Dave Taylor

Success, this is the correct death certificate, thank you. The occupation matches, Joiner (Journeyman), location, Byker, and informant is his daughter, in her married name. The only mystery now is that his age is recorded as 61, giving a birth year of c.1849. From his marriage certificate and 1901 Census it's c.1842, 1871 & 1881 Census it's c.1841. So either his daughter got his age wrong at his death, or he lied about his age to get married. At the time, 1866, if you were under 21 you needed your parents consent to marry. As he was from Scotland, he would have been the legal age of 17, but was getting married in Newcastle, so may have lied to avoid getting his parent's consent. Still, this is the fun of researching the family tree, working out these mysteries.

Wow, thank you so much. This looks like exactly what I've been looking for. The only registered death that matches that date in Northumberland has the age of 61 on FreeBMD, although this could be a transcribe error. I will look at ordering the certificate. Thank you also for the cemetery details, will do some research into this.

Hi Canny, Thank for your replay, and some good information. Sadly I think you are right, this is not my William Taylor. Looking at the 1901 Census for Bedlington, I found a William Taylor, b.1842, Occupations: Cartman. Addresses before his entry were Bank Top, and Bank Top Hotel, but his address was Ironworks. Much more likely this matches the death certificate I have. As for the death you listed, I'm afraid I've already researched this one, and it's not a match either. That William was a Music Dealer and had a son Harry. Thank you again for your input, but think I will just have to keep looking. Dave

Hi, I've been trying to find a date of death for my ancestor William Taylor. I have just received a death certificate for a possible match from 1910, with address given as 2 Brick Row, Bedlington (Bank Top). This led me to this forum and I've read the post on here around Brick Row, which was very informative. However, I'm unsure if the certificate is a match for my William, as the location and occupation are different. William Taylor was born in Scotland 1841 and all records I can find of him show him living in Newcastle working as a Carpenter. He is alive and living in Byker, Newcastle in 1901 census, and in the 1911 census his wife is a widow, stating that she was married for 43 years. As they were married in 1866, this gives a rough date of death at 1909. So both the age on the certificate, 68, and the year of death, match my William. It is possible that due to old age he stopped working as a Carpenter and took on the role of Cartman, so that could also fit. So my question is, are there any other records of a William Taylor, born around 1841-42 living in Bedlington before 1910 that shows I have the wrong William, or is there anything that can show I have the correct person. I know this is a long shot, but I have been looking for this detail for many years now. Many thanks in advance to all that take the time to read this. Dave