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| Name | TAYLOR – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Dragoon Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 326 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd September 1829 / 19 years / Bolton Lancashire England Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 1¼ in Fresh / Grey / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 24 years 55 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th October 1853 / Royal Barracks Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Rochdale Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 1st Manchester 1858-1878 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/3d per diem for 12½ years service for Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th March 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 Castleton Rochdale Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FOX Maria death certificate Maria Calvert in Will papers |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Maria TAYLOR b 1840 Ireland M GALLAGHER Peter 1859 Fremantle WA (Edwin Fox) M CALVERT John 1874 Fremantle WA (Corona) D 19 August 1908 Swan Street North Fremantle Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | P17 Swan Street North Fremantle 1 acre 24 perches |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Western Mail Saturday 14 May 1892 page 17 Death of Mary Taylor The West Australian Saturday 22 August 1908 page 12 Death of Maria Calvert nee Taylor The Evening Mail (Fremantle WA: 1905-1910) Thursday 20th August 1908 page 2 Death of Maria Calvert |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th November 1878 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 7th May 1892 Fremantle Lunatic Asylum |
| Will or Probate | Cons 3458/1908/152 and Cons 3458/1908/153 On 1 November 1878 Joseph Taylor made a will bequeathing to his ‘beloved daughter Mary Calvert wife of John Calvert’ his cottage and grant P No 17 situated at North Fremantle with all buildings thereon, furniture and everything I possess. He named Major Finnerty as her trustee but did not name an executor. It was not until after the death of Maria Calvert on 19 August 1908 that his only grandchild Mary Ann Mullins only living child of Maria Calvert, wife of Patrick Mullins applied for letters of administration for both Joseph and Maria. The value of the estate was £450. |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Joseph Taylor Private 326 Location Edinburgh and Sheffield 1851 Joseph Taylor Private 326 Location York 1851 Census HO 107/2355/604/3 North Riding Yorkshire Joseph Taylor unmarried no age given Private Soldier born Castleton Lancashire this does not tally with the information on Maria Calvert’s death certificate as to her birth Discharge: due to a rupture on the left side contracted in April 1850 on a march from Glasgow to YorkJoseph Taylor’s wife was admitted to the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum as on 7 January 1868 SO of pensioners forwarded the sum of £2/8/3 ½ as maintenance for the months of November and December. On 5 August 1874 His Excellency the Governor advised the Staff office of Pensioners that Joseph Taylor was to be relieved of the cost of maintenance for his wife in the Lunatic Asylum. |