Ancestors and Descendants of Adams and Mann and Others

  The Kirstead Taylors A Newspaper cutting 'Kirstead Family Don Khaki', a captioned photograph montage of the six Taylor brothers in uniform, the sons of Mrs. Mary Ann Taylor and the late James Taylor of 42 Kirstead Ling, Brooke, Norwich. Three of the brothers were killed in June - July 1916, and are remembered on the Kirstead Green War Memorial. Walter Christmas Taylor (1885-1954) , (pictured in the photo montage, top, left) was born in Kirstead, Norfolk, England on January 4, 1885 as the 7 th child of James Taylor (1844-1915) and Mary Ann Powles (1853-1927) .  His middle name, no doubt, was given to him as a reminder of the Christmas season in which he was born.   In 1901, at age 16 he was working as a live-in servant on the farm of Thomas Peart and his family in the Loddon District of South Norfolk.    On March 3, 1902, Walter Christmas Taylor joined the Royal Marine in the Light Infantry of the Portsmouth Division.  He was just barely over 17 years of age and described as

The Kirstead Taylors A Newspaper cutting 'Kirstead Family Don Khaki', a captioned photograph montage of the six Taylor brothers in uniform, the sons of Mrs. Mary Ann Taylor and the late James Taylor of 42 Kirstead Ling, Brooke, Norwich. Three of the brothers were killed in June - July 1916, and are remembered on the Kirstead Green War Memorial. John Thomas Taylor (1881-    ) .  Not much is known about John Thomas Taylor.  John Thomas was born on September 15, 1881 and was the 5 th child born to James and Mary Taylor.  In 1891, at age 9 he was still attending school.  By 1901, at age 19, he was boarding with Jonathan Parker’s family in Loddon, Norfolk and worked as a milkman on a cattle farm.  He was still single at that time according to the 1901 Census. In 1916, John Thomas was living with his mother Mary Ann at 42 Kirstead Ling Rd. Norwich.  It is believed he was living with his mother until she died in 1927.   In 1939 he was living at Cottage Syderstone Rd. #10, Walshingham