George W Turner was born in 1862, in Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada as the son of David Turner and Isabella Lovey. He married Sarah Amelia Lucas on 28 October 1891, in Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Hastings, Ontario, Canada in 1901.
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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