)
England Births and Christenings Batch C04117-1
Headstone:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130360/mary-elizabeth-shell
CHILDREN with second wife
FYI: Southport is a large seaside town in the Sefton, Merseyside, England and five of these six children were born there.
Mary Ann Taylor
Born 31 December 1864 Birmingham, Warwick, England
Immigration to United States: 13 October 1875
Married Joseph Richard McGuire Wilson 1 November 1881 England
Children: George, Eli, Mary, Elizabeth
Died 17 November 1889 Murray, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah
Sources
Immigration: 13 October 1875 on ship Dakota
Headstone:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=139748358
22 November 1889 Deseret News Obituary
Picture: Family Search
Elizabeth Taylor
Born 26 October 1866 Southport, Lancashire, England
Immigration to United States: 13 October 1875
Married John Albert Berrett about 1887 England
Children: George, Benjamin, Joseph, Lawrence, Marion, Alice
Died 16 January 1955 Union, Salt Lake, Utah
Note: COD: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Buried 20 January 1955 Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah
Sources
Immigration to United States: 13 October 1875 on ship Dakota
Headstone:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8009751
Picture: Family Search
Eleanor Taylor
Born 4 January 1869 Southport, Lancashire, England
Immigration to United States: 13 October 1875 on ship Dakota
Died 20 May 1882 Utah?
Sources
Birth and death: LDS Church Membership listed on Family Search
Immigration List for ship Dakota
Emma Taylor
Born 29 April 1870 Birmingham, Warwick, England
Died 15 May 1871 (she is not on ship manifest in 1875)
Sources
Birth: LDS Church Membership listed on Family Search
Alma Taylor (twin to Eli? It gives same age on ship manifest)
Born 27 March 1873 Southport, Lancashire, England
Immigration to United States: 13 October 1875 on ship Dakota
Sources
Immigration List for ship Dakota
Eli Taylor (twin to Alma? It gives same age on ship manifest)
Born 27 March 1873 Southport, Lancashire, England
Immigration to United States: 13 October 1875
Occupation: Farmer
Married May Belle Shaw 26 October 1893 Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: Sarah, unnamed baby boy, Horace, Rosa, Melvin, Maggie
Died 2 April 1922 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
COD: Paralysis of heart and the flu
His son Horace was the informant
Buried 6 April 1922 Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah
Sources
1900 US Census Murray, Salt Lake, Utah (age 27, his family is living with his mother)
1910 US Census Bennion, Salt Lake, Utah (age 37)
1920 US Census Salt Lake, Utah (age 46)
Utah Death Certificate
(which claims he was divorced at time of death)
Headstone for Eli:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128532
Headstone for May Belle:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58461
Passenger list for Ship"Dakota"
