AGNES JANE CHARLES HENRY WILLIAM TAYLOR (born SANDERS)

INFORMATION FROM JAN MAURICE OF WA

AGNES JANE

born 9-7-1869 and married 25-11-1891

My Grandmother Agnes Jane was born 9-7-1869 and married 25-11-1891 Nth Sydney Charles Henry William Taylor “Bill” [we call him CHW] Agnes died 6-8-1951 in Queensland and is buried with her daughter Ellie Gridley in Lutwyche Cemetery CHW died 1931 in Liverpool Hospital and is buried in St Marks Cemetery Appin. When Sarah Ellen Kitching nee Sanders died 15 Feb 1946 in her Obituary Agnes is listed as the only surviving member of the original Sanders family.

Agnes and husband had 7 children they settled in Appin NSW and lived in Elladale Cottage [still there today] and in 1912 purchased the property and when CHW died in 1931 Agnes continued to live there until she went to live with her son in Campbelltown and the property was sold in 1946. When Agnes was in her 80s she went to live in Queensland where her three daughters were living and died in 1951.

She and CHW had 4 girls one died in 1922 and 3 boys William Harold, a Army Officer who died in NZ, Lionel who had a hard life but liked the drink died in 1972 and my father Barrington Walter born 1908-1973 a musician we lived in Parramatta. I was born in 1940 married Barry Maurice in 1959 and moved to West Australia in 1970 we had five children lost one Geoffrey 1997 and Debra, Marc, Clayton and Jenni all live in WA we also have 13 grandchildren who keep us busy.