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ID:736 Leonard Taylor 1913-1994
Gaz’s Maternal Grandfather

Birth	21 May 1913	Cannock, Staffordshire
Death	March 1994	Stafford
Mother	Christina Stackhouse (b.1881)/ID:687
Father	Henry Taylor (b.1880)/ID:729
Siblings	John Henry Taylor (b.1900)/ID:734
	Charles Taylor (b.1901)/ID:715
	Henry Taylor (b.1903)/ID:730
	Fred Taylor (b.1905)/ID:723
	William George Taylor (b.1908)/ID:744
	Leonard Taylor (b.1913)/ID:736
	Alice Taylor (b.1918)/ID:710
	Edward Arthur Taylor (b.1919)/ID:720
Spouse	Elizabeth Mary Eliza Amelia Allen (b.1914)/ID:16
Children	Leonard Taylor (b.1942)/ID:737
	Kathleen Taylor (b.1949)/ID:735
	Margaret Taylor (b.1951)/ID:739

1913

21 May 1913- Birth of Leonard Taylor in Norton Canes, Staffordshire

Leonard grew in Stokes Lane, Norton Canes.

1921
1921 Census for Stokes Lane, Norton Canes, Staffordshire

Name	Relation’p	Age (y/m)	Condition	Place of Birth	Occupation	Place of work
Henry Taylor	Head	41/6	Married	West Ham, London	Miner- Fireman Examiner Below Ground	Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes
Christina Taylor	Wife	39/8	Married	Liverpool, Lancs	Home Duties
John H Taylor	Son	20/9	Single	Norton Canes, Staffs	Horse Driver(Miner) Underground	Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes
Charles Taylor	Son	19/8	Single	Norton Canes, Staffs	Horse Driver(Miner) Underground	Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes
Henry Taylor Jr	Son	18/2	Single	Norton Canes, Staffs	Coal Miner (Puller off) Below Ground	Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes
Fred Taylor	Son	15/8		Norton Canes, Staffs	Coal Miner (Door Minder) Below Ground	Conduit Colliery, Norton Canes
William Taylor	Son	13/2		Norton Canes, Staffs
Leonard Taylor	Son	8/3		Norton Canes, Staffs
Alice Taylor	Daughter	4/10		Norton Canes, Staffs
Arthur Taylor	Son	2/4		Norton Canes, Staffs

Leonard, 2^nd from left, with his father, Henry and 3 brothers circa 1930.

1933

17 June 1933 - The family continued to live in Stokes Lane until at least 1933 as we can see from the postcard below. We know his parent’s visited relatives in Middlesex.

This postcard is postmarked Hayes, Middlesex 1933, and addressed to their son Leonard, still living in Stokes Lane. It is sent by Henrys wife, Christina and signed from Christina and Henry. (Mother & Dad) It reads:

'Dear Len,
Just a card to let you know we got here alright and they are all well. Dad says he expects you have got some luck by now, we hope so and don't forget the greenhouse. Trusting you are all well.
from Mother, Dad'

1936

1936 - Marriage of Leonard Taylor and Elizabeth Mary Eliza Amelia Allen at Cannock, Staffs

1939

1939 Registry for 69, Butts Lane, Norton Canes, Staffs'

Name	Birth Date	Gender	Status	Occupation
Leonard Taylor	21/05/1913	Male	Married	Miner Underground-Colliery Hewer/ ARP Service Brownhills MDC
Elizabeth M Taylor	03/08/1914	Female	Married	Unpaid Domestic Duties

1942

Birth of son, Leonard Taylor. Sadly, Leonard died shortly after birth.

Military

Len served in the Royal Marines and as part of 48 Commando was involved in the D-Day landings where he disembarked at Juno Beach on 6th June 1944.
More info at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._48_(Royal_Marine)_Commando

1944

Death of mother, Christina, who passed away in December 1944, aged 62 years at Cannock, Staffordshire.

After WW2, Len left the army and became a Coal Miner.

1949

Birth of daughter, Kathleen Ann Taylor, registered at Cannock, Staffordshire.

1951

Birth of daughter, Margaret Taylor, registered at Cannock, Staffordshire.

Walsall Observer 21 December 1967

Mary & Len with daughter, Margaret at Butts Lane, Norton Canes.

1994
March 1994 - Death of Leonard Taylor at Stafford.