Little Eileen Mae Taylor, Her Father Thomas James Taylor, and Mother Winifred Taylor, of Australia Avenue, Maidenhead, Berkshire

 

 

Angel monument to Eileen Mae Taylor, All Saints Cemetery, Maidenhead, Berkshire.

 

 

"In loving memory of our darling Eileen Mae Taylor died August 9th 1935 aged 5 years. Until we meet again."

 

"And of her father Thomas J. Taylor who died December 26th 1975 aged 71 years."

 

"And of her mother Winifred G. Taylor who died June 8th 1995 aged 85 years."

 

 

Eileen Mae Taylor was born in Maidenhead in 1930 to Thomas James Taylor and his wife Winifred Emmons.  Eileen Mae is the great granddaughter of James Meeks, landlord of the Greyhound Inn, King Street, Maidenhead.

 

 

Thomas James Taylor, known as Tom, was born on 14th October 1904 in Maidenhead, Berkshire to Charles George Taylor, a sugar buyer for a jam factory, and his wife Annie Meeks, James Meeks's daughter from his second marriage to Eliza Esther Favell.

 

Thomas (Arthur) James Taylor can be found on the 1911 Census aged 6 years, living at 40 Uxbridge Road, Hanwell, Middlesex with his parents Charles and Annie as well as his siblings, Gladys Victoria, Edith Ada, Hilda Annie, William Charles, and Henry Alfred.

 

On Easter Monday, 9th April 1928, Thomas, a metal enameller, married Winifred Gladys Emmons in Maidenhead, Berkshire.

 

Winifred Gladys Emmons was born on 21st November 1909 in Maidenhead, Berkshire to Joseph Emmons, a general labourer and his wife Edith Ellen Mooring.

 

Winifred Gladys can be found on the 1911 Census aged 1 year, living at 18 Denmark Street, Maidenhead Berkshire with her parents Joseph and Edith as well as her siblings, Albert, Francis, Lilian, and Edith.

Thomas and Winifred can be found on the 1939 England and Wales Register, living at 12 Australia Avenue, Maidenhead, with their children John born in 1933, Annie born in 1937, and Elizabeth born in 1939. Thomas and Winifred had one more child after the 1939 Register, Thomas born in 1942

 

Thomas was to pass away on 26th December 1975 at Battle Hospital, Reading, Berkshire. On 3rd of January 1976 the Maidenhead Advertiser carried the following announce:

"Deaths

Taylor, Tom- Of Australia Avenue, suddenly on Boxing Day, aged 71 years. Sadly missed by wife Win and all the family. Cremation took place January 2."

 

In the same edition was the following report:

"Death of Mr. Tom Taylor

Well-known sportsman Mr. Tom Taylor of Australia Avenue died in Battle Hospital, Reading, on Boxing Day, aged 71. Noted as a footballer and cricketer, he also won many prizes for gardening. 

Mr. Taylor was a Maidonian. His father was at one time licensee of The Bull at Bisham.

As a footballer Mr. Taylor played for Maidenhead in the 1920s and 1930s, gaining a number of medals with the club. On his wedding day, Easter Monday, 1928, he rushed from the church service to play for Maidenhead against Wycombe in the final of the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup at Slough. Maidenhead won 1-0.

A member of the old St Mary's Cricket Club, he was one of the men behind the change of name to North Maidenhead. For the last 20 years he was a social member of the Maidenhead & Bray Cricket Club, and voluntarily cared for the gardens at the club.

Apart from sport, gardening was his favourite hobby. He won prizes for the well-kept garden of his Australia Avenue home.

For 46 years Mr. Taylor worked at EMI at Hayes, where he was foreman in the enamelling department.

He leaves a wife, five children, and eight grandchildren. Funeral was yesterday (Friday) at Slough Crematorium."

Winifred Taylor was to pass away on 8th June 1995, aged 85.