Charles Tylor (2 November 1816 – 14 March 1902) was an English Quaker author. He was the founding editor of Quaker weekly publication, The Friend. He was a Recorded Minister of the Religious Society of Friends.
Life and career
Tylor was born in Cripplegate, London, England, the son of Joseph Tylor (1780-1836) and Sarah Maria (Savory) (1789–Deceased), his wife. He trained as a Barrister but did not practice, opting instead to be an educator in Yorkshire and the south of England. While living in Brighton and Lewes in the 1850s, he became a minister.
Tylor compiled and edited memoirs of deceased Friends. He edited and enlarged and published Edward Backhouse's Early Church History and its sequel Witnesses for Christ, after Backhouse's death: both books went through several editions.
Tylor and his wife Gulielma Maria Sparkes, born in Petrock Parish, Exeter, Devon, on 29 July 1823, daughter of Joseph Sparkes and wife Sarah ..., whom he married in London, Middlesex, in March 1848, had seven children. Their eldest daughter, Mary (1849–1887), married George Cadbury (1839–1922), the chocolatier, on 14 March 1872. Catherine (1850–1930), their second child, married Alfred Bastin (1847–1917) on 21 March 1872 and Elizabeth (1852–1928), their fourth child, married 1879 Richard Hingston Fox (1853-1924) a descendant of Joseph Fox of Falmouth, founder of the medical dynastie of he Fox family. Their other children, in birth order, are Joseph Sparkes Tylor (1851–1922), Rachel Savory Tylor (1855–1937), Gulielma Tylor (1857–1935), and Theodore Tylor (1866–1887).
Tylor died in Brighton, Sussex, England, aged 85.
Publications
Books and articles written or edited by Charles Tylor (Many of these are available at the Library at Friends House, London):
Early church history
Early church history : to the death of Constantine / compiled by the late Edward Backhouse ; edited and enlarged by Charles Tylor. - ill., map, port.. - (1884) p.xxii, 553 p., [29] leaves of plates. - London : Hamilton, Adams & Co. 2nd edition, 1885: with an appendix containing "The teaching of the twelve Apostles". - ill., port.. - (1885) p.xviii, 587 p., [30] leaves of plates. - 2nd ed.. - London : Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1885. - xviii, 587 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 23 cm. 3rd edition, 1892: with a biographical sketch by Dr. Hodgkin. - ill., port.. - (1892) p.xviii, 333 p., [18] leaves of plates. - 3rd ed.. - London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1892. - xviii, 333 p., [18] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 23 cm. 4th edition, 1899 London : Headley Brothers 5th edition, 1901 London : Headley Brothers 6th edition, 1906 London : Headley Brothers
Witnesses for Christ
Witnesses for Christ : and memorials of church life from the fourth to the thirteenth century : a sequel to "Early church history" : in two volumes / by Edward Backhouse and Charles Tylor. - ill.. - (1887) p. 2 v.. - London : Hamilton, Adams & Co. 2nd edition, 1894 revised and somewhat abridged: - London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 3rd edition, 1899 - London : Headley Brothers
Other books
A Historical Tour in Franconia, in the Summer of 1852; (1852) Brighton; Robert Folthorp Memoir and diary of John Yeardley, minister of the gospel / ed. by Charles Tylor. - (1859) p.viii, 456 p.. - London : Alfred W Bennett and Philadelphia : Henry Longstreth Memoirs of Elizabeth Dudley : consisting chiefly of selections from her Journal and correspondence : interspersed with extracts from the diary and letters of her sister, Charlotte Dudley / edited by Charles Tylor. - (1861) p.viii, 336 p.. - London : Alfred W Bennett The life and labours of George Washington Walker, of Hobart Town, Tasmania / By James Backhouse and Charles Tylor. - ill., ports.. - (1862) p.xii, 556, 12 p.. - London : Alfred W Bennett The Huguenots in the Seventeenth Century, including the history of the Edict of Nantes, from its enactment in 1598 to its revocation in 1685; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1892 The Camisards : a sequel to "The Huguenots in the seventeenth century" / by Charles Tylor. - ill., maps, port.. - (1893) p.xv, 460 p.. - London : Edward Hicks, jun. ; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Note: Includes an Appendix: The Quakers of Congenies Tares and Wheat: A Memorial of John Wycliffe; London: Headley Bros. (1897) The Story of William Tyndale; London : Headley Brothers, (1898) Samuel Tuke : his life, work, and thoughts / edited by Charles Tylor. - ill., ports.. - (1900) p. 283 p.. - London : Headley Brothers