Camera Workers, 1858-1950


The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

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Taylor, Mrs. Sarah Annie[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Female 1889? -

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  • Name Taylor, Sarah Annie
    • VARIANT NAME: Taylor, Mrs. S.B.
    Prefix Mrs.
    Birth 1889?  Ireland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Gender Female
    Marriage 21 Aug 1912  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Groom: Samuel Bernard Taylor 
    Home Address/Year 1917  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    825 Broughton St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1917-1921  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1230 Government St.
    Taylor's Photo Studio
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1921  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    828 Courtenay St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    • As listed on the 1921 Canada census.
    Home Address/Year 1923-1924  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    883 Craigflower Rd.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1928  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1412 Denman
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year Feb 1932  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    620 Dunedin St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    • She gave her occupation as dressmaker.
    Marriage 24 Feb 1932  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Groom: Thomas W. Robilliard 
    • Her second marriage after being widowed in 1916.
    Association Taylor, Samuel Bernard (Relationship: Spouse)
    Association Taylor's Photo Studio (Relationship: Proprietor)
    Association Frost, Percival Howard (Relationship: Photographer)
    Person ID I960  Camera Workers | T, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2018

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: According to the 1921 Canada census, she arrived in 1909. As Sarah Annie Cooke, she married the photographer Samuel Bernard Taylor in 1912. He died in 1916 she carried on his photographic business as Taylor's Photo Studio until ca. 1921 when Percival H. Frost took over the location where he had also been employed as a photographer in 1921. The 1921 census provides no occupation information. Her two children were eight and six. The 1924 and 1928 Esquimalt voters lists gave her occupation as photographer and her name as Sarah Annie Taylor. In 1932 she remarried widower Thomas W. Robilliard. According to her marriage registration certificate, she reverted back to Taylor in 1948.

  • Sources 
    1. [S803] HENVIC17, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1917), 543.
      Victoria: "Taylor Mrs S B prop Taylor's Photo Studio h 825 Broughton"

    2. [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921), 1101.
      Victoria: "Taylor Mrs S B photog 1230 Govt"

    3. [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922).
      Esquimalt: not listed
      Victoria: not listed

    4. [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923), 1804.
      Victoria: "Taylor Sarah A wid S B h 883 Craigflower rd"

    5. [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924), 1338.
      Victoria: "Taylor Sarah A wid S h 883 Craigflower"

    6. [S761] WRI28, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1928), 1764.
      Victoria: "Taylor Sarah A wid S B h 1412 Denman"

    7. [S917] Census of Canada 1921.
      No occupation given
      Province of BC, District no. 24, Enumeration sub-district no. 24 in Victoria City, p. 30, line 42

    8. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1924, 1928, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Esquimalt

    9. [S670] BVIPA marriage registration.
      Registration no. 1932-09-404480 (microfilm B13764); digital facsimile URL (accessed 5 Apr 2017): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/745287c8-26d9-445b-a173-40a1a9a06e77

    10. [S670] BVIPA marriage registration.
      Registration no. 1912-09-023970 (microfilm B11370); digital facsimile URL (accessed 5 Apr 2017): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/1f728956-88aa-4ed4-8665-0c9ed46f21a0