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Mary Elizabeth Killen. My father recently died, followed by his younger sister a couple of months later - and it is now too late for me to get information from them - so can you help fill in lots of spaces about our family. My grandfather was John William Taylor - (born around 1900). I understand he may have had some connection with either the Royal Navy or the British Merchant Navy. He died sometime around end of WW2. My grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Taylor - maiden name Killen (born around 1896 - possibly in or near Wales). She was a well-known member of the Spiritualist Church - often taking sessions in some of England's largest halls. During WW2 many of her younger children (including my dad) were evacuated out of London, and my grandmother was 'bombed out of her house' four times. With some of her children - she moved to New Zealand in 1955-56, and died in 1956-57. My grandparents had 12 children (the order in age is not necessarily correct): - Alan, (my father), born 12.5.1928 in West Hartlepool. He was evalucated from London during WW2 into the North of England; attended Grange School (somewhere); joined the RAF at the end of WW2 and served in Malaya before being injured in an aircraft accident. Moved to NZ in 1953 - travelling as an "Assisted Immigrant" on the Captain Cook. - William (called Billy) - the oldest in the family - born around 1920 - who became an RAF pilot but was killed over Belgium in 1940-41; - Mary, born later. She moved to New Zealand with her mother in 1955, and died during the mid-1960's. - Eileen, born later. She moved to New Zealand with her mother in 1955, and later moved to Canada where she is possibly still living. - Patricia, my dad's little sister - born in 1940. She moved to New Zealand with her mother in 1955, and died in 2003. - Edward, my dad's little brother - born in the early 1930's. He moved to New Zealand with his mother in 1955, lost contact with the rest of the family and died in about 2000. - James Harold, my dad's little brother - born in the late 1930's. He moved to New Zealand with his mother in 1955. - Dora, born around 1930. She married Victor Taylor (a sailor in the Royal Navy) before moving to New Zealand around 1950, and died in New Zealand during the mid-1960's. - Jessie & Helen, born during the early 1900's. They stayed in England when some of their family moved to New Zealand in 1955. - Frank - born during the early 1920's (he was a brother close in age to my father). He stayed in England when some of the rest of the family moved to New Zealand in 1955. Is it possible the Mary Killen in your family tree is related to the one in mine (my Grandmother)