Taylor of Walls and Flotta Orkney

Taylor of Orkney

The Pedigree of
Ruby Gwendoline Mary Garbett Taylor
of Wellington, New Zealand

The Orkney Islands consist of 70 beautiful islands in an archipelago lying just to the North of the mainland of Scotland. Neolithic, Pictish, Celtic and Norse settlers have all contributed to the Orcadian gene pool, and islanders' hospitality is world-renowned. Whole families left the islands in times of hardship and privation, to seek a new life on the other side of the world.
The ancestral family of Gwen Taylor earned a hard living from farming and fishing. The culture was one derived from its Viking heritage and quite removed from the mainland Scots. The remoteness led to pragmatic practices, one of which was the custom of "˜hand-fasting'. This happened in the case of Bremner Taylor (b.2 May 1773, q.v.) and Margaret Wilson; it is stated in the 1841 census that Margaret was born in 1766 in Orkney, Scotland, but no record can be found. The parish record states that there is a gap in the baptisms for the parish of Walls from about June 1764 to October 1766. Her legal spouse was Bremner Taylor, but they were not married in the parish church as, until very recent times, it was not necessary to marry in a church or a registry office. In remote locations, with no resident clergyman, hand-fasting was an alternative, recognised in law. The bride and groom held hands and proclaimed their unity to witnesses. The couple could then live for a year and a day as a married couple. After this period had passed, should the couple wish to part ways, they could with no hard feelings. If they married in church, a deposit of two silver coins was payable to the parish, and if no child was born within one year after the marriage, the money was returned, but if a child was born the money was forfeited.

I The First Generation

Alexander Taylor 1
He was the great-great-great-great grandfather of Roy Holderness of Napier, New Zealand.
He is the earliest ancestor to be located for this line of the Taylor family. No parish record of his birth can be found, although he was probably born about 1740. He married, or "˜hand-fasted' Katherine (Kathrine, Kathrina) Inksatter (pronounced locally as "˜Inkster' and therefore, sometimes spelled that way), sometime before 1768, in Walls and Flotta, a parish, mostly in the island of Hoy. This parish, (the name was, anciently, Valis or Waes), consists of the southern or "˜Walls' part of the island of Hoy, the islands of Flotta and Pharay, and the uninhabited isles of Little Rysay, Flotta-Calf, and Switha; it is bounded on the north by the parish of Hoy, on the east by Scalpa Flow, (a large natural harbour) and on the south and west by the Pentland Frith.
A "˜Katharine Insater' is recorded as having been baptised in Orphir, on Mainland, Orkney, 10 December 1744, daughter of William Inksater and Isabel Slater. Another "˜Katherine Inksater' was baptised at Ophir, 10 October 1746, daughter of Thomas Inksatter and Katharine Clouston. However, in the 18th century, the distance between Orphia and Longhope would probably have been too great to make the link.

The following is an extract from the research of Roslyn Vernon Chapman of New South Wales, Australia "“ "Taylor Stories"
"There are two Alexander Taylors born in Orkney. The first was christened on 27 November 1715 in the Parish of St Andrews, Orkney, the son of James Taylor and Hellen Grotsetter, making Alexander 53 when Cecilia was born. [This] Alexander has a sibling "“ Margaret christened on 23 April 1713 also in St Andrews.
The second was born on 15 March 1724 in the Parish of Orphir, Orkney, the son of Robert Taylor and Barbara Inksatter, making him 44 when Cecilia was born. In Scottish tradition the eldest son takes his paternal grandfather's name, the second son takes his father's name, and the third son takes his maternal grandfather's name. The eldest daughter takes her maternal grandmother's name, the second daughter takes her mother's name, and the third daughter takes her paternal grandmother's name. None of this information helps, as the family does not seem to follow the set pattern, but the Orphir christening is the most likely as the siblings of this marriage are "“ James, born, 18 November 1716; Andrew, born 10 January 1720; John, born 6 January 1721; Margaret, born 30 March 1723; Alexander, born 15 March 1724; Robert, born 1 February 1725; Charles, born 23 January 1726; Christian, born 27 June 1727; Katherine, born 21 February 1729; Thomas, born 2 January 1732; and Cecilia, born 22 December 1734. This Alexander is thought to have married and he is thought to have had two sons born in Birsay, Orkney "“ James in 1749 and William in 1754. (I do not like either possibility, RVC)
BUT some Orkney members of the family state that the Taylors gave a gold purse towards the building of Edinburgh Cathedral which means that they could have lived near Edinburgh. If so, the Taylor family could have escaped to Orkney after the Battle of Culloden in 1745. This was not uncommon. There are many Alexander Taylors born in the 1840's around Edinburgh.
There is only one "˜Kathren Inksatter', christened on 22 November 1733 in the Parish of Firth and Stenness, Orkney, the daughter of James Inksatter and Euphan Nicolson, but there is also a marriage of a "˜Ketherine' Inksatter to James Folsetter in 1752 in the Parish of Sandwick, Orkney. This could be the same person, and if she was a widow, taking Scottish custom, she would have reverted back to her maiden name. If this is correct then [this] Katherine had a sibling, Elizabeth, christened in 1744. No other "˜Katherine Inksatters' have been found on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' [Family Search] International Genealogical Index. All the Inksatter records come from Orkney and Inksatter is an Orkney/Viking surname." (R V Chapman, great-great-great-great-granddaughter)

Without the existence of relevant documentation, it seems unlikely that these lines of ancestry can be taken back any further.

NB: The area in the Parish of Walls and Flotta, called "˜Longhope' by the locals, was called "˜Osmundwall' or "Osmondwall" in official records.

1. Yellow highlight throughout indicates the line of descent to Gwen Taylor of New Zealand
II The Second Generation

The Family of Alexander Taylor of Walls and Flotta
and Katherine Inksatter, his wife

1. Cicilia Taylor, the only daughter.
She was born in the parish of Walls and Flotta, 3 April 1768. She married or "˜hand-fested', about 1801, John McPherson of Walls and Flotta. There was issue of this union; 3 sons and two daughters.
= 1.1. Elizabeth McPherson baptised 17 January 1802
= 1.2. John McPherson baptised 27 February 1803
= 1.3. Sarah McPherson baptised 9 October 1810
= 1.4. Peter McPherson baptised 30 January 1814
= 1.5. Robert McPherson baptised 24 December 1815
Cicilia died in Walls and Flotta, 23 May 1828. John senior died of "˜dropsy' (edema) in Walls and Flotta, 24 Jan.1833

2. Alexander Taylor, the eldest son
He was born in the parish of Walls and Flotta, 12 August 1770.
Nothing more is known "“ he may have been an infant death.

