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1851 Ann Knott is born c 1820 Droitwich.
F/S has a christening;
ANN Taylor 19 July 1820, St Andrew, Droitwich to JOSEPH/SARAH

Other possible Children including;
WILLIAM Taylor 14 June 1819 Droitwich to Joseph/Sarah, + JOSEPH christened same day.

On Family Search I can see the christenings for Ann and Joseph. Don't see one for William. But I trust that it should be there with Joseph if I was to look at the parish registers.

Thanks for the heads up on the marriage certificate. I've been to Ancestry to look at it. That was helpful.

I found the William Mayne Knott family in Nebraska. Date of immigration believed by descendants to be around 1851. There's a mention in a book of biographical portraits of settlers. The mother's name is given as Ann (Gardner) Knott. So a bit of misinformation that could send someone off on a wild goose chase from one direction, but might serve as a confirming data point from this direction.

I believe that the emigration nails down the family for the sister. I have the right Ann (Taylor) Knott. Haven't yet tied them to my family of Taylors in Birmingham. Will probably need to pay up for a couple certificates and work my way back to them.

I also read the second inscription as hinting that someone is going far away, most likely the Knotts, since my branch appears to have remained in that area of Birmingham for near 60 more years. I was hopeful that the William Mayne name was distinctive, and I'd find it again in the US or Canada or Australia. I guess there were other places in the Empire where a family might go, places where we'd have less easy access to the records.

If the father Joseph was a servant, would "Hanbury, Worcestershire" be more likely at that time to refer to the village, or the estate? Can't find any evidence of Joseph Taylor the servant in that area in 1841. There is a Joseph Taylor deceased in Droitwich 1839, but I thought a deceased father was usually noted as such on marriage records.

This old book is about the only keepsake that has passed down in this branch of my family. In the early 1900s it found its way to Toronto. It carries these two inscriptions:

Presented by her Father to/ Mary Ann Taylor/ July 15th 1838/ Hanbury Worcestershire

Presented by his Sister/ Ann Knott / to William Taylor / as a token of love / and true friendship / Feb 24th 1852/ Good by and / God bless you for / ever / 94 Sherlock St / Pershore Road / Birmingham

My findings so far:

I checked the 1851 census years ago. My notes from then: "House called Peel Cottage between 108 and 90 Sherlock St. Many houses uninhabited including probably 94".

A poster at the Birmingham History Forum shared this info: The building at 94, seems to have been a shop. The 1855 Post Office directory has Mrs Jane Taylor, greengrocer. The 1855 Whites directory has William Taylor, shopkeeper. The Slaters 1852 directory also lists William as shopkeeper. The 1858 directory lists Charles Horton, shopkeeper. However the Post Office directory for 1849 does not list no 94 and there are no Taylors in Sherlock St.

In the 1851 census, 108 Sherlock is occupied by William Taylor, his wife Harriet J. and a new unnamed infant son. Occupation of William is Porter (then something difficult to read). William's birthplace is Droitwich.

An Ann Taylor married William Mayne Knott in Aston juxta Birmingham, 1842.

In the 1851 census, William M Knott with wife Ann is farming in Stoke Prior on Sharpway Gate. William Gardner, an uncle is also in the household. Charlotte Elizabeth Knott is a child in the household. An earlier christening in Stoke Prior states that her father is William Mayne Knott. Ann's birthplace is Droitwich.

In the 1841 census, Ann Taylor is living in the household of William Gardner, Sharpway Gate, Stoke Prior.

Today there is a property along Hanbury Rd towards Stokes Prior named "Knotts Farm". Appears to be occupied by a man named John Birch in the 1870s.

Can't find any sign of William Mayne Knott after 1851. Can't identify more about the Taylors until the census 1881, when William Taylor, age 30, is living at 4 Court Gooch St, around the corner from Sherlock St. This is my earliest definite identification of my family, tied down with a 1882 birth certificate of my gr-gr-grandfather.

Given this evidence, how confident would you be to say that the Ann Knott at Stoke Prior is the brother of William Taylor, 108 Sherlock St. Birmingham, children of a Taylor family likely from somewhere in the Droitwich-Hanbury-Stoke Prior area? That they're the William and Mary Ann Taylor from the book inscription?

Where could I look further to either prove or disprove the possibility?

I believe that I looked at the Hanbury parish microfilm years ago, but didn't find any leads. The connections to Droitwich and Stoke Prior are new discoveries.