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Note: Was born at 5:30 AM per birth record.
He was a master tinsmith and pipefitter. At one point he was foreman at the Gasworks in Arbroath.
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His business ad in a 1904 booklet, states :
Andrew Taylor, Tinsmith, Plumber & Gasfitter, 16 Guthrie Port, Arbroath.
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We have a copy of the apprenticeship Indenture Contract between David Cook, Tinsmith and Gasfitter and Andrew Taylor, apprentice, dated Jan 18 1870. He was apprenticed in the Tinsmith and Gasfitting trade at the age of 13, for a period of four years.
The first part of the contract details the penalties the apprentice must pay for absence from work.
The second part lists the wages the apprentice shall receive : for the first year, three shillings per week, four shillings per week during the second year, five shillings weekly during the third year and six shillings weekly during the fourth year. The master agreed to provide all necessary tools.
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The family emigrated to Lowell Mass, where they eventually owned a house at 405 Westford Street.
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1861 Scottish Census, St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire (now Angus), Scotland
Name: Andrew Taylor
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Relationship: Son
Father's name: Alexander
Mother's name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Arbroath, Forfarshire
Registration Number: 272
Registration district: Arbroath
Civil parish: St Vigeans
County: Angus
Address: Lochlands
ED: 33
Page: 30
Household schedule number: 178
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1861_36
Household Members: Name Age
Alexander Taylor 44
Andrew Taylor 3
Ann Taylor 38
Elizabeth Taylor 6
John Taylor 1
Margaret Taylor 10
Mary Ann Taylor 12
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1871 Scottis Census - Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
address 10 east Milly Wynd
Alexander taylor, head, age 54, born in Kircaldy, Fifeshire, occ: Canvas Factory Warper
Ann Taylor, wife, age 48, norn in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire
Mary A. daughter, age 22, born in Arbroath, occ: Canvas Weaver P.C. (?)
Marget, daughter, age 20, born in Arbroath, occ: Canvas Factory Winder
Andrew, son, age 13, born in Arbroath, occ: Tin Smith and Gas Fitter
John, son, age 11, born in Arbroath, scholar
William, son, age 8, born in Arbroath, scholar
David P. son, age 4, born in Arbroath
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1881 not located yet
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1891 mot located yet
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1901 not located yet
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Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
Name: Andrew Taylor
Arrival Date: 19 May 1905
Age: 47 years
Age Months: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: Scotch
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Ship Name: S.S. Numidian
Departure date May 7 1905
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Destination: Lowell Mass.
Friend's Name: Peter Caddell, Caddell Place, Lowell MA
Last Residence: Arbroath, Scotland
occupation: Tinsmith
Microfilm Roll Number: 83
wife Mary, daughters Maggie, Winnie and son John came the next year in May 1906
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1910 US Census, Lowell , Ward 8, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, ED # 874 ,
dwelling # 281, family # 329, enumerated April 23, 1910, sheet # 13-A, genealogy.com image # 87 of 208, Roll 601, Book 1
address: 459 Chelmsford Street
Andrew Taylor, head, age 52, married for 31 years, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1906, alien, occ: tinsmith - machine shop, rented his house
Mary, wife, age 52, married for 31 years, had 5 children, 5 living, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1906, occ: none
Mary, daughter, age 30, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1904, occ: dressmaker - at home
Margaret, daughter, age 28, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1906, occ: dressmaker - at home,
John, son, age 25, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1906, alien, pattern maker, pattern shop
Jessie, daughter, age 20, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1906, inspector - hosiery
Winnifred (sic), daughter, age 13, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1906, occ: none, attended school
Matthew Hammond, lodger, age 22, born in England, parents born in England, language English, immigrated 1909, alien, occ: lineman - telephone Co.
Phillip P. Connors(?), lodger, age 48, born in MA, parents born in Ireland, occ: contractor - excavating, employer
all could read and write
(note: Jessie married Matthew Hammond in 1912)
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1920 US Census, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Lowell City, ED-243, sheet 16A, dwelling # 305, family # 386,
enumerated January 12, 1920, ancestry.com image #31 of 41.
address : 525 Chelmsford Street, rented
Andrew Taylor, head, 62, immigrated 1905?, naturalized 1912, occ: tinsmith in Cotton Mill
Mary W., wife, 62, immigrated 1906?, naturalized 1912
Mary W., daughter, 39, single, immigrated 1904, alien, occ: dressmaker at home
Margaret, daughter, 37, single, immigrated 1906, alien, occ: dressmaker at home
Winifred, daughter, 22, single, immigrated 1906, naturalized 1912, occ: domestic ??????? in college (?)
all were born in Scotland, parents of all were born in Scotland, language, English
(note: daughter Mary was actually 40 in January 1920, Winifred was actually 23, the other ages are correct)
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1930 US Census, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, ED #96, Block 44, dwelling # 16, family # 16, sheet 12-B, enumerated April 9th/10th, 1930, ancestry.com image #24 of 57.
address: 405 Westford Street
Andrew Taylor, head, 70, owned his house, value $6500, age at first marriage 21, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland,
language : English, immigrated 1905, naturalized, occ: metal worker - metal shop, not a veteran, did not own a radio set,
could read and write
Mary W., wife, 70, age at first marriage 21, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1905, naturalized, occ: none, could read and write
Margaret, daughter, 46, single, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1906, naturalized, occ: none, could read and write
Mary W., daughter, 49, single, born in Scotland, parents born in Scotland, language: English, immigrated 1904, naturalized,
occ: dressmaker - home, could read and write
(note: both Andrew and his wife Mary were actually 72 in April 1930 not 70.
Daughter Margaret was actually 47 almost 48 and Mary was actually 50)
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