Edward Richardson Taylor

08/05/1903 — 08/07/1977
A brief biography

Ancestors


Charles Richardson
Charles Richardson 1787 — 1862
Charles Richardson 1817 — 1890
Eliza Ann Richardson 1850 — 1876
Edward James Taylor 1828 — 1903
Humphrey Richardson Taylor 1872 — 1934
Rhonda Wells 1878 — 1959
Edward Richardson Taylor 1903 — 1977
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Edward Richardson Taylor


Son of Humphrey Richardson Taylor and Rhonda Wells. .

Born in 1903, the second year of the reign of King Edward VII, and died aged seventy-four in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II

Biography


Edward Richardson Taylor was born on 8 May 1903 in Cheam, Surrey, his father, Humphrey, was 30 and his mother, Rhoda, was 24. He had one son and one daughter. He died on 8 July 1977 at the age of 74.

Edward Richardson Taylor
Birth Date
08/05/1903 Baptism Date 02/07/1903 Baptism Place Cheam, St Dunstan Surrey England Parish as it Appears Cheam Father Humphrey Richardson Taylor Mother Rhoda Taylor

Edward Taylor Gender: Male Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1839 Marriage Place: Liverpool, St Peter, Lancashire, England Search Photos: Search for 'Liverpool, St Peter' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: View this parish Father: Edward Richardson Taylor Spouse: Elizabeth Astbury

Edward Richardson Taylor
Birth Date: 8 May 1903
Baptism Date: 2 Jul 1903
Baptism Place: Cheam, St Dunstan, Surrey, England
Parish as it Appears: Cheam
Father: Humphrey Richardson Taylor
Mother: Rhoda Taylor

1911

Humphrey R TaylorAge in 19116Estimated Birth Year1905Relation to HeadSonGenderMaleBirth PlaceCheam, Surrey, EnglandCivil parishCheamCounty/IslandSurreyCountryEnglandStreet AddressOakleigh, Peachis Close Cheam, SurreyRegistration districtEpsomRegistration District Number31Sub-registration districtCarshaltonED, institution, or vessel21Piece2944Household Members


The Taylor Family


In 1770, Humphrey Taylor, ancestor of H. R. Taylor, established the Chelsea Distillery for Liqueurs, Cordials and Strong Waters. Built in pleasure grounds created by French Huguenot gardeners at a time when Chelsea was an outlying village, it soon became famous, especially for rosewater, made from flowers grown in the firm's surrounding rose gardens [where Shawfield Street now runs], and attracted the custom of Royalty and the nobility. King George IV visited the distillery more than once when Prince of Wales; the Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria, was a frequent visitor and purchaser, as were the Duchess of Gloucester, Lady Churchill, the Duke of Northumberland and Viscount Chelsea.
Under Edward James Taylor [1829-1904], the firm of Humphrey Taylor and Company became one of the largest of its kind in the country, specialising in the distillation and production of liqueurs such as apricot and peach brandies, in addition to trading as wine and spirit merchants. It was awarded gold medals at the International Exhibitions of 1851 and 1852, a Grand Prix at the Festival of Empire in 1911, and a Royal Warrant during the reign of King George V.
By 1875 the firm, trading as Taylor, Son and Gosnells, perfume distillers, from 121 Kings Road, was offering distilled and toilet waters, fancy soaps, pomades and 'preparations for the teeth'. Edward Taylor's advice on distillation was sought world-wide; he re-modelled, for instance, the Glenmorangie Distillery at Tain, Scotland. When the business outgrew its buildings, it was relocated to larger premises at the Bloomsbury Distillery, 45 New Oxford Street.
Following his death, Edward was succeeded in the business by his son Humphrey Richardson Taylor [1872-1954], a keen huntsman and horticulturalist. Neither of his two sons,

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