James Taylor (1727–) • FamilySearch

James Taylor

1727–
Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of James

When James Taylor was born about 1727, in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Taylor, was 15 and his mother, Susanna, was 15. He married Mary Cooper on 30 December 1747, in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

James Taylor

1727–

Mary Cooper

1726–

Marriage: 30 December 1747

Matty Taylor

1759–

Elizabeth Taylor

1760–

William Taylor

1763–

Ann Taylor

1765–

Elizabeth Taylor

1766–1863

John Taylor

1768–

Mary Taylor

1768–

Robert Taylor

1771–

Spouse & Children

James Taylor

Male1727–Male

Mary Cooper
Female1726–Female

MARRIAGE
30 December 1747
Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

children

(8)

Female1759–Female

Female1760–Female

Male1763–Male

Female1765–Female

Female1766–1863Female

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Parents & Siblings

Joseph Taylor
Male1712–Male
Susanna
Female1712–Female

siblings

(10)

Male1727–Male

Male1727–Male

Male1730–Male

Male1731–Male

Male1737–1737Male

+5 More Children

World Events (4)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 74

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

Age 88

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Age 96

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

Taylor

James

English and Scottish: occupational name for a tailor, from Old French tailleur (Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland, and its numbers have been swelled by its adoption as an Americanized form of the numerous equivalent European names, most of which are also very common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example Schneider , Szabó , and Portnov .

Possible Related Names

Schneider

Szabó

Portnov

Tailor

Tayler

Tayloe

Thayer

Sources (3)

James Taylor in entry for John Taylor, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
James Taylor in entry for John Taylor, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
James Taylor in entry for Sarah Taylor, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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