Hamsteels St. John
Pauline Priano has submitted the following:-
John George Taylor was the eldest of 4 known children, 2 sons and 2 daughters. His farther Michael E Taylor born 1863 at Bishop Auckland, County Durham married in the district of Lanchester, County Durham, in 1886, to Elizabeth Jane Carr of Middlesbrough, born 1868. John George was born in 1887, Mary in 1889, Matthew 1896 and Alice 1900. In 1891 John George (3) is listed as a visitor at School Wycliffe Hamlet near Darlington, the home of John and Ellen Hinbron and their numerous children. Reunited with his family they were living at Thompson Street, Bishop Auckland in 1901 where his father was employed as a general cart-man.
In 1907 John George was married in the district of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, to Georgina Myers. Their son Denis Myers Taylor was born August 20th 1907 and Matthew E. June 24th 1908 were born at Bishop Auckland, having moved to Cornsay Colliery their daughter Lizzie Jane was born there in 1909, however they had returned to 11, Clayton Street, Bishop Auckland by 1911 where he was employed as a cart-man
Unfortunately, his military record no longer exists, one of the 70% destroyed during the blitz of WW2. John George enlisted, exact date unknown, and was assigned as Private 041079 to the Royal Army Ordinance Corps. The R.A.O.C. of the British Army was responsible for the distribution and maintenance of all military weaponry, munitions and clothing and more minor functions such as laundry, mobile baths and photography. During his military service he rose to the rank of Acting Lance Corporal.
Acting Lance Corporal 041079 John George Taylor died of sickness at Cornsay Colliery, County Durham, February 18th 1919 and was interred in the north-west corner of St John the Baptist Churchyard, Hamsteels, County Durham. He was 32 years of age. Recipient of the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-15 Star had he served overseas during that period.
His widow received all monies due to him sent to her at 47, Liddel Street, Cornsay Colliery, County Durham. She commissioned at a cost of 8 shillings 5 pence an additional inscription to be added to his military headstone, it reads, “Ever Remembered By Wife And Family”.
Georgina Taylor nee Myers may have remarried in 1920 to Albert Turnbull and had several more children.
Denis Myers Taylor married in the district of Lanchester in 1927 to Sarah Donnelly born July 20th 1908. After her husband's death at Doncaster, South Yorkshire in 1983, aged 75 years, Sarah moved to Milton Keynes where she died aged 80 years in 1989.
Matthew E Taylor married in 1933 in the district of Bishop Auckland to Ethel Hurworth with whom he had a daughter Anne, May 24th 1935. In 1939 he was employed as a window cleaner. Matthew died aged 82 in 1990 district of Durham Western, details of wife unknown. Their daughter married Peter R. R. Wickenden in 1959.
Lizzie Jane Taylor married April 19th 1930 to Herbert Crowther at St. Perter, Walsden, West Yorkshire.
The CWGC have listed John George Taylor as a Lance Corporal, the Register of Soldiers Effects lists him as Acting Lance Corporal.
In God’s safe keeping. Rest In Peace.
There is a Private J.W. Taylor N.F. remembered at Cornsay on C116.01 but no J.G. Taylor was this an error?
