We know that Alice Ann Taylor’s last name was Rothwell from her daughter's birth record [D00449].
I also checked the GRO Indexes for both of the other children - Mary Alice Taylor, born 1867 and Charles William Taylor, born 1870. In both index records for them, the mother's name is given as Rothwell. So, I'm confident there.
Next, I had a look for Alice Rothwell's maiden name. Her marriage record [D00866] only lists her father as Henry Rothwell; no mention of the mother. Her baptism record [D00085] gives parents as Henry and Alice Rothwell. On the other hane, her birth record [D01711] does give us an answer and lists the mother as "Alice Rothwell, formerly Hacking".
So, we have established, that her maiden name is Hacking. I have found a marriage record for a Henry Rothwell and Alice Hacking in 1833. It all seems to fit except for one slight problem According to the 1841 census, Nancy ROthwell was born around 1828. So does this mean:
- Nancy Rothwell was born out of wedlock before they were married?
- Nancy Rothwell was born to one of the parents prior to their marriage?
- Is there an error somewhere and Nancy Rothwell is not their child?
There is a marriage record found from around 1828 between a John Hacking and an Alice Strong. Perhaps Alice was born Alice Strong, and Hacking is her first married name. There seems to be a few things that need further investigation:
X00370 Investigate Nancy Rothwell Birth info
X00371 Investigate Henry Rothwell & Alice Hacking Marriage
Sources
[D00085] Saint Mary, Blackburn (Blackburn, Lancashire, England), "Baptism Record - Alice Ann Rothwell"; FHL microfilm Batch No. C110009; Dates 1844 - 1845; Source Call No. 1278805.
[D00449] England and Wales, birth certificate for Jane Taylor, born October 12, 1864; citing 8e/286/97, D quarter 1864, Blackburn registration district, Blackburn sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.
[D00866] England and Wales, marriage certificate for James Taylor and Alice Ann Rothwell, married jun 28 1864; citing 8e/452/216, J quarter 1864, Blackburn registration district, Blackburn sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.
[D01711] England and Wales, birth certificate for Alice Ann Rothwell, born 11 November 1844; citing 08e/350/221, 4 quarter 1844, Blackburn registration district, Blackburn sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.