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received some more information regarding this photograph......as follows.......every little helps....... :)

Croydon Local Studies Library


We have a small file about C. Taylor & Son whose registered office was at 35 Grant Road , Croydon.  They also had offices at 119 High Street , Croydon and 140 Church Street , Croydon.  They provided coaches for private hire for excursions and tours (like annual outings, picnics, race meetings) to places like Brighton, Windsor and the Surrey Hills, amongst many other places.  They also provided a motor removals service.

 

Most of the information we have about them is dated 1920s and 1930s-most of it adverts from street directories and newspapers. 



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Census Lookup and Resource Requests / Re: Missing from all Census from 1881 - 1901
« on: Wednesday 30 July 08 20:15 BST (UK)  »
Also Nigel Lutt Bedfordshire Records Office has sent me some information and print outs of where the Bedfordshire Regiment served etc. so lots of information all in all, but no correct birth certificate, and no trace on the census - strange that.............

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Census Lookup and Resource Requests / Re: Missing from all Census from 1881 - 1901
« on: Wednesday 30 July 08 20:10 BST (UK)  »
Also have found his burial place at St. Marys Caterham Surrey. Commonwealth War Graves area......although haven't visited yet due to foot op, something to look forward to..... :)

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Census Lookup and Resource Requests / Re: Missing from all Census from 1881 - 1901
« on: Wednesday 30 July 08 20:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi dorothymay,
A William John Laker from the Bedfordshire Regiment has a medal record from WW1-do you have this info?
LAKER William John -Bedford Regt.-Private 23961
Won the British Medal-lots of numbers listed next to that !!
Maybe you could get his record if it is one of the lucky ones to have survived, do you think it could be him?

yes :)have this information, also contacted the Bedford Regiment Musuem who couldn't help me any further....but they explained all the details to me that were written on it and what they meant, and said he was probably disharged early due to ill health, William according to death cert died from a stomach carcinoma..have also printed out roll of honour cert.and have visited the Kew Archives early on this year, no joy there records were destroyed - just my luck.......

anyways hopefully I'll have some luck with this birth cert..... :)

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Census Lookup and Resource Requests / Re: Missing from all Census from 1881 - 1901
« on: Wednesday 30 July 08 18:44 BST (UK)  »
Hi have checked my records and certificates again, and found in the list above one that looks very promising.

William John Laker born 1869 4thQ St. Pancras, so could have been registered in 1870 now working back from death cert age at 49 in September 1920, this could be him, so am going to apply for this one........

Well you have to try.. ::)certainly do not have this one yet. Will let you know how I fare when it arrives.......

thanks once again for all your input :)

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sorry its taken me so long folks to get back to you, last Wednesday had an operation on my foot, today is the first time I have actually felt like getting back to some research..... :)will carry on with some research today, so far cannot see a likely William John Laker in the list as it appears I have covered most of these, and coupled with some birth certificates I have for William have discounted them if they do not show William senior as father. But obviously will keep them for future reference just in case.

Think today I could try looking through the census 1871 - 1901 for a William John Laker stepson, which if his mum had re-married could possibly narrow the search down.

thanks once again folks.....

dottie
x

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Census Lookup and Resource Requests / Re: Missing from all Census from 1881 - 1901
« on: Wednesday 23 July 08 16:19 BST (UK)  »
what was his mothers first name?

Terry

haven't a clue as to Williams mums name.....:(

will have a look through list later okay terry - thank you :)

dottie

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Hi Terrie, alas have already checked this one out too ........no joy........

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thank you bismark, what a mine of information , this will come in handy for future reference - thank you.. :)

going to use this address for Charles Taylor to see if I can find more.......


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