When Sophia Turner was born in 1832, in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England, her father, Thomas Turner, was 35 and her mother, Mildred "Millie" Smith, was 29. She married Samuel Edgley on 20 June 1852. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in London, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Mile End Old Town Holy Trinity, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.
English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .
English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).
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