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| - William John Taylor (1880 - April 15th, 1912) was a First Class Saloon Steward of the Titanic. He died in the sinking. He was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England in late 1880 and his birth was registered in the first quarter of 1881. He was the son of John Taylor (b. 1851 in Cookham, Berkshire) and Emily, whose maiden name was also Taylor (b. 1855 in Bishopstone, Wiltshire). They were married in London in 1877. William had three known siblings: Mildred Annie (b. 1878), Walter Colston (b. 1882) and Martha Emily (b. 1883).
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| - William John Taylor (1880 - April 15th, 1912) was a First Class Saloon Steward of the Titanic. He died in the sinking. He was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England in late 1880 and his birth was registered in the first quarter of 1881. He was the son of John Taylor (b. 1851 in Cookham, Berkshire) and Emily, whose maiden name was also Taylor (b. 1855 in Bishopstone, Wiltshire). They were married in London in 1877. William had three known siblings: Mildred Annie (b. 1878), Walter Colston (b. 1882) and Martha Emily (b. 1883). William first appears on the 1881 census living with his parents and sister Mildred and his paternal grandparents John and Ann Taylor's house in High Street, Cookham, Berkshire. His father was described as a farmer's son. He is living with his family at 30 Turrell's (?) Buildings, Maidenhead at the time of the 1891 census; his father is absent and his mother is described as a cook. His father died sometime after this and before 1900 when his mother was remarried to Charles Strudwick (b. 1839 in Alton, Hampshire). By the time of the 1901 census William was serving in the Royal Navy and was listed aboard the Majestic, berthed at that time in Gibraltar. His mother, stepfather and siblings were listed as living at "Sunny Lawn", Durley Road, Bournemouth where his stepfather ran a lodgings house. By the time of the 1911 census William was still unmarried but now listed as a visitor at 61, The Berries, Morris Road, Southampton and he was described as a sea steward. William was married shortly after this census in Southampton to Emily Margaret Cole, a dressmaker (b. 1881 in Southampton), but they would have no children. When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 4 April 1912, he gave his address as 42 Morris Road, Southampton. His permanent address was Sunny Lawn, 6 Durley Road, Bournemouth, the home of his mother and stepfather. His last ship had been the Olympic. As a saloon steward he received monthly wages of £3 15s. Taylor died in the sinking. His body was probably recovered, but it wasn't identified at sea. William's widow may have remarried following the loss of her husband but her exact whereabouts are unknown. His mother continued to live at Sunny Lawn, Bournemouth and died there on 20 January 1924.
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