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Tayler History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Tayler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Scotland
Ireland

During the Middle Ages, the surname of Tayler was used in Scotland. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Scotland, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Tayler family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Tayler was an occupational name for a tailor. Interestingly, the name Tayler was originally derived from the Anglo Norman French word taillour, meaning tailor. 1

Early Origins of the Tayler family

The surname Tayler was first found in many places throughout Scotland. Some of the early records include: Alexander le Tayllur who was valet of Alexander in 1276; John le Taillur who was held the mill of Selkirk as firmar in 1292; and Brice le Taillur who was one of the Scottish prisoners taken at the capture of Dunbar Castle in 1296. The last entry's year is of great significance to the surname and indeed to much of Scotland; for it was that year that King Edward I invaded Scotland and insisted that the native Scots pay homage to him.

Six persons of this name in the counties of Roxburgh, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Lanark, and Angus all rendered homage, 1296. 2 They held lands in Forfar, Cesseworth, Cunningham, Lanark, and Stirling in Scotland.

Early History of the Tayler family

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Tayler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Taylor, Taylour, Taylur, Tailler, Taillefer and many more.

Early Notables of the Tayler family

Notable among the family at this time was Edward Taylor (1645-1729), who was hailed as the finest American poet of the 17th century upon the publication of his work in 1920...
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Migration of the Tayler family to Ireland

Some of the Tayler family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Tayler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tayler Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Tayler, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1607 3
Mr. Richard Tayler, (b. 1617), aged 18, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Constance" arriving in Virginia in 1635 4
Mr. George Tayler, (Tyler), (b. 1604), aged 31, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Truelove" arriving in Massachusetts Bay in 1635 5
Mr. Jo Tayler, aged 21, who arrived at Virgnia in 1635 aboard the ship "Assurance" 6
Mr. Wm Tayler, aged 17, who arrived in Bermuda, (Somers Islands) in 1635 aboard the ship "Truelove" 7
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Tayler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Martin Tayler, aged 8, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
Christina Tayler, aged 2, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
Anna Barbara Tayler, aged 30, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
Rosina Tayler, aged 4, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
Philip Adam Tayler, aged 10, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
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Tayler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hugh Tayler, who arrived in Virginia in 1887 3

Tayler migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tayler Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Samuel Tayler, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750

Tayler Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Samuel F Tayler, who landed in Canada in 1833

Tayler migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Tayler Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Ewin Tayler, (b. 1844), aged 20, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Ivanhoe" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 13th June 1864 8
Mr. James Tayler, (b. 1846), aged 18, British settler travelling from Plymouth aboard the ship "Ivanhoe" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 13th June 1864 8
Mr. Samuel Tayler, (b. 1845), aged 20, British carpenter travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Indian Empire" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 23rd July 1865 8

Tayler migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 9

Tayler Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. John Tayler, (b. 1611), aged 23, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Hopewell" arriving in Barbados on 17th February 1634 3
Mr. Thomas Tayler, (b. 1608), aged 27, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Alexander" arriving in Barbados in 1635 10
Mr. George Tayler, (b. 1615), aged 20, British settler travelling aboard the ship "Expedition" arriving in Barbados in 1636 11
Mr. William Tayler, (b. 1609), aged 26, British settler travelling aboard the ship "Expedition" arriving in Barbados in 1636 11
Mr. William Tayler, (b. 1595), aged 40, British settler travelling aboard the ship "Expedition" arriving in Barbados in 1636 11

Contemporary Notables of the name Tayler (post 1700) +

Jeffrey Tayler, American Senior Art Director and Consultant at Adobe Corporation
Jeffrey Tayler, American author and journalist, Russia correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly and contributor to NPR's All Things Considered
Robert Walker Tayler Sr. (1812-1878), American politician from Ohio
Robert Walker Tayler (1852-1910), American politician from Ohio; U.S. Representative 1895–1903
Paulina Tayler, Canadian-born, American farmer and leading citizen of Chicago, Illinois in the early 1800's
John Tayler (1742-1829), American merchant and politician from New York; state legislator and acting governor 1817
Robert Walker Tayler (1852-1910), American Republican politician, Columbiana County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1895-1903; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1905 12
Robert Walker Tayler (1812-1878), American Republican politician, Trumbull County Prosecuting Attorney, 1839-43; Mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, 1851-52; Member of Ohio State Senate 23rd District, 1856-59 12
John Tayler (1742-1829), American politician, Member of New York State Senate Eastern District, 1801-02, 1803-13; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1811, 1813-22; Governor of New York, 1817 12
Jesse Tayler, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Albany County, 1811-12 12
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Historic Events for the Tayler family +

HMS Repulse

Mr. Harry John Tayler, British Pay Midshipman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 13

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html