John Turner

Male22 February 1852–17 January 1940

Brief Life History of John

When John Turner was born on 22 February 1852, in Armley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joshua Turner, was 33 and his mother, Mary Ann Faulkner, was 32. He married Sarah Jane Deacon on 25 July 1874, in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died on 17 January 1940, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

John Turner
1852–1940
Sarah Jane Deacon
1854–1937
Marriage: 25 July 1874
Mary Fanny Polly Turner
1875–
Charles Deacon Turner
1877–1908
Harry Turner
1878–1967
William Herbert Turner
1880–1919
Percy E Turner
1882–
Vernan Albert Turner
1885–1959
Harold Turner
1891–
Egbert Turner
1899–1975

Sources (8)

  • John Turner, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • John Turner in entry for William Horbert Turner, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
  • John Turner, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 July 1874Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1854 · The Crimean War

    Age 2

    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

    1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

    Age 11

    The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

    Age 28

    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

    Name Meaning

    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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