Catherine Taylor (1891-1971)

[LilyAllenfan86]

I am looking for information about my great Grandmother Mary Catherine Nicholls (nee Taylor), according to her death registration she was born on July 18th 1891 in I believe Neath, Glamorgan, in 1905 she married my great Grandfather an Englishman named Charles Nicholls (June 1889, Newton Abbot, Devon-12th April 1966, Briton Ferry, Neath, Glamorgan), and had seven children Mary, Margaret, Richard, Annie, Jessie, Beryl and my Grandmother Gladys, for a time she lived in the Ynysmaerdy cemetery where her husband worked as a caretaker and grave digger, she died in January of 1971 at the age of eighty.
 I would love to hear from you if you have any information about her parentage as I known nothing.
 Regards Beth Catherine Price

[Hackstaple]

Hi
This looks quite interesting as it poses some questions. Firstly, if the dates of birth and marriage are correct as you have given them we have a 16 year old groom and a 14 year old bride. That provides a legal problem, transgression of the prevailing marriage laws.

Secondly, the 1905 marriage of a Mary Catherine Taylor is clearly to a Charles Nickels, not Nicholls. I am not relying on a transcript but the actual scan.  That marriage took place in the March quarter 1905, Neath,  vol 11a, page 1057.

More to follow.

[Hackstaple]

A Charles E Nickels died Neath 1966 age 84. That would make his year of birth as 1884 and his age in 1905 as 21.

[Isobelruss]

1901
RG13 5056/135/14
27 Ritson Street Briton Ferry

Alvan V Taylor 52 painter at coke works b Briton Ferry Glams
Mary 48 wife b ditto
Mary C 23 dau b ditto
Thomas 21 son haulier general b ditto
Robert 19 son ditto b ditto
James 17 son ditto b ditto
Evan 15 son coker b ditto
Alvin 12 son b ditto
William 10 son b ditto
HO

[Isobelruss]

1891
RG12 4460/53/6
12 Regent Street West Briton Ferry

Alban Taylor 40 painter b Briton Ferry
Mary 37 wife b Baglan Glams
Mary Catherine 13 dau scholar b Briton Ferry
Thomas 12 son scholar b ditto
Robert 9 son scholar b ditto
James K 7 son scholar b ditto
Evan 6 son scholar b ditto
Alban 3 son b ditto
William Daniel 11 weeks son b ditto

[Isobelruss]

Despite all the different spellings theres a marriage in Neath registration district

Alvan Taylor and Mary Davies
Jun qu 1877 Neath 11a 678
Looks like Mary Catherine was their first child.

[Hackstaple]

Beth - have you actually seen the marriage certificate that you refer to? If you have then it will show details of the bride and groom's parents. Taylor is a common surname and Mary, Mary Catherine, Catherine  Mary are all quite common christain name.