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From: Anne Chambers <>
Subject: Re: [Ess] Mystery Man William Taylor
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:08:34 +1030
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Two possible scenarios spring to mind - his mother was a a Whiting and he was born out of wedlock, then she
married a Taylor and he took his stepfather's name or she was previously married to a William Whiting; he
died, she remarried a Taylor and again he took his stepfather's name.

Anne

Graham Taylor wrote:
> Hi everyone
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> I have been ploughing through East Donyland Parish Records again on behalf
> of a second cousin I have just found in Australia after 20 years of
> researching my family history..they is a otto nhere. Never give up!!
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> My great great grandfather was a Daniel Taylor born 1822. In the East
> Donylands PRs, there are a couple having children about the same time as my
> Daniel and they are William Taylor and his wife Ann Sebborn..they were
> married in December 1842. Here is the mystery. William's father is William
> Whiting on the marriage certificate. There is no TAYLOR witness or any
> reason why he is called Taylor not Whiting??
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> Has anyone any suggestions??
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> I cannot see any trace of a William Taylor baptism in East Donyland that is
> appropriate.
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> Regards
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> Graham Taylor


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