3. Bremner Taylor, the second son
He was the great-great-great grandfather of Roy Holderness of Napier, New Zealand.
He was born in the parish of Walls and Flotta, 2 May 1773. His occupation was listed as "˜Shoemaker'. He married in Walls and Flotta, 18 December 1793, Margaret Wilson, born 1765, of the same parish. There were two sons born of the marriage.
Bremner died in Walls and Flotta (date unknown "“ before 1841)
For the next generation, see page 2, III. A.

4. James Taylor, the youngest son
He was born in the parish of Walls and Flotta in 1775 and baptised there 17 May 1776.

III The Third Generation

III. A. The Family of Bremner Taylor of Walls and Flotta
and Margaret Wilson, his wife

1. William Taylor, the elder son
He was the great-great grandfather of Roy Holderness of Napier, New Zealand.
He was born in Longhope, in the parish of Walls and Flotta, in October 1794. In various census reports he was described as "˜Farmer' and "˜Pilot'. He married, or "˜hand-fested', in Walls and Flotta, about 1815, Ellen (Heling / Hellen) Chalmers, born March 1793, daughter of Hendry Chalmers and Hellen Mowatt, his wife. (No marriage certificate has been found). There was issue of the marriage; ten sons and four daughters, but at least one, the first "˜William', died in infancy.
William died at Old Hall, Longhope, Orkney, 8 June 1842, from the effects of having suffered amputation of his right arm, the same being shattered on 1 June by a gun accidentally going off. Ellen lived another 15 years and died of a stroke in Walls and Flotta, 3 January 1857.
For the next generation, see page 4, IV. A

2. Bremner Taylor, the younger son
He was born in the parish of Walls and Flotta in 1807. He was described in the 1861 census as "˜Farmer of 3 acres and fisherman', but in the 1871 census he lists as "˜Pilot'. He married in Walls and Flotta, 18 December 1834, Ann Robertson (born 1801) of that parish, daughter of John Robertson and Cecilia Charles. There was issue of the marriage; two sons.
Bremner died 9 May 1872 in Heckness, Walls and Flotta, Orkney. Ann had died four years previously, 9 February 1868.
For the next generation, see page 4, IV. B

IV The Fourth Generation

IV. A. The Family of William Taylor (s.o. Bremner Taylor and Margaret Wilson)
and Ellen Chalmers his wife

1. Harriett Sutherland Taylor, the first born
She was born in 1816 in Walls and Flotta and baptised 12 September of that year. Nothing more is known. As there is another Harriet, born in 1837, it is likely that this one was an infant death.

2. Catherine Robertson Taylor, the second daughter
She was born in the parish of Walls and Flotta in 1821. She married in that parish, 6 April 1837, Edward Robertson, farmer, son of John Robertson and Cecilia Charles of Walls and Flotta. There was issue of the marriage; five sons and three daughters. Catherine died of heart failure in Scarton, Walls and Flotta, 22 September 1895, and was buried in the Osmundwall Cemetery. Edward had died 21 December 1861, of "a disease of the stomach", in Scarton, Walls and Flotta.
For the next generation, see page 6, V. A.

3. Nancy Sutherland Taylor, the third daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta in 1820. She married in that parish, 24 February 1848, William Sutherland, fisherman / farmer of Walls and Flotta, son of Kenneth Sutherland and Catherine Mowat, his wife. There were two sons of the marriage, both born in Walls and Flotta;

=3.1. William Sutherland b. Walls & Flotta 25 December 1848 d.1878
=3.2. John Sutherland b. Walls & Flotta 10 March 1851
Nancy died in Walls 9 April 1852 and William re-married, 7 December 1854 in Walls and Flotta, Margaret Ormond, daughter of Francis Ormond and Betsie Mowat. They had a further two sons:
=3.3 James Sutherland b.24 Dec.1855, Walls & Flotta
=3.4 Benjamin Sutherland b.8 Jan.1858, Walls & Flotta

4. William Taylor, the eldest son
He was born in Walls and Flotta in 1821, but he died before he was a year old.

5. William Taylor, the eldest surviving son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 5 June 1822. He was a self-employed farmer / fisherman. He married in that parish, 9 July 1845, Jessie Sutherland, born 6 January 1824, the daughter of Kenneth Sutherland and Catherine Mowat. There were three sons born of the marriage. William died 29 March 1919 at "˜Old Hall', Longhope, Orkney and was buried in the Osmundwall cemetery. Jessie died 2 December 1912.
For the next generation, see page 7, V. B.

6. James Fiddler Taylor , the third son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 21 November 1824 and baptised there, 24 November 1824. James was a seaman. The 1861 census shows him living at "˜Old Hall', Longhope. He died in that parish, 12 June 1865 at the age of 41, but there is no record of him having married.

7. John Mitchell Taylor , the fourth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta in August 1826 and baptised there 22 August. He was still alive at the 1841 census, aged 15, living at home at "˜Old Hall', Longhope, Orkney.
Nothing further is known

8. Bremner Zacharias Taylor, the fifth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 16 July 1828. He appears as a 13 year old in the 1841 census, but he is not listed in 1851, so he may have died before then.

