When Sarah Turner was born on 25 March 1791, in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, her father, John Turner, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Cox, was 28. She married John Chatterley on 30 January 1815, in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 29 October 1876, in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85, and was buried in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
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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).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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