1835 - Pigot's & Co. National Commercial Directory, Birmingham Section
Taylor William - Carpenter & Joiner - 9 Bristol Street.

1837 - Pigot's & Co. National Commercial Directory, Birmingham Section
Taylor William - Carpenter & Joiner - 9 Bristol Street

1838 The marriage of William Taylor and Elizabeth Wiseman took place in the West Bromwich district on June 12th 1838 (West Bromwich 18 675) and was at the "Parish Church of Handsworth".  This is assumed therefore to be St. John's. No ages or addresses are given on the marriage certificate. The marriage was an 'established church' marriage, by banns.  Witnesses were Samuel and Margaret Lacey. Williams father is Charles, a Grocer; Elizabeth's father is Thomas a Steel Toy Maker.

1841 William Taylor (aged 20, Cabinet Maker) and wife Elizabeth (25) are found in the census in Lower Hurst Street, (parish of St Martins) without number. Both are born in the county, which is Warwickshire.

1841 William is recorded on the birth certificate of his son, William Henry Taylor, who was born on 12th August 1841 at 7 Court, Lower Hurst Street, in the district of St. Martin, Birmingham. William Henry's father is given simply as William Taylor on the birth certificate, a Cabinet maker, his mother is Elizabeth Taylor nee Wiseman. William Taylor does not however appear in the 1841 - Pigots Directory of Birmingham & its Environs.

1845 - Post Office Directory of Birmingham. Taylor, William - Cabinet maker, 67 Cheapside

1848 Charles Frederick Taylor is born to the couple on 18th April at 107 Cheapside, (Deritend & Bordesley), Aston, Birmingham. Father is shown as William Taylor, Cabinet maker, mother is Elizabeth Taylor formerly Wiseman.

1849 - Post Office Directory of Birmingham. Taylor, W. - Cabinet Maker - 67 Cheapside, Birmingham

1850 - White's Warwickshire Directory
Taylor William - Cabinet maker - Lombard Street,
           House -  67 Cheapside.

1850 - Slater's 1850 Directory. Taylor, William - Cabinet Maker, Lombard Street, Birmingham.

1850 Amelia Jane Taylor is born to the couple.

1851 Census (HO 107/2060 - Folio 505 - Page 9)
William and his family are living at 141 Moseley Road, Bordesley, Warwickshire.
William, head, married, aged 34 - Cabinet Maker Master, employ 4 men 1 boy - born Birmingham, War .  is a Cabinet Maker, as he should be from the marriage certificate (both his own and eventually of WHT).
Note that he is a master Cabinet maker i.e. employing others.
He is with wife Elizabeth marr, aged 38, born Birmingham,  
William H. Taylor - Son, aged 9, scholar - born Birmingham.
Charles Fred. Taylor - Son, aged 2 - born Birmingham.
Amelia Jane Taylor - Dau, aged 10 months - born Birmingham.
Sarah Green - Visitor, Female, aged 7, scholar - born Birmingham  (This is most likely Elizabeth's niece).
(After 1911 Birmingham merged with Aston, and the above address now comes under Small Heath).

At some time after this it appears that Elizabeth died, a search is currently being undertaken.

1852/3 - Slaters Directory of Birmingham, Taylor, William - Cabinet Maker - 74 Constitution Hill

1854 - Directory, Taylor William - Cabinet Maker - 111 Lombard Street, Birmingham

1855 - White's Directory of Borough of Birmingham, Taylor, William - cabinet maker - 71 Cheapside

1856 William Taylor, married Sarah Ann Turley on 27 November 1856 at Birmingham

1857 - It is now known that after the death of his wife, Elizabeth (Wiseman) Taylor,  William emigrated. He went with his new wife (Sarah Ann Turley),  and a previously unknown brother, James, to Australia. William sailed to Australia on the "Annie Wilson", leaving Liverpool on 1 August 1857 and arrived on 4 November 1857 at Hobsons Bay, Melbourne.  William's son and daughter, Charles Frederick Taylor and Amelia Jane Taylor, went with them, on the same ship. (It appears that his son - William Henry Taylor was the only member of the family to have remained in the UK).  After Melbourne, the family  then continued to Sydney on the "Wonga Wonga" arriving there on 8th November 1857.  William and Sarah and family stayed in Sydney for 7 months before buying a horse and dray and setting out across the Blue Mountains,  for the gold diggings of Sofala.  The dray carried the luggage and tools.  The women carried the babies from Sydney to Sofala.

After trekking across the Blue Mountains, the family arrived at the gold-rush town of Sofala.  William worked as a carpenter and occasionally digging for gold.  He purchased an allotment of land No. 79 Denison Street and established a business there as Shopkeeper and Undertaker.  The business was continued as "Sadler, Boots, Shoes and Undertaker" by Alfred Wilson Taylor and later by Harry Taylor.

Taylor's undertaking business made coffins from IXL jam cases.  They made lead-lined coffins to send the remains of the Chinese gold diggers back to China.  These had to be sealed and soldered under police supervision to ensure no gold or valuables were smuggled back to China.

1886 William died of Carcinoma of the stomach, on 8th Dec 1886 at Sofala, NSW, Australia, his burial was 9th Dec 1886 at the Government Cemetery, Sofala, NSW, Australia. His occupation was given as 'Cabinet maker & Storekeeper & Undertaker'.