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Name: MADDOX, Bertha, Mrs
Nee: Taylor, daughter of Frederick Taylor of Manchester
Birth Date: 1871 Crumpsall, Lancs.
Death Date: 25.10.1950 Alderley Edge
First Date: 1896
Profession: Missionary. Tucker - CMS missionary bound for Uganda - arrived Oct. 1896
Area: Mengo
Married: At Namirembe 30.1.1901 Henry Edward Maddox (1871-1951)
Children: Charles Taylor (Manchester 20.5.1902-1953); son (Uganda 24.8.1904); Frederick Christopher (5 May 1912 Hampstead-2004)
Book Reference: Tucker, North, BEA, CMS, Web
General Information:
CMS - 1896 - Age 26. Of Manchester. 1893 The Willows and Mildmay Hosp., Bethnal Green. 1896 Feb 18 Accepted as Missionary CMS; Sept 3 Depart for Uganda Mission - Mengo. 1898 May Gayaza. Married 1901 Jan 30 to Mr H.E. Maddox
North - Engaged to George Pilkington 20/5/1897
Web DNW - Initially stationed at Mengo, she arrived at Kampala in Feb 1897. In May 1897 she became engaged to George L. Pilkington ……. Sadly the marriage never took place as Pilkington was killed during the Sudanese uprising on 11 Dec 1897. Miss Taylor was one of 7 ladies who received the East and Central Africa Medal for her part in the operations to suppress these troubles. In May 1898 Bertha Taylor was moved to Gayaza. She married on 30 Jan 1901, to Harry Edward Maddox, in the Cathedral at Namirembe in Uganda.
North - arr. Mombasa 1/10/1896; arr. Kampala 19/2/1897; Mengo; ".. to stay at Mengo" (CMI June 1897); Gayaza May 1898
EASC Vol 5 p. 589 - Two covers to Miss Culverwell at Mombasa attributed to Miss Bertha Taylor, from Mengo and Kampala