Taylor and Goss: Royal Marines
On a fine day in the autumn of 1861 a group of farmers put on military uniforms and took to the parade ground at Lyneham in the Devon countryside. After weeks of rain the weather was finally suitable for harvesting...
The Cannington Hotel
The Taylor family arrived in Perth in September 1891 and John started business as a boarding-house keeper. Two years later he applied successfully for a publican’s licence and took up management of the Cannington Hotel. A newspaper advertisement proudly set...
The Taylor Family History Site
Welcome to the Taylor Family History Site. This site contains information about the ancestors of the Taylor family of Perth, Western Australia. It has a companion site – Our Genealogy – which contains detailed genealogical information about the Taylors. This blog...
Harbouring Deserters and Other Problems
When John Taylor was running the Albany Hotel he had a brush with the police who accused him of harbouring deserters from the Albany garrison. The soldiers had been celebrating New Year’s Eve in1894 and a few decided to remain...