9. Benjamin Fiddler Taylor, the sixth son
He was the great grandfather of Roy Holderness of Napier, New Zealand.
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 19 March 1830 and baptised at Longhope, 1 May 1830. In the 1841 census he is shown as an 11 year old, living at "˜Old Hall', Longhope, on the island of Hoy. He married twice. (1) 1 February 1855, Elizabeth (Betsy) Sutherland, born 23 September 1826 in Walls and Flotta, the daughter of Samuel Sutherland, farmer of Walls and Flotta, and Isabella Brotchie, his wife. She bore him three children, and died in Walls and Flotta, 28 August 1862, aged 35. Sometime after the birth of their first child the couple went to Canada, where their second child was born, but by 1860 they had returned to Orkney. Benjamin was a seaman and, after the death of Betsy, he left his children with relatives and emigrated to New Zealand. He settled in Nelson, in the South Island and married;
(2) 28 September 1866, Ellen McCann, widowed 35 year old daughter of Jane Gordon of Rosemary Cottage, Islington, London. There was only one child of this marriage, a son. (When he signed his son's birth certificate Benjamin styled himself "˜Master Mariner'). He died 18 August 1877 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Ellen survived him by 12 years and died in 1889 in Nelson, New Zealand.
For the next generation, see page 7, V. C.

10. Zachary Hamilton Taylor, the seventh son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 20 December 1831 and baptised 4 January 1832. He was named after the minister at Longhope, Zachary Hamilton. His name appears in the 1851 census, at age 20, listed as "˜Fisherman'. There is no record of any marriage or family.

11. Robert Anderson Taylor, the eighth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 22 August 1833 and baptised 30 September. He did not live a year and died in late 1833.

12. Edward Scolly Taylor, the ninth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 22 October 1835 and baptised 12 December. He emigrated to Australia and married there, in Sydney, New South Wales, 11 February 1867, (Annie) Hanora Lenihan, daughter of William Lenihan and Mary Pearce of County Tipperary, Ireland. Edward Scolly Taylor was a "˜ganger' with the NSW Railways and a whaler in the Great Southern Ocean. There was issue of the marriage; four sons and a daughter. Edward died 24 January 1913 at home in Rookwood, Sydney, NSW. Annie died 2 July 1916 at her home, "˜Aurora', in Rookwood, NSW.
For the next generation, see page 8, V. E.

13. Harriet Taylor, the fourth daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 22 July 1837 and was baptised in that parish on 6 August. She lived only three years and died 30 October 1840.

14. Peter Sutherland Taylor, the tenth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 25 July 1839 and was baptised in that parish 15 November. In the 1851 census he was shown, as a 12 year old, living at "˜Old Hall, Longhope.
Nothing more is known

15. Mary Johnston Taylor, the fifth daughter and last of the family
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 21 July 1842 and baptised in that parish 4 November. She married in Walls and Flotta, 7 February 1867, Alexander Johnston, born 12 July 1834, the son of James Johnston and Margaret Ronaldson of Walls and Flotta. There was issue of the marriage; five sons and five daughters. Mary died in Walls and Flotta, 18 January 1916. James died 28 December 1919 in Walls and Flotta.
For the next generation, see page 7, V.D.

IV. B The Family of Bremner Taylor (s.o. Bremner Taylor and Margaret Wilson)
and Ann Robertson, his wife

1. James Robertson Taylor , the eldest
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 4 September 1838. He was listed in the 1891 census as a "˜self employed fisherman'. He married, 28 January 1875, Isabella Dunnett Sinclair, eldest daughter of Charles Sinclair and Margaret Lyall of Walls and Flotta. There was issue of the marriage; four sons and three daughters. The dates of the deaths of James and Isabella are not known.
For the next generation, see page 9, V. F.

2. William Taylor, the younger son
He was born 4 August 1845 in Walls and Flotta. In census returns over the years he was described as "˜fisherman; farmer; mail contractor; crofter'. He married twice;
(1) 13 April 1871, Catherine Simpson (domestic servant), daughter of James Simpson and Isabella Isbister. There was issue of the marriage; a son and two daughters.
For the next generation, see page 10, V. G.

(2) 17 March 1887, Eleanor Thomas (Ellen) Gunn, daughter of George Gunn and Catherine Linklater. There was no issue of this marriage.
William died of what is now known as motor neuron disease, 20 November 1925.

William and his son Bremner were awarded silver medals (and £2) from the National Lifeboat Institution for their part in the rescue of crew from the wreck of the SS Dinnington at Switha, Orkney, 16 Feb.1906.

N.B. - There is a seven year gap between James and William, so there may have been other children in the interim, or it could be that William was just a "˜late event'.

V the fifth generation

V. A. The Family of Catherine Taylor (d.o. William Taylor and Ellen Chalmers)
and Edward Robertson, her husband

1. Harriot Taylor Robertson, the eldest daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 2 June 1837and baptised in that parish 6 August. She married in Walls and Flotta, 15 Nov 1859, Benjamin Stout, fisherman / farmer, born 17 March 1830 in Walls and Flotta, the son of James Stout and Isabella Bremner. There was issue of the marriage; four sons and six daughters. Harriot died in Longhope, 5 June 1904, and was buried in the Osmundwall (Longhope) cemetery. Benjamin died at Longhope, 6 September 1911 and was buried alongside Harriot.
For the next generation, see page 11, VI. A

2. John Taylor Robertson , the eldest son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 19 Aug 1839 and baptised in that parish 15 November. He was a "˜miner'. He emigrated to Australia and married, 26 January 1880 in The Wesleyan Church, Tingha near Inverell, New South Wales, Martha Elizabeth Gale (nee Richardson), born 25 July 1852 in Little River, Mongarlowe, New South Wales, Australia, the daughter of James Richardson and Ellen Fagan, his wife. There were five children of the marriage;
=2.1. John Hercules (Jack) Robertson b.26 March 1881
=2.2. Edwardina Cecilia Robertson b.1883
=2.3. Albert Henry Robertson b.1886
=2.4. Samuel Taylor Robertson b.1889
=2.5. Catherine Robertson b.1894
John died in 1913, in the Inverell area, New South Wales. Elizabeth died in Auburn, Sydney, NSW, 11 October 1925. Jack became a carpenter. He served in the 54th Australian Battalion in WW1, from 1916 to 1919. Samuel became a tin miner at Stannifer, NSW and was killed by a sniper in Belgium in 1917.

3. Ann Taylor Robertson, the second daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 27 September 1841 and was baptised in that parish, 2 December. She married, 24 December 1863 in Walls and Flotta, John Robertson Groat, son of John Groat and Jean Brown, born 12 June 1839 in that parish. There was issue of the marriage; four sons and three daughters. Ann died of cancer, at Newbiggins, Walls and Flotta, 12 December 1911. John died 1 October 1928.
For the next generation, see page 12, VI. C.

