So, I now have the birth certificate and it does list his father as William not David
73 Hackett St, Blackheath, Staffordshire, England David Howard Taylor ... son of William Taylor ( stonebreaker) and Hannah Taylor ( formerly Hewitt) ... at 73 Hackett Street, Blackheath. Date of birth 16 Jul 1904... date birth registered 23 Aug 1904
I had hoped this might also help me to find the parents.... William and Hannah on the 1901 census .... but there appear to be different people living at 73 , Hackett St. in 1901. Only family connection I can find with Hackett St in 1901 is....Hannah's parents ... William and Lenna Hackett are living at 45 Hackett St. in 1901
Maybe William Taylor's occupation might be a clue?
.... on his marriage cert. he put labourer
23 Dec 1900....St Giles, Rowley Regis Groom..William TAYLOR age 22, bachelor, labourer, resident in Whiteheath, father Joseph Taylor(labourer)..Bride.Hannah HEWITT.age 19, spinster, resident Blackheath, father William Hewitt(rivet maker)..witnesses Jacob Tromans & Susan Comley
In 1911... he is labourer at chemical works
Oldbury Rd, Blackheath, Rowley Regis, Dudley William TAYLOR(32)chemical works labourer born in Quinton, wife Hannah (30) b. Blackheath..married 10 yrs, sons William(9)b. Langley, David(6) b. Blackheath, daughter Annie(1) b. Whiteheath
and on this birth certificate for David Howard he is a stonebreaker.
David Howard's brother William was born in Langley around 1902 according to the 1911 census.
Am now getting to the point of thinking I will have to plough through every page of the census in 1901 to find them as they never seem to come up on searches
My only other option seems to be to order loads of birth certificates, as these names are so common!
Can anyone tell me which Civil parish & Enumeration district I would need to search through on the 1901 census to cover addresses that would qualify as Langley? ( I am assuming this is Worcestershire , though I find this area is so confusing)
Any help greatly appreciated!
Thankyou
Expat