Family
Two of his sisters had a reputation as poets. Ann Taylor, later Mrs. Gilbert (1782–1866), and Jane (1783–1824), responsible for the well-known rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Josiah Gilbert, son of Ann Taylor, was an artist and author.
Taylor's children were:
- Jane, who married, first, Dr. Harrison, and secondly, the Rev. S. D. Stubbs;
- Isaac Taylor (1829–1901), churchman and author;
- Phœbe;
- James Medland Taylor, architect, born 1834;
- Rosa;
- Henry Taylor, architect and author, born in 1837;
- Catherine;
- Jessie, who married Thomas Wilson; and
- Euphemia.
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