Private Samuel Taylor (1830...........)
Settled In New
Zealand
- Back To . . 58th
Foot Rutlandshire Regiment
Born : Jul 1829
Parish Sacombe, Hertfordshire
Baptised 26 Dec 1830
Where Born : Sacombe, Hertfordshire
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 28
August 1849
Ship Arrived on : "Hyberabad"
Left Sydney 19 Oct 1849 and arrived Auckland 2 November 1849 on
the 'Louis & Miriam'.
Transferred :
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment : 24 June 1848
Regimental # :
Where Enlisted : Chatham in the County of
Kent
Date of Discharge :31
October, 1858
Where Discharged :New Zealand
Died :
11 Sep 1900
Where Died /
Buried : : in Swanson, New
Zealand
Parents Names : (father John Henry
Taylor, mother Eliza nee Browning
Spouse's Name :
Eliza Jane Lawrence
Born : Abt.
1831
Where Born : Cornwall, UK
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died : 15 Nov 1915
Where Died /
Buried : 6 Costley Street, Ponsonby, New Zealand
Date Married : 14 September 1854
Where Married :
Parish of St Paul's Auckland, in the County of Eden New Zealand
Spouse's Parents.
- Descendants :
- ...... 2 Lucy TAYLOR b: 04 Jun 1856 Auckland, NZ d: Jul 1856 in
Auckland area, NZ
- ...... 2 Amelia TAYLOR b: 18 Feb 1858 Auckland area, NZ d: 01 Mar
1941 in New Zealand .......... +John FOLEY b: Abt. 1858 Unknown m: Abt. 1878
in Poss Kawau island
- ...... 2 [1] Julia Ann TAYLOR b: 20 Jun 1860 Parnell, Auckland, NZ d:
17 Dec 1920 in Swanson, Auckland, NZ . +James SMITH b: 1853 Matakana, NI, NZ
m: 26 Mar 1879 in Kawau Island d: 20 Dec 1897 in Swanson, NZ
- ...... *2nd Husband of [1] Julia Ann TAYLOR: .......... +Daniel
O'SULLIVAN b: Bet. 1862 - 1863 Drury, Auckland, NZ m: 07 Jan 1904 in St
Benedict's Church, Auckland, NZ d: in NZ
- ...... 2 Maria TAYLOR b: 1864 Auckland area, NZ d: 20 Jul 1954 in New
Zealand, NZ.......... +Anthony CHRISTIAN b: Abt. 1864 Unknown m: 1884 in
Poss Kawau Island
- ...... 2 Samuel George TAYLOR b: 1866 Kawau Island, NZ d: 05 Sep 1918
in Swanson, NZ .......... +Martha HIEATT b: Abt. 1866 Unknown m: 1890 in New
Zealand
- ...... 2 [2] John William TAYLOR b: 22 Apr 1871 Kawau Island, NZ d:
17 Jun 1935 in New Zealand, NZ .......... +Margaret MUIRLAND b: Bet. 1875 -
1876 Avondale, New Zealand m: 15 Mar 1893 in Swanson, New Zealand d: 01 Jan
1894 in Swanson, New Zealand
- ...... *2nd Wife of [2] John William TAYLOR: .......... +Jane OSBORNE
b: Abt. 1871 Unknown m: 14 Jul 1897 in Auckland area, NZ
- ...... 2 Joseph TAYLOR b: May 1872 Kawau Island, NZ d: 03 Apr 1898 in
Swanson, NZ
- ...... 2 Ernest Allan TAYLOR b: 21 Feb 1875 Kawau Island, NZ
Baptised: 06 Apr 1875 Kawau Island d: 22 Nov 1880 in Auckland Hospital, NZ
- ...... 2 Consuelo Florence TAYLOR b: 1878 Kawau Island, NZ d: 12 Jul
1884 in Kawau Island, NZ
- Area Settled :
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- Children :
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- History &
Achievements :
Samuel served in the Army for 10 years and 59 days,
being discharged on . Before marrying he lived in the Barracks at what
is now the Auckland Domain. Samuel married (Eliza Jane was also of this
parish) on . They were married by John Frederic Lloyd, witnesses John
and Jane Smith. They went to live with Sir George Grey at Government
House in Auckland on 6th October 1863. Exactly two years later (6 Oct
1865) Samuel, Eliza and their young family went to Kawau Island to work
for Sir George, where they remained for the following 24 years.
Samuel was a gardener for Sir George and Eliza was a
housekeeper at Mansion House. (Sir George introduced many exotic plants
and animals to the island requiring up to 17 gardeners to maintain his
paradise.)
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