4. William Taylor Charles Robertson , the second son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 30 July 1844 and baptised in that parish, 6 October. He married in Caithness, 2 April 1875, Catherine Mowat, born 1848 of Canisbay, Caithness. There was issue of the marriage; four sons and two daughters.

5. James Taylor Robertson, the third son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 26 October 1846 and baptised in that parish 13 January 1847. He was shown in the 1871 census as "˜Book Traveller'. James does not appear to have married. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis, 31 January 1878 and was buried in the Osmundwall cemetery.

6. Thomas Wald Robertson, the fourth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 1 April 1849 and baptised in that parish 3 June. In various census returns he was listed as "˜Dock Head man, Dock Gate man, Fisherman, Merchant Seaman'.
Thomas married, in Leith, Edinburgh, 1 August 1879, Isabella Munroe, born about 1853, daughter of William Munroe and Isabella Murray, his wife. They had one daughter, Catherine Taylor Robertson, born in Leith, Edinburgh, 28 Feb.1881. Thomas died in Leith of heart disease, 7 May 1893. The date of Catherine's death is unknown.

7. Gilbert Francis Trail Robertson, the fifth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 30 Sept.1851 and baptised in that parish 24 December 1851. He was variously described as "˜farmer / grocer / merchant'. He married, about 1869, Jane Ferguson. There was one child of the marriage; Magnus, born in 1870. Gilbert died in Scarton, Orkney, of tuberculosis, 29 September 1900.

8. Benjamin Zacharia Taylor Robertson , the sixth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta in December 1854 and baptised in that parish 28 December. He was shown in the 1871 census, at age 17, living at home in Walls and Flotta. He emigrated to Australia about 1870 and was a watchmaker there. After several years in Brisbane he opened a business in Laidley, and later went to Bundaberg, where he took up sugar farming. He then opened up a watch-making business in Maryborough, Queensland, which he successfully carried on until his retirement in 1923, when he moved to Brisbane. He was married twice:
1. Catherine Mowat, daughter of Magnus Mowat and Jean Thompson of Hoy, Orkney. There were three daughters of the marriage. Catherine died in Queensland in 1885.
2. Mary Barber There were two sons and two daughters of this marriage.
Benjamin died, a well respected man, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 November 1933.

9. Edwardina Cecila Taylor Robertson, the third daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 6 December 1856. She is shown in the 1881 census, at age 24, living as an unmarried dressmaker in Scarton, Walls and Flotta. She never married. She died 16 Oct 1932 (age 72 years) of necrotizing fasciitis as a result of a skin infection.

V. B. The Family of William Taylor (s.o. William Taylor and Ellen Chalmers)
and Jessie Sutherland, his wife

1. Williamina McKay Taylor, the eldest child
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 27 May 1844, a year before her parents' marriage. There appears to be no further record, so she may well have been an infant death.

2. William Sutherland Taylor, the first son
He was born in Osmundwall, Walls and Flotta, Orkney, 28 October 1845 and baptised in the local school room, (used as a church), 3 March 1846. He was a travelling salesman and warehouseman in woollen and cotton goods and, later, a clerk in a London drapery store. He married, in 1872, (Clementina) Jane Webb, daughter of James and Clementina Webb of Westminster, London. There was issue of the marriage; three sons and four daughters, all born in St. Pancras, London.
The 1911 census shows William living, at age 64, in Hertford, but the date and place of his death is unknown.
For the next generation, see page 11, VI. B

3. Benjamin Taylor , the second son
He was born 6 April 1847 in Walls and Flotta. He died in 1869, in Walls and Flotta, age 22, of "˜inflammation of the lungs' (pneumonia?).

4. James Taylor, the third son
He was born 1 September 1849 in Longhope, Orkney. He was shown in the 1901 census as "˜Farmer (working on own account at home)'. He married 2 May 1876, his first cousin Isabella Sutherland Taylor, daughter of Benjamin Fiddler Taylor and Elizabeth (Betsy) Sutherland. There was issue of the marriage; three sons and five daughters
James died 13 December 1935 in Green Hill House, Walls and Flotta, with Isabella his wife, when his son-in-law Walter Dunnet's house was gutted, the fire believed to have started by accidental overturning of an oil lamp.
For the next generation, see page 14, VI. E.

V. C. The Family of Benjamin Fiddler Taylor (s.o. William Taylor and Ellen Chalmers)
and Elizabeth (Betsy) Sutherland, and Ellen McCann, his two wives

1. Isabella Sutherland Taylor , the eldest of the family
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 1 October 1855. Isabella married in Walls and Flotta, 2 March 1876, her cousin, James Taylor, son of William Taylor and Jessie Sutherland. There was issue of the marriage; two daughters and one son:

=1.1. Jessie Taylor b. 27 February 1877 m. Walter Dunnett
=1.2. Samuel Sutherland Taylor b. 4 June 1889 m. Nettie Taylor
=1.3. Margaret Henrietta Taylor b. 1897

2. William Taylor, the elder son
He was born in 1857, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. After his birth, his parents returned to Orkney and William married, about 1896, Georgina Sutherland, born 25 April 1856 in Walls and Flotta, the daughter of George Sutherland and Harriet Johnston, his wife. Georgina already had an illegitimate daughter, Lena, and the couple added another three daughters to the family. William and his family lived at Ness House, the old Post Office at Longhope on the island of Hoy, South Orkney. He was the post-master there for many years, (with Georgina as post-mistress), and also the Longhope harbour-master. William died of heart disease in Longhope, Walls and Flotta, 17 October 1930. Georgina had died, 27 June 1920, ten years previously.
For the next generation, see page 13, VI. D.

3. Samuel Sutherland Taylor, the second son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 14 November 1859. He emigrated to Australia and married, in 1908, in Lismore, NSW, Bertha Tyler of Habledon, Kent, England. He shows up on the New South Wales electoral rolls of 1931, living in Cowper, New South Wales. Samuel died 22 March 1943, in Grafton, NSW, Australia. No record of children has been found. Samuel was a police constable. He was cited as co-respondent in a divorce case reported in "The Age" of 28 August 1894. While William Willoughby, mining and commission agent of Carlton, NSW, was away in Melbourne for a few months, Samuel had an affair with William's wife Anna Maria, resulting in a pregnancy and infant death.

