When Emma Turner was born in 1865, in Hepworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Turner, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Haigh, was 34. She married Isaac Buckley in 1886, in Hepworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Barugh, Yorkshire, 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).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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