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From: "Ann O'Hara" <>
Subject: Re: [NY-SCOTS] Taylors from Scotland
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:54:51 -0500
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And Broderbund has issued the AIS indexes on CD, available at Genealogy.com.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert S. Fraser" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [NY-SCOTS] Taylors from Scotland


> There are hardcover indexes for the 1850 and 1860 New York State Censuses
> and Ancestry.com has an online index for the 1850 Census. Bob Fraser
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 8:55 AM
> Subject: [NY-SCOTS] Taylors from Scotland
>
>
> > I am researching my great grandfather's, James Forbes Taylor, family. He
> > was born in New York City on September 15, 1849. He finally settled near
> > Port Jervis, New York.
> > I am trying to identify his father. According to the 1880 US census, his
> > father is listed as born in Scotland. No birthplace was mentioned. I am
> > guessing that this Taylor family had several generations living in
> Scotland
> > and that my great-great-grandfather left for America shortly before
1849.
> > I have gone through the 1880 US Census online. I have found a Taylor
that
> > could possibly be James Forbes Taylor's father.
> >
> > Household: Brooklyn Kings New York 1880 US Census
> > Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation
> Father's
> > Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
> > Wm. TAYLOR Self M Male W 56 SCOT Mason & Builder SCOT SCOT
> >
> > Annie TAYLOR Wife M Female W 53 SCOT Keeping House SCOT
> > SCOT
> > Frank TAYLOR Son S Male W 19 NY Clerk In Store SCOT SCOT
> > Joseph TAYLOR Son S Male W 15 NY At Home SCOT SCOT
> > Jennie TAYLOR Dau S Female W 12 NY At Home SCOT
> >
> > I have found James Forbes Taylor on the 1880 census. Included in his
> > household are my grandfather Joseph Levi (1872-1940) and several other
> > children. I do know that in 1884 a daughter Jenny was born to James
> > Forbes/Melissa Carpenter Taylor. He was living in Orange County New York
> in
> > 1880.
> >
> > I think that what I need to do is check a New York City Census for
> 1850/1860
> > when James Forbes Taylor would have been included in the Household. I
> would
> > like any suggestion as to how to go about checking the 1850/1860 census
> for
> > Brooklyn New York City. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
> > Jim Taylor of Warren, Ohio
> >
> >
> > ==============================
> > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy
records,
> go to:
> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> >
>
>
> ==============================
> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
go to:
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>
>
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