4. Randolph Benjamin Taylor , the only child of the second marriage
He was the grandfather of Roy Holderness of Napier, New Zealand
He was born 16 March 1876 in Washington Valley, Nelson, New Zealand, son of Benjamin Fiddler Taylor, Master Mariner of Longhope, Walls and Flotta, Orkney, and Ellen McCann, widowed daughter of Jane Gordon of Islington, London. "˜Dolph' Taylor married in Wellington, New Zealand, 16 September 1908, Thressa Maud ("˜Tess'), eldest daughter of Harry Garbett and Eleanor Giroudon of Lyell, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand. Dolph and Tess were employees of the Royal Oak hotel, and later became the proprietors of the "˜Cricketers Arms' in Wellington. After their retirement, they moved to Napier to be near their only daughter, Gwen. Randolph Benjamin Taylor died in Napier, New Zealand, 21 August 1952. "˜Tess' lived another 13 years and died in Napier, 11 December 1965.
For the next generation, see page 14, VI. F.

V. D. The Family of Mary Taylor (d.o. William Taylor and Ellen Chalmers)
and Alexander Johnston, her husband

1. Alexander Johnston, the first son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 2 December 1867. He was a farm labourer. He died South Walls, Orkney, 18 January 1915. Nothing more is known

2. Edward Scolly Taylor Johnston, the second son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 1 March 1869. In the 1881 census he is shown, age 12, living at home in Walls and Flotta. Nothing more is known

3. James Johnston, the third son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 19 September 1870. Nothing more is known

4. William Johnston, the fourth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 2 April 1872. Nothing more is known

5. Mary Ellen Chalmers Johnston , the first daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta in 30 December 1874. She married in that parish in 1907, James Learmonth, born 16 November 1871 at Sanday, Orkney, the son of John Learmonth and Betsy Walls. There is no record of any issue of the marriage.
6. Catherine Nancy Taylor Johnston , the second daughter
She was born, with spina bifida, in Walls and Flotta in October 1877, but died within a few days of her birth and was buried, 1 November 1877.

7. Margaret Harriett Johnston , the third daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta in 1879 but died two months after her birth. She was buried 9 March 1879.

8. Gilbert Francis Trail Robertson Johnston , the fifth son
He was born in Fea, Walls and Flotta, 23 January 1880. The "˜Johnston' family website shows Gilbert having married "˜Annie' Johnston, born 1877, and a son, Gilbert, being born. Gilbert (senior) died 29 December 1942 in Longhope, Orkney, and was buried in the Osmundwall cemetery. "˜Annie' died 11 November 1946 in Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire.

9. Elizabeth Jessie Ronaldson Johnston, the fourth daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta in 1883. She died 19 May 1962, in Kirkwall, Orkney.

10. Maria Sutherland Swanson Johnston, the fifth daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 22 December 1884. She is shown in the 1891 census at age 7, living in Walls And Flotta. Nothing more is known

V. E. The Family of Edward Scolly Taylor (s.o. William Taylor and Ellen Chalmers)
and (Annie) Honora Lenihan, his wife

1. Helling, (Viking for Helen or Ellen) Taylor, the eldest daughter
She was born 6 January 1869 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. She died before 22 March 1870, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

2. William Taylor , the eldest son
He was born 22 March 1870 in Kingstown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia but died young, sometime between 1875 and 1879.

3. Edward Scolly Chalmers Taylor, the second son
He was born 27 December 1871 in Kingstown, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Details are sketchy, but it is thought that he fought in the Boer War. He may have been living in Western Australia. He was last seen alive by his nephew, Benjamin James Taylor, in 1920 in Manly, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

4. John Robertson Taylor, the third son
He was born, 31 August 1875 in Kingstown (Newtown), Sydney, NSW, Australia; the fourth child of Edward Scolly Taylor of Longhope, Orkney and of his wife, Honora (Annie) Lenihan. He married on 31 December 1898 in St Alban's, Golden Grove, Redfern, Sydney, Hellen Talbott, (b. 1873, Sydney, NSW, Australia), the daughter of Henry Talbott and Maria Kirkham, his wife. John's occupation was a fruiterer. There was issue of the marriage; three sons and two daughters:

= 4.1. Nellie Florence Taylor b.01 November 1899 Newtown, Sydney, NSW
m.1926, Charles Walter West
= 4.2. John Edward Taylor b. 28 March 1902 Newtown, Sydney, NSW
m.1922, Grace Isabel Pawley
= 4.3. William Benjamin Taylor b.1904 Sydney, NSW
d. 19 April 1934, Hurstville, NSW
= 4.4. Mary Ada Taylor b.1907 Petersham, Sydney, NSW
d. 3 March 1930, Randwick, Sydney, NSW
= 4.5. Benjamin James Taylor b.1910 Granville, Sydney, NSW
d.9 march 1938, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW
John Robertson Taylor died on 11 December 1920 in Kerrs Road, Lidcombe, of "˜chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, exhaustion, and heart failure', and was buried on 12 December 1920 in Grave 11033 Presbyterian Section 6D, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney. Hellen died 24 February 1931, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

5. Mary Catherine Taylor, the second daughter
She was born 22 September 1876 in Baltic Street, Kingstown (Newtown), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She married 21 September 1912 in Granville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, James Henry Dyson Key, son of James and Emma Key. There was one child of the marriage; Edward Scolly Key, born 23 March 1913 in Granville, Sydney, NSW. Mary died in Sydney in 1954.

