Thomas Taylor
From Hillcrest Mine Disaster Data
| Thomas Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1873 England |
| Died |
1914 (aged 40–41) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Overman |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
2 Sept 1873 (Stalybridge, Lancashire - from 1901 census)
Parents
Father Samuel
Marriage
Thomas Taylor married Elizabeth Jones 19 Aug 1894 at Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England.
Children
- Edith Taylor (1896-)
- Alfred Taylor (1902-)
- Alice Taylor (1904-)
- Norman (born 1908 in Lundbreck, Alberta)
Census Records
1901 Stalybridge, Dukinfield, Cheshire, age 27, occupation Colliery Fireman, born Stalybridge
1911 Hillcrest, Alberta, age 37, born Sep 1873, coal miner, to Canada 1906
Immigration to Canada
1906 Ship Virginian, age 32, going to Lethbridge, occupation miner, from Cheshire
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Thomas was buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery in the Masonic Plot.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
In 1916 Elizabeth and the four children were still living in Hillcrest.
Elizabeth Taylor, widow, married William Hutchison about 1919.
Compensation
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