The history of the Taylor family living in the hamlet village of Dore Derbyshire
(now Sheffield) is well documented and reveal’s them to have played many a part
of the village life both socially and professionally. Census and parish
recordsplace them there in the 16 th century and earlier.The family was
associated with the local agriculture as farmers of thesurrounding land and
makers of farming implements. These included such things as scythe‘s and
various other metal tooling.Before the industrial boom in the eighteenth century
much of this work was carried out on there farms and cottages around the
village and earned a second income.
Employment.
Generations of the family was later employed by Joshua Tyzack at the Abbeydale
works from 1840 to 1933 and moving with the company when it later became
W.Tyzack Sons and Turner Limited and relocated to Little London road. Sheffield
right up to 1980, for a total of 150 years
Entertainment
The Dore brass band was formed around 1850 with Henry Taylor as the band
leader.They played at most social events such as village festivals and have been
depicted in a lot of Christmas postcards playing in the village centr
FOOTBALL.
During the 1930s. Eric Taylor was well renowned player for Dore village team in
the Hope Valley League
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