Henry Taylor how to find and confirm marriage / birth in England

Question

I have hit a brick wall, know he immigrated to US sometime around 1874, after birth of his son Richard Taylor. Is there a good place to determine when he left England along with his wife and son? Where to find his birth / marriage record? All I know is Staffordshire, England was place of birth and he was apparently in Durham after his marriage.

Comments

Henry and Dortha in 1871 British census and in 1880 USA census

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Dorthy Taylor

 in the 1900 United States Federal Census

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Name:	Dorthy Taylor
Age:	59
Birth Date:	Oct 1845
Birthplace:	England
Home in 1900:	Upper Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Sheet Number:	3A
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:	36
Family Number:	35
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Immigration Year:	1874
Relation to Head of House:	Wife
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	Henry Taylor
Marriage Year:	1870
Years Married:	30
Father's Birthplace:	England
Mother's Birthplace:	England
Mother: number of living children:	8
Mother: How many children:	8
Years in US:	26
Can Read:	Yes
Can Write:	No
Can Speak English:	Yes
Neighbors:	View others on page
Household Members:	Name Age Henry Taylor 54 Dorthy Taylor 59 Mary A Taylor 24 Jane F Taylor 21 Thomas Taylor 20 Henry Taylor 14 James Taylor 15 Sarah E Taylor 62 Richard Richer 1

Source Citation

Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1411; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1241411

 

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I appreciate  you looking, I have the US Census for 1900 and 1880, 1890 is not available, 1870 I could not find them listed anywhere in PA

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Thanks I'll give that a shot

Answer 1

This is Richard Lumson Taylor from the GRO index

TAYLOR, RICHARD  LUMSDON   mothers maiden name        LUMSDON                 

GRO Reference: 1871  D Quarter in MORPETH  Volume 10B  Page 28

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/menu.asp  (need to register to search)

This is the possible marriage of this couple ie the same one that you have.
Name:         Henry Taylor Gender:         Male Age:         28

Birth Date:         1842 Marriage Date:         4 Sep 1870

Marriage Place:         Deptford, Durham, England 

 

Father: Nicholas Taylor

Spouse: Dorothy Lunsdon

FHL Film Number:         1514556

Reference ID: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 201        item 3 p 149

Henry (30) and Dorothy(25) were in the 1871 census living as a couple in Ryhope Colliery, Durham. He was born in Spittal,Northumberland and she in Morpeth. He was a coal miner.

Ryhope Colliery, Durham Class: RG10; Piece: 5012; Folio: 29; Page: 52;

  A Henry born 1841 in Spittal  is to be found on the 1851 census, aged  9 with his family

Nicholas Taylor         38  coal miner  born Malington or Walington Hall???

Jane Taylor         39 born Scotland

Robert Taylor         12  Children all born Spital Norhumberland

Nicholas Taylor         10

Henry Taylor         9

Mary A Taylor         6

Conor Taylor         4

1851 Census  HO107;Seg Hill, Durham,  Piece: 2412; Folio: 528; Page: 16;

 Note not happy with the birthplace for Nicholas,  subsequent censuses he says he was born in Ford Northumberland (twice) and in Tweedmouth.(once)

(all predicated on this being the correct Richard's birth  and none of this links with  Henry being born in Staffordshire and he is also slightly older than indicated.)

 

Comments

Thank  you for the information, I was coming up with similar results and so far unable to make a solid connection back in England. Henry's age at times was exact as Dorthy's and other times shows him 5 years older. Richard Taylor's birth is between 1870-1872 based on varying information I have. I appreciate you looking