Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hi
I'm looking for any information about Leonard David Ward Taylor who was born in Litherland about 1906.That is the name he was called by.
He was adopted and this name appears on the 1911 census living in Melling,Lancashire,living with his adoptive parents.I suspect he was originally called either Leonard Ward or David Ward.
Thanks
Kev

Death Index:
March Quarter 1967, Leonard D W Taylor, age 61, Chester, 10a 230

Probate:
Taylor, Leonard David Ward, of 2 Ashfield Road, Shotton, Flintshire, died 3 March 1967 at The City Hospital, Chester. Administration Chester 26 April to Cecelia Taylor, widow. £1584.

Thanks Karen.i'm researching him for my cousin,his daughter.she knows nothing at all about him except that he was born in Litherland and he was adopted

1911 census,

RG14 P22818,
Waddicar Lane, Melling
William Taylor 39 Litherland, Mate on Canal Boat
Alice Taylor 43 Lathom
Leonard Ward 5 Adopted son Litherland
Jane Formby 21 Visitor, Seaforth

Married 11 years, Children, none

If this is the couple, William & Alice,

1901, RG13 P3879 F63 Page11
Name:
William Taylor, Police Constable
Age
28
abt 1873
Great Crosby, Lancashire, England
Ecclesiastical parish:
Nelson St Mary
Lancashire
Registration district
Burnley
Nelson
William Taylor 28
Alice J Taylor 34 wife, Lathom
Benjamin Charlesworth 45

Marriage,

Is it possible?

Manchester area where William records on his marriage cert, a Leonard Ward is registered, June Qtr 1907,

WARD Leonard Manchester 8d 244

Edit, It's likely that this child is with another family in 1911.

Www.lancashirebmd.org.uk shows a David Ward born 1905 registered in the Litherland sub district under South Sefton. Then it would have been West Derby. The South Sefton births on the sire gives the mother's maiden name and for this David Ward no maiden name is given so the child would be illegitimate so it's possible this is the child who was then adopted.

Would it be worthwhile to look up the marriage in Wrexham of Leonard D Taylor to Cecilia Ellis, june qtr 1936?

Thank you all for your replies.Would anyone know where i could find a record of his adoption

Unfortunately the Adoption Act wasn't until 1926, prior to that there was no official records.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... pt1926.htm