I
would be interested to discover the connection between the Bay Horse Inn,
Hill Top, Knottingley, and the Taylor family. My 3x great grandfather was
Joseph Taylor, born c.1829, who was recorded on both the 1861 and 1881
census as Inn Keeper / Licensed Victualler at the Bay Horse
In
1871, Joseph was living on Hill Top, occupation Limeburner. A William
Taylor was the Inn Keeper on the 1841 and 1851 census and also recorded in
Slater's Directory of 1847 at the Bay Horse too, but I have yet to connect
the two Taylor families together.
As
I understand, Joseph Taylor, c1829, was the son of John and Jane Taylor,
baptised 11 October 1829 at St. Botolph's, but I have not been able to
find much on John and Jane Taylor apart from John's occupation at the time
of Joseph's baptism as a labourer. Joseph married Catherine Fell, daughter
of John Fell and mary (nee Askew) at St. Giles Church, Pontefract, in 1849
and went on to have a fairly large family. Their daughter, Mary Jane
Taylor, married my 2x great grandfather Brian Tate, who was a farmer in
Whitley.
Michell
Procter
shellprocter (at) yahoo.co.uk
9 October 2005
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