6. Benjamin James Taylor
He was born on 24 August 1879 in Kingstown (Newtown), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the sixth child and fourth son of Edward Scolly Taylor and his wife, Honora Lenihan. After leaving school, he worked as a Clerk for the New South Wales Railways. While working there he went to night school and obtained his Certificate of Wool Classing. With his wool classing certificate he moved to Dunedin, New Zealand.
He married, 19 July 1911 in St Andrew's Manse, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Isabella Lydia (Bella) Williams, daughter of William Williams and Ann Jane Thompson. There is one recorded daughter, Sylvia Isobel Taylor, born in New Zealand in 1912. After his mother's death Ben decided to bring his wife and daughter, Sylvia, back to Australia. Ben died in Mosman, Sydney, 7 July 1965

7. William Zachariah Hamilton Pearce Taylor
William was born on the 29 October 1884 in Australia Street, Kingstown (Newtown), Sydney, the seventh child and fifth son of Edward Scolly Taylor and his wife, Honora Lenihan. He was named William after his eldest brother who had died, and his paternal grandfather, Zachariah Hamilton after his father's uncle Zachary Hamilton Taylor (who was named after the local Minister in Osmondwall, Zachary Hamilton), and Pearce was his maternal grandmother's maiden name.
He was a Painter and Gilder with New South Wales Railways. He painted the gold trim on the New South Wales railway carriages.
He married in 1906 in Leichhardt, Sydney, NSW, Martha Benny, the daughter of James and Anne Benny. There was issue of the marriage; two sons and five daughters.
William died on 30 August 1952 in Camping Area, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, of pulmonary tuberculosis, and was cremated on 3 September 1952 in Rookwood Crematorium, Sydney.

V. F. The Family of James Robertson Taylor (s.o. Bremner Taylor and Ann Robertson)
and Isabella Dunnet Sinclair, his wife

1. Isabella Taylor, the eldest daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta, Orkney, 23 September 1875. She only lived two months and died 26 November 1875.

2. Margaret (Maggie) Taylor , the second daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta in 1876. She married, in Walls and Flotta, Orkney, in 1898, Benjamin Groat, one-time owner of a mine in the Kalgoorlie area of Western Australia, Australia, in the late 1800's. There was one known child of the marriage; Gladys, born in Walls and Flotta in 1907. In 1911 the family emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
= Gladys Groat married, in Vancouver, BC, 30 December 1930, Reginald Smith, born in 1904 in London, England, son of Albert Samuel Smith and Edith Kate Stringer, his wife.

3. James Bremner Taylor, the eldest son
He was born in Walls and Flotta in 1879. In the 1881 and 1891 census his is shown living at home in Heckness, Longhope. Nothing more is known.
4. William Sinclair Taylor, the second son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 14 July 1881. In the 1891 census his is shown living at home in Heckness, Longhope. Nothing more is known.

5. Charles Sinclair Taylor, the third son
He was born in 1883 in Walls and Flotta, 14 July 1881. In the 1891 census he is shown living at home in Heckness, Longhope. He joined the Merchant Navy Reserve as Able Seaman. He died serving on HMS Tithonus, 8 January 1917, aged 31 and was buried in the Seafield Cemetery, Edinburgh.

6. Christina Taylor, the third daughter
She was born in 1886 in Walls and Flotta. In the 1891 census she is shown living at home in Heckness, Longhope. Nothing more is known.

7. George Lyall Sinclair Taylor, the fourth son
He was born in 1888 in Walls and Flotta. In the 1891 census his is shown, at age 3, living at home in Heckness, Longhope. Nothing more is known

V. G. The Family of William Taylor (s.o. Bremner Taylor and Ann Robertson)
and Catherine Simpson, his first wife

1. Bremner Taylor, the first son
He was born in Heckness, Walls and Flotta, 11 November 1871. He was described in the 1901 census as "˜postman; fisherman'. He married, in 1899, Elizabeth Groat, born 5 February 1870, daughter of William Groat and Jessie Groat. There was issue of the marriage; two sons and a daughter.

= 1.1. Thomas Taylor b.28 Dec.1895 Emigrated to USA in 1911, drafted into US Armed Forces 1942. Died Cook County, Illinois, Jan.1970

= 1.2. James Taylor b.1900 Nothing more is known.

= 1.3. Catherine Taylor b.1901 m.24 Apr.1924, Captain George Fiddler McKay OBE (Merchant Navy), born 1896 in Longhope, Orkney, son of Donald McKay and Margaret Fiddler.

=1.4 Nettie Taylor b.16 Jun.1904. Married 1927, Samuel Sutherland Taylor, s.o. James Taylor and Isobel Sutherland Taylor of Walls and Flotta

2. Catherine Taylor, the first daughter
She was born 15 December 1873 in Walls and Flotta. She married (date unknown) William Taylor Norquay, born 28 November 1874, son of John Norquay and Isabella Taylor. Two children were born of the marriage, but the details are not known. The family must have emigrated to America because, in September 1917, William registered for service, as a "˜naturalised citizen', in the US Navy. He stated his occupation as "˜licensed steamer pilot, second mate'. At a later date they appear to have returned to Orkney. Catherine died of cancer, 24 June 1953, at Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. William died 3 April 1938 in Walls and Flotta.

3. William Taylor , the second son
He was born in Walls and Flotta in 1876. He appears in the 1891 census at age 15, but nothing more is known.

4. Jemima Simpson Taylor , the second daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta in 1878. She appears in the 1891 census at age 13, but nothing more is known.
5. Thomas Simpson Taylor , the third son
He was born in Walls and Flotta in 1880. He appears in the 1891 census at age 11, but nothing more is known.

6. Ann Robertson (Annie) Taylor , the third daughter
She was born 1 March 1882 in Walls and Flotta. She married, (about 1908), Malcolm Flett, self-employed crofter, son of Malcolm Flett of Garson, Flotta, Orkney and Barbara Rosie, his wife. There was issue of the marriage; a son and two daughters:
= 6.1. Ann Robertson Taylor Flett b.31 Oct.1903
= 6.2. Malcolm Flett b.1909
= 6.3. Barbara Flett b.1910 d.1924
Annie died of tuberculosis on 4 August 1918, at Garson, Flotta, Orkney.

