Talk:Q76374587

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Autodescription — Henry John Taylor (Q76374587)

description: Possibly non-existent person: none of the statements made about them at ThePeerage appear to check out
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As a starter, in respect of the principal surname in the descent, it is notable that searching for "Taylor-Berkeley" or "Taylor Berkeley" there are

  • no hits on Google Books
  • no hits on Google Scholar (other than those where Berkeley is the university or the philosopher)
  • no hits on FreeBMD
  • no hits on FamilySearch (other than a handful of irrelevant modern ones, found when searching with first name Taylor and family name Berkeley)
  • no hits in the London Gazette [1], where major civil and military appointments would have been recorded (other than a company called Taylor Berkeley in 2010)


Claims in detail

(NOTE: The archived entries from The Peerage also include material from two later submissions to the site, identified as

[S8854] Margaret Holden-Johnson, "re: Taylor Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 12 Nov 2019. Hereinafter cited as "re: Taylor Family."
[S8814] Harry Berkeley, "re: Brisco Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 20 August 2019. Hereinafter cited as "re: Brisco Family."

These were added to the site later than the date it was extracted wikidata, so the additional material and individuals in these emails were never added here.)

"Thomas John Taylor"

-- Existed, father of 1st Bart. But as discussed yesterday, the email seems to have given him a spurious middle name

"Colonel Henry John Taylor"

-- See yesterday

"John Charles Henry Taylor"

"George Thomas Herbert Taylor"

"Lt.-Col. John Henry Grosvenor Taylor"

CLAIMS:
  • He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Culloden etc
--- no entry for him in Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886 [2]

"John Hesketh Thomas Taylor"

  • Queens' College, Cambridge
  • military career
--- only two John Taylors at Queens' listed in the Cambridge database, neither of whom were him [3]

"Vice-Admiral John George Taylor"

  • He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
  • He gained the rank of Captain in 1802 in the Royal Navy.
  • He fought in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
--- there *was* a Taylor at Eton in 1784. But no first name given. [4]
--- no John George Taylor in the service records at TNA ADM 196 [5]
--- not listed as a captain in Order_of_battle_at_the_Battle_of_Trafalgar

"James Hornby Taylor-Berkeley"

  • He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
  • He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1814 entitled to practise as a barrister.
--- doesn't appear to be in the Eton Register [6]
--- no entry at Lincoln's Inn under Berkeley [7] or Taylor [8]

"Maj.-Gen. Sir Thomas John Taylor-Berkeley"

  • He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
  • <military careeer from Holden-Johnson email>
--- doesn't appear to be in the Eton Register [9]

"James Taylor-Berkeley"

  • He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
  • He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
  • He was admitted to Gray's Inn entitled to practise as a barrister.
  • He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)
  • He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lancashire.
  • He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.
--- not in the Eton Register [10] under Taylor or Berkeley [11]
--- not in Alumni Oxonienses under Taylor or Taylor-Berkeley [12] or Berkeley [13]
--- not in the Register of Admissions at Gray's Inn under Taylor [14] or Berkeley [15]
--- not listed under Taylor (wiki article) nor Berkeley (link).

"Brig.-Gen. John Graham Taylor-Berkeley"

  • He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1894 in the 3rd Cavalry Brigade.

"Brigadier Samuel Maitland Graham Taylor-Berkeley"

  • He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
  • He gained the rank of Brigadier in 1914.
  • He fought in the First World War.

"Rear-Admiral John Graham Taylor-Berkeley"

  • He fought in the Second World War.
  • He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.

"John James Taylor-Berkeley"

Harry James Albert Cavendish Taylor-Berkeley

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