Henry Frank Paul Taylor (1886 - 1930)

Born 19 Oct 1886 in Moordown, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Henny Emilia (Mark) Erickson — married 17 Jul 1909 (to before 1913) in Moyie, East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada

Husband of Frances Viola (Kates) Taylor — married 17 Dec 1913 (to before 1927) in Churchill, Nevada, United States

Husband of Gertrude Lucy (Reno) Taylor — married 19 Jun 1927 in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1930 at age 43 in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada

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Alsbury family records collection.

Biography

Henry Frank, son of Henry Taylor and Bertha Saunders,^[1] was born on 19 Oct 1886 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.^[2] Henry's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1886 in the Christchurch, Hants district and his mother's maiden name was: Saunders.^[3]

Henry was baptized on 15 December 1887 in Moordown, Hampshire.^[4]

Frank (age 24) married Hannah Amelia Mark (age 19) on 17 July 1909 in Moyie, East Kootenay, British Columbia.^[5]

In 1920, Frank (age 34), his wife, Francis (23) and their three children lived in Big Pine, Inyo, California.^[6]

Frank (age 40) married Gertrude Lucy Reno (age 25) on 19 June 1927 in Smithers, British Columbia; they were both divorced at the time.^[1]

Frank Taylor discovered the Topley Richfield mine and became the president of the Topley-Richfield mining company. Frank was also president of the Owen Lake Mining company and the operator of the Owen Lake mine at Owen Lake, British Columbia. Frank H.Taylor married Gertrude Lucy Reno on Jun 19, 1927 at their residence on Main Street in Smithers, British Columbia Their daughter was June Taylor Asbury June Trudy (Taylor) Alsbury (1930–2016) who was born after his passing.

Frank H. TaylorNoted Mining Man Dies 28-April-1930 Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, British Columbia).

Career

Discovered the Topley Richfield mine and became the founder & President of Topley Mines as well as President of the Owen Lake Mining company and the operator of the Owen Lake mine at Owen Lake, British Columbia.

Topley Mine The Topley mine is out of the mountain system altogether, in the rolling hill country of the Nechako plateau. Rock exposures are few and prospecting made difficult by the heavy de posit of glacial wash. Until the discovery of what is now the Richfield mine in June, 1926, it was practically unknown as a mineral-bearing region.

Cup Mining Group Matthew Sam, a full-blooded In dian prospector, has been developing for some years the Cup group, 6 miles north of Topley. It was while on a visit to examine it that Frank H. Taylor made the discovery of the famous Topley Richfield mine. Mathew Sam’s showings include more than one vein of high grade galena, developed by open cuts and some tunnel work. A new find made in the fall of 1928 has very high silver values, due to the presence of grey copper.

GOLDEN EAGLE GROUP— Topley Silver Mines Limited (non-personal liability) is developing under option the Golden Eagle group of David Heenan and Charles Matheson, 7 miles north of Topley. It is a new discovery of the past two years. The main vein is of high grade galena, values running up to 500 ounces of silver per ton. This has been proved on the surface for 1000 feet in length and two shafts sunk to depths of 40 and 150 feet respectively. The work has had very good results to date and the property holds great promise.

RICHFIELD MINE— Discovered by Frank H. Taylor in June, 1926, the Richfield mine sprang into great prominence within a very few weeks of its first being located. In its first season it was examined by more than a score of engineers from all parts of the continent, and the official report of the Department of Mines pronounced it as the major discovery of that year in B.C. The formation is what geologists have since named “ topleyite.” Values are chiefly in gold silver, parts however being strong in lead. In 1929 my grandfather's health began deteriorating due to lung disease while working in his mines, Frank died on Apr 27, 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Frank's daughter June Trudy Taylor (my mother) was born the following month. At that point records confirmed that Frank's widow Gertrude L. Taylor owned the Box & Cup mining groups. The Topley Richfield mines changed hands approximately 10 times, investors include industrial giants Cominco & Esso Resources, Esso Canada conducted further exploration of the site, reporting in 1988 reserves of 170,000 tonnes, grading at 3.9 grams of gold per tonne and 177.3 grams of silver per tonne – the equivalent of 30,141 kg of silver (worth roughly $25.6 million at today’s prices).

Frank H. Taylor Grave marker & inscription A husband and a Pal & wife Gertrude Lucy Talor A mother and a friend

Death

Frank died (age 43) on 27 April 1930 in Vancouver Island, British Columbia.^[2]

Links

• Category:Canada Gold Miners
• June Trudy (Taylor) Alsbury (1930-2016)
• Gertrude Lucy (Reno) Taylor (abt.1905-abt.1980)

Research Notes

Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1887 Registration district: Middlesbrough Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding Volume:9d Page:556 as FRANK TAYLOR Possibly registered after family moved from Hampshire.

Parents:

GRO Online Indexes - Births: mother's maiden name: Saunders

Baptism record: Henry Taylor & Bertha

Marriage1: Henry Taylor & Bertha Durham

Marriage3: Henry Taylor & Bertha Saunders

Death record: Henry Taylor & Bertha Saunders.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage3: "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: JDDS-Q93 : accessed 18 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6F9T-P6, Frank Henry Paul Taylor (40), son of Henry Taylor & Bertha Saunders, marriage to Gertrude Lucy Reno (25), daughter of Henry Reno & Rose Magnuson, on 19 Jun 1927 in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 004401589; FHL microfilm: 2074507; Image number: 2614; Packet letter: A.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Death: "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: FL2D-82K : accessed 18 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D173-49Y, Frank Henry Taylor death 27 Apr 1930 (born 19 Oct 1886), son of Henry Taylor & Bertha Saunders, in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 004437656; FHL microfilm: 1952854; Image number: 2449; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07620-9.
3. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office," database, (GRO Online Indexes - Birth : accessed 18 May 2024), Taylor, Henry Frank Paul (Mother's maiden name: Saunders). GRO Reference: 1886 Oct-Nov-Dec in Christchurch, Hants Volume 02B Page 647.
4. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, (FamilySearch Record: JSJ3-SPT : accessed 18 May 2024), Henry Frank Paul Taylor baptism on 15 Dec 1887, son of Henry Taylor & Bertha, in Moordown, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; citing FHL microfilm: 6359010; Record number: 57; Packet letter: A.
5. ↑ Marriage1: "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: JD8L-N4X : accessed 18 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTC7-8C, Frank Henry Paul Taylor (24), son of Henry Taylor & Bertha Durham, marriage to Hannah Amelia Mark (19), daughter of Amos Mark & Margaret Moyie, on 17 Jul 1909 in Moyie, East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada; citing Digital film/folder number: 004401580; FHL microfilm: 1983979; Image number: 474; Packet letter: A.
6. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MH3J-RJ1 : accessed 18 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR64-9DM, Frank H Taylor (34), married head of household in Big Pine, Inyo, California, United States. Born in England; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004964276; FHL microfilm: 1820094; Image number: 1168; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01879-4.

See also:

• here's a link to Topley Richfield, Red Top mining BC Government records archives.

• here's a link for the News article about Frank H. Taylor & Topley mining group history.

• Link to Frank H. Taylor's Topley Mining group gov.bc mining records.

• here's a link to Government of Canada 1928 records publication summary report for Frank H. Taylor's mining claim.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:751Q-26Z : Sun Mar 10 15:46:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Henry Taylor and Bertha Taylor, 1891.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSCN-2TY : 21 May 2019), Frank Taylor in household of Henry Taylor, West Hartlepool, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hartlepool subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3J-RJ1 : Sun Mar 10 16:03:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Frank H Taylor and Francis B Taylor, 1920.