VI the sixth generation

VI. A. The Family of Harriot Taylor Robertson (d.o. Catherine Taylor and Edward Robertson)
and Benjamin Stout, her husband

1. Sutherland Stout b. 11 Jan. 1860

2. Catherine Ann Taylor Stout b. 21 May 1861

3. John Robertson Stout b. 16 Mar. 1863

4. Isabella Bremner Stout b. 06 Jun. 1864

5. Wilhelmina Charles Stout b. 01 Nov. 1867

6. Georgina (Dodie) Stout b. 13 Feb. 1870

7. Harriet Stout b. 04 Apr. 1873

8. James Alick Stout b. 08 Apr. 1874

9. Mary Alice Stout b. 10 Jun. 1876

10. Benjamin Edward Stout b. 26 Sept. 1879

11. Thomas Stout b. 12 Jan. 1885

VI. B. The Family of William Sutherland Taylor (s.o. William Taylor and Jessie Sutherland)
and Clementina Jane Webb, his wife

1. Clementina Jessie Taylor, the eldest
She was born in St. Pancras, London in 1872. She is shown in the 1901 census, at age 29, living with her parents at 76 Ledbury Road, Paddington, London. She was describe as a "˜dressmaker'. She never married. The date of her death is unknown.

2. Williamina Margaret (Minnie) Taylor, the second daughter
She was born in St. Pancras, London, in 1873. In the 1891 census she was described as "˜dressmaker'. She married, in1896, Frederick Matthias Milner (born 1871), eldest son of Matthias Milner and Wilhelmina Litchfield, his wife, of Marylebone, London. There does not appear to have been any issue of the marriage. In the 1911 census they are shown living in Willesden, London. The date and location of Williamina's death is unknown.

3. Florence Isabella Taylor, the third daughter
She was born in St. Pancras, London, in 1875. In the 1891 census she was described as "˜bread-maker', but by 1901 she had changed occupation to "˜fancy embroiderer'. She married, in Paddington, London in 1901, John Herbert Bedwell, "˜builder', born in Paddington in 1872, the son of William and Ellen Bedwell of Paddington. No issue can be traced.

4. William Sutherland Taylor, the eldest son
He was born in St. Pancras, London, in 1877 . He married in Chelsea, London in 1897, Margaret Annie Phipps. Nothing further is known.

5. Albert James Taylor, the second son
He was born in St. Pancras, London in 1879. Nothing further is known.

6. Ester Catherine Taylor, the fourth daughter
She was born in 1881 in St. Pancras, London. She married in Paddington, London, in 1906, Frederick Viner, Commercial Clerk of Paddington, son of Frederick and Jane Viner.

7. Jeffery Douglas Taylor, the third son
He was born in1884 in St. Pancras, London. In the 1901 census he was described as "˜butcher'. He married in 1907 in Paddington, London, Emily Lucy Prevost, born 1887 in Brentford, London. There were two children of the marriage;
= 7.1. Winifred Emily Taylor b.June 1908, Richmond, Surrey, England

= 7.2. Leonard Douglas Taylor b. 1910, Richmond, Surrey, England
The family emigrated to the United States, accompanied by Emily's younger sister, Elizabeth Matilda Prevost, arriving in New York on 15 January 1910. The US census of 1920 shows them living, first in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York State and then, at the 1940 census, in Tuckahoe, Eastchester Town, Westchester, New York State.

VI. C. The Family of Ann Taylor Robertson (d.o. Catherine Taylor and Edward Robertson)
and John Robertson Groat, her husband

1. Jane Groat, the eldest daughter
She was born 29 March 1864 at Osmundwall, Orkney. Between 1871 and 1891 she was living with her family at Newbiggins, Walls, Orkney. She married, 22 December 1898 in Newbiggins, George Sutherland, son of John Sutherland and Janet Sutherland (nee Sutherland). There was one child of the marriage; John William Sutherland, born November 1900.

2. John Robertson Groat, the first son
He was born at Osmundwall, Orkney, 27 January 1866. Until the 1891 census he was shown living at home in Newbiggins, Orkney. He then emigrated to the United States where, in Haslett, Michigan, on 30 August 1905, he married Maude Charity Shiffer, born 24 January 1878 in St Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan, daughter of Henry Morgan Shiffer and Anna Bateman, his wife. (It maybe coincidence, but Isabella Bremner Stout [see VI.A. page 13] married a William Henry Shiffer of Michigan in 1891). There were three daughters of the marriage; the second daughter died only four months after her birth:
=2.1. Ann Lucile Groat b.6 Sep.1907 Chicago, Illinois
=2.2. Eleanor Isabell Groat b.Mar.1912 Chicago, Illinois
=2.3. Mildred Janet Groat b.25 Apr.1913 Chicago, Illinois
John died 24 April 1930 in Chicago, Illinois. Maude died 1 February 1972 in Chicago, Illinois.

3. Edwardina Cecilia Groat, the second daughter
She was born at Osmundwall, Orkney, 27 February 1868. Edwardina did not marry. She lived, firstly, with her grandmother, Catherine Robertson, and then with her aunt, Edwardina Robertson. She died 7 February 1947, at the age of 79, of senile dementia.

4. James Taylor Robertson Groat , the second son
He was born in Scarton, Walls and Flotta, Orkney, 28 August 1872. He became a farmer. He married, (date unknown), Elizabeth Fairbairn, daughter of Robert Stuart Fairbairn of Edinburgh, and Elizabeth Campbell, his wife.
There is a record in the LDS Family Search database for a James Robertson Taylor Groat who filed a Draft Registration in 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, District 6, but this would have been when he was 45 and past active service age, so it seems unlikely that this is the same man, even given the name.
James is recorded as having died in Walls and Flotta, 26 July 1945. Elizabeth died of heart disease in the hospital at Kirkwall, Orkney, 21 October 1963.

5. William Charles Groat, the third son
He was born 22 November 1874 at Osmundwall, Orkney. In the 1881 census he was shown living with his parents at Newbiggins, Walls, Orkney. Nothing more is known.

6. Catherine Ann Taylor Groat, the third daughter
She was born in 1876 in Walls and Flotta, Orkney. Nothing more is known.

7. Thomasina Robertson Groat, the fourth son
She was born 24 March 1879 in Walls and Flotta. The 1901 census gives her occupation as "˜housekeeper'. She does not seem to have married, and she died 11 July 1945 in Kirkwall, Orkney, of heart disease.

