In June 1941 Taylor married Margaret Josephine Haslett at St Joseph's Church, Malvern. (They were engaged in May.) Shortly afterwards her mother in law moved in with them. They had one child, Christopher John (later known as Kit) born in April 1942. Taylor went to Sydney in early 1942 to make a recruiting film and says when he returned his wife had moved out. He did not see her again until 1945, when she said she had no intention to return to him. Taylor was granted a divorce in 1946 with custody of their child going to Margaret. Margaret Taylor died in 1952.