Harold Taylor born 1903

[fuzzyfink]

Hi, I'm trying to find out information about my grandfather Harold Taylor.

What I do know:
He was born 1903 in Stockport. His parents were John Taylor (an engraver) and Beatrice Rock.
I have exhausted all the normal sources, but after 1930 I'm unable to trace him any further.

There is a theory that he might have moved to the Dukinfield area. If think you have you might have Harold in your family tree please make contact and help solve the puzzle.

[Gay J Oliver]

Welcome to our forum FuzzyFink,

I wonder if any of these Harold Taylors could be your grandfather. I got their details from the post 1884 Death registers. This is just a shot in the dark, but might be a shortcut to finding his whereabouts:

Harold Taylor born 13 July 1904 died in Tameside in March 1984,
Harold Taylor born 6 March 1903 died at Stockport September 1993,
Harold Edward Taylor born 11 June 1902 died at Stockport in May 1984,
Harold Hargreaves Taylor born 7 July 1904 died May 1994 at Tameside.

Can you tell us where you have managed to find him up until 1930 and also who he married.

best wishes,
GAY

[fuzzyfink]

Hi Gay

Harold's birth certificate states he was born in August 1903 and doesn't give a middle name. So that possibly rules out the other Harolds.

In 1930 he married Alice Toft and they lived in Timperley/Altrincham. However, the marriage didn't work out and Harold left.

And that's about all I know.... if only he had a more unusual surname than 'Taylor'. This is proving very difficult.

Thanks for the super quick response

[Gerard Lodge]

Hello Fuzzyfink,

If you have an address for Harold Taylor in Timperley/Altrincham it may well be worth while checking the Electoral Registers at Trafford Local Studies. If memory serves me correctly I think that they have the registers for the 1930 (complete) in book form. If he was a registered voter, this should give a good indication when he left the address.

Gerard

[fuzzyfink]

Thanks Gerard.

Checked the electoral roll, it confirms he only stayed a couple of years.

Complete mystery where he went next....

[fuzzyfink]

A further clue - There's a possibility that Harold Taylor ran a pub in Dukinfield.
Licencing records indicate that Harold Taylor was the Licensee of the Victoria Pub in 1951.

[Woody]

Hi Fuzzyfink

The Victoria in Dukinfield is one of Frederic Robinson's pubs. It's a family brewery and they might well be able to consult their records and help you out. www.frederic-robinson.co.uk

There's a photograph of The Victoria at this website www.geograph.org.uk/photo/940236

Woody

[fuzzyfink]

Thanks Woody. Will see if anything comes of these leads.