8. Benjamin Zachary Robertson Groat, the fifth son
He was born in Walls and Flotta in 1880. The 1901 census shows him as "˜farmer'. He married 22 June 1921, in Stromness, Orkney, Elizabeth (Betsy) Manson Stout, born 6 October 1878, daughter of James Stout of Walls and Flotta, and Jessie Groat, his wife. No children have been recorded.
Benjamin died 22 March 1950 in Walls and Flotta, Orkney. Betsy died 23 March 1952 in Quoy, Walls, Orkney.

VI. D. The Family of William Taylor (s.o. Benjamin Fiddler Taylor and Betsy Sutherland)
and Georgina Sutherland, his wife

1. Lena Sutherland Taylor, (daughter of Georgina Sutherland)
She was born in Walls and Flotta in 1883, the illegitimate daughter of Georgina, before she (Georgina), married William. While living at home in Ness House, Lena was a telegrapher and postal assistant. She married, 16 June 1912, in the Old Custom House, Longhope, Alfred Gall Sim, teacher of Aberdeenshire, son of Alexander Sim and Isabella Ann Gall, his wife. In 1916, when she and Alfred were 33 years old, Alfred applied for enlistment in the Canadian Over-Seas Forces going to the war in Europe. He listed his occupation as teacher, stated that he was married to Lena Sim of Longhope, Orkney, Scotland, named her as "˜next of kin', and that he was resident at the St. Elmo Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was assigned to "˜B Company', 194th Battalion, COSF. He served as a corporal in France from January 1917 to December 1918 where he was wounded. He was discharged in June 1919.
No children of the marriage can be traced. Lena died in Longhope, Orkney, 9 August 1918.

2. Harriet Johnson Sutherland Taylor
She was born in Longhope, Walls and Flotta,
9 October 1896. She trained as a doctor and was, for
many years, the local G.P. Harriet never married.
She died in the hospital at Kirkwall, 18 January 1984

3. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Sutherland Taylor
She was born in Longhope, in 1897.

4. Georgina (Gina) Taylor
She was born in Longhope in 1899. She died,
unmarried, in that parish, 4 May 1986

VI. E. The Family of James Taylor (s.o. William Taylor & Jessie Sutherland)
and Isabella Sutherland Taylor, his wife

1. Jessie Taylor, the eldest daughter
She was born in 27 Feb.1877. She married Walter Dunnet, Master Mariner, son of John Dunnet and Margaret Knarston. Jessie died 20 Sept.1955 in Longhope. Walter died 13 Dec.1935 in the fire that killed Jessie's parents, James and Isabella. (see page 7, V.B.3)

2. Benjamin Albert Taylor, the eldest son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 1 Sept.1880 He was intellectually handicapped and never married. He lived with his parents and grandparents in "˜Old House', Longhope. He died 14 Feb.1926 in Walls and Flotta and was buried in the Longhope cemetery.

3. Elizabeth (Lizzie Kirnan) Taylor, the second daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 3 Mar.1882. She died when she was only 20 years of age, 8 February 1902.

4. William Taylor, the second son
He was born in Walls and Flotta, 3 Jun.1884. Nothing more is known.

5. Isabella Florence Sutherland Taylor, the third daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta, 19 Mar.1887. During the First World War she organised egg collection as a fundraiser for wounded soldiers. She achieved a Master of Arts degree at Aberdeen University in 1909 and became a teacher in North Queensferry, Edinburgh, and then a school principal in Orkney. She lived with her parents and grandparents and never married. Isabella died 13 Jun.1948 in Orkney.

6. Margaret Henrietta Beveridge Sutherland Taylor, the fourth daughter
She was born in Walls and Flotta in 1888. She only lived five months and died of whooping cough, 21 May 1889.

7. Samuel Sutherland Taylor, the third son
He was born 4 June 1890 in Walls and Flotta. He married in 1927 in Kirkwall, Nettie Taylor, born 16 June 1904, the daughter of Bremner Taylor (unrelated) and Elizabeth Groat. Samuel died in Walls and Flotta, 11 May 1968. Nettie died of cancer, 31 March 1988.

8. James Sutherland Taylor
He was born 17 March 1902 in Walls and Flotta. There is a twelve year gap between James and his next elder brother Samuel, so it is likely that James was a "˜mistake'. I know nothing more

VI. F. The Family of Randolph Benjamin Taylor
(s.o. Benjamin Fiddler Taylor and Ellen McCann)
and Thressa Maud Garbett, his wife

1. Ruby Gwendoline (Gwen) Mary Garbett Taylor, the only child
She was the mother of Roy Holderness of Napier, New Zealand
She was born in Wellington, New Zealand, 8 May 1910. She was educated at the Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt, north of Wellington. After she left school, she obtained a secretarial position with a Stock and Station (farm service) agency in Wellington, (Levin and Company), and remained with them until she married, at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic basilica in Wellington on 5 July 1935, Neil Fitzroy Holderness, eldest son of Hildebrand Holderness of Hastings, New Zealand, and Cecil May McNeill, his wife. The couple moved to Auckland, where their first two children were born, but the failure of a disastrous business venture saw them relocate to Hawke's Bay in the late 1930s. The reminder of their family was born in Napier.

=1. Neil Anthony Holderness b. 27 May 1936 m. 9 Feb.1997, Dianna Gwendoline Porter

=2. Mary Rose Holderness b. 29 Jun. 1937 took religious orders, 29 Dec.1963

=3. Brian Holderness b. 24 Oct. 1940 m. Audrey Jean Gardiner

=4. Keith Bernard Holderness b. 01 Nov. 1945 m. 29 Jan.1966, Dorothy Wellington

=5. Roy Francis Holderness b. 18 Apr. 1947 m. (1) 3 Sep.1970, Susan Greig
m. (2) 20 Nov.1999, Sandra Ridgway

Neil died in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand of a pulmonary embolism in 1963, at the early age of 55. Gwen died at a rest home in neighbouring Hasting, nine years later, in 1972.

This concludes the history of the family of Alexander Taylor of Longhope, fisherman and farmer of the parish of Walls and Flotta, Orkney, Scotland, and of his wife, Katherine Inksatter;
ancestors of Randolph Benjamin Taylor of Wellington, New Zealand, and his daughter,
Gwen Taylor of Napier, New Zealand

Compiled by Roy Francis Holderness, Napier, New Zealand 2014