Occupation: minister of religion. He emigrated to New Zealand on the "Ruahine". It departed London, UK on Jun 27 1895 and arrived in Wellington, NZ on 2 Jan 1896. Saloon Class. (National Archives, SS 1/462 No 11). He died of heart failure in 1935 on Stewart Island. Newspaper report upon his death: "He received a call to the island in February, having previously preached in the Wairarapa." He was buried in Halfmoon Bay Cemetery, Oban, Stewart Island.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W9W7-K3Z : 11 December 2017), Francis H Taylor in household of Henry E Taylor, Great Wollaston, Shropshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Shropshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "Rev H F Taylor", Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 72, 21 September 1935, Page 10: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19350921.2.102.3
• "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of "Francis Henry Taylor". Date of birth: Age: 53Y. Date of death: 20 Sep 1935. Death certificate 1935/21455.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200393470/francis-henry-taylor: accessed 30 November 2023), memorial page for Rev Francis Henry Taylor (13 Jul 1882–20 Sep 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200393470, citing Halfmoon Bay Cemetery, Stewart Island, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand; Maintained by Loopy Lass (contributor 47916679).
• "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYM-1JGK : Fri Oct 06 06:04:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Francis Henry Taylor, 20 September 1935.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

Name: Francis Henry Taylor
Registration Year: 1882
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Totnes Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Devon Volume: 5b Page: 178

1891 England Census

Name: Francis H Taylor
Age: 8 Estimated birth year: abt 1883 Relation: Son Father's name: Henry E Taylor Mother's name: Matilda Taylor Gender: Male Where born: Dartmouth, Devon, England Civil Parish: Great Wollaston Ecclesiastical parish: Great Wollaston Town: Great Wollaston County/Island: Shropshire
Registration district: Atcham Neighbors: Piece: 2106 Folio: 55 Page Number: 10 Household Members: Name Age Henry E Taylor 37 Matilda Taylor 30 Francis H Taylor 8 Ernest E Taylor 6 Edwin B Taylor 1 John Parry 55 Elleanor Griffiths 22

Immigration

Francis Henry Taylor

   Departure:     27 Jun 1895 - London, England -

Age: 12

   Destination:     Wellington, New Zealand

=NZ BDM marriage index=

 1909/3413	Florence Mildred 	O'Connor 	Francis Henry 	Taylor 

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 72, 21 September 1935, Page 10

REV. F. H. TAYLOR

INVERCARGILL, This Day.

Word has been received from Stewart Island of the sudden death last night of the Rev. Francis Henry Taylor, aged 54. He received a call to the island in February, having previously preached in the Wairarapa. Death was due to heart failure. Mr. Taylor is survived by his widow and a son.

New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

Name: Francis Henry Taylor
Birth Date: abt 1882 Death Age: 53 Death Date: 20 Sep 1935 Burial Place: Southland, New Zealand Cemetery: Stewart Island