Emma Turner

Brief Life History of Emma

When Emma Turner was born on 5 January 1845, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Turner, was 37 and her mother, Hannah Waller, was 39. She married Stephen Webb Alley on 3 September 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years and South Australia, Australia in 1926. In 1861, at the age of 16, her occupation is listed as milliner in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She died on 28 June 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Webb Alley
1832–1921
Emma Turner
1845–1926
Marriage: 3 September 1868
Stephen Wells Alley
1869–1944
Ellen May Alley
1872–1954
Katherine Louisa Alley
1875–1937
George Alley
1878–1943
Daughter - Stillborn Alley
1886–1886
Edna Emma Alley
1888–1966

Sources (34)

  • Emma Turner Alley in household of Stephen W Alley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Emma Turner, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Emma Turner Alley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1867

End of transportation to Western Australia.

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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Story Highlight

Emma Turner Alley Letters (Part 1) Dated 9 July 1868 to 1 July 1872

Emma Turner Alley and Selina Turner Cromar are sisters. Emma immigrated to Utah and married Stephen Webb Alley in Salt Lake City on 3 Oct 1868. Selina married William Tweedie Cromar (my great grandfa …

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