Henry Young Cameron Taylor .....

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 6:05 pm

Hi all,

I was browsing through my mum's memory box this afternoon and found a letter dated June 1943 from a Mrs. E Cameron Taylor. It was congratulating my mum on winning the 'Taylor Prize' at her school.

It is a lovely letter and deserves to be shared with Mrs. Taylor's descendants (if I can find them.) I found her husband's name through the address on the letter (Lochiel, 23 Murray Road, Northwood) which led to this :

TAYLOR Henry Young Cameron Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died at home 25 August 1917. Aged 44. Son of Alexander & Jennie Taylor. Husband of Mrs Eothen Taylor of "Lochiel" Watford Road Northwood Middlesex. Qualifications MB, CM, FRCS ED. Buried in Morningside Cemetery Edinburgh.

from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Be ... n-Sea.html

I discovered Henry was born in Peterhead and then moved to Edinburgh , where I found him on the 1881 census.

I am curious as to why this man would sponsor a prize to a primary school in Ibrox, Glasgow.

I do not have a clue how to even start looking for their family. All advice welcome.

Annette M

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:11 am

That sounds vaguely familiar.

What school was it ?

I'm an Ibrox born [ literally] and bred and went to both Ibrox and Bellahouston Schools.

There's a muffled bell ringing somewhere about a Taylor prize - you've intrigued me

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:26 pm

WilmaM wrote:That sounds vaguely familiar.

What school was it ?

I'm an Ibrox born [ literally] and bred and went to both Ibrox and Bellahouston Schools.

There's a muffled bell ringing somewhere about a Taylor prize - you've intrigued me

Hello Wilma,

Yes it was Ibrox and my mum also went on to Bellahouston.

The letter also mentions a Davidson Prize (someone else won that.)
Mrs. Cameron Taylor selected 'Kidnapped and Catriona' as the prize for my mum.
I don't know if this was a school thing or national.

Regards,
Annette M