John Turner Family Bible

Family bible of John Turner (1817-1894)

Extract from registry of Old Bible 1st November 1870.

Married at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton 17th March 1838.

1. John Turner, born at Brighton, Sussex January 3rd 1839.
2. George Turner born at Brighton, Sussex June 19th 1840.
3. Lucy Turner born Brighton, Sussex May 23rd 1842. Died the same day.
4. Mercy Turner born Brighton, Sussex August 17th 1843. Died the same day.
5. Louisa Lucy Turner born Brighton, Sussex October 1st 1844.
6. Emma Turner born Brighton, Sussex November 14th 1846. Died ... at Putney ...
7. James Turner born Brighton, Sussex November 27th 1848.
8. William Turner born Melbourne, Australia March 23rd 1851. Died nine months old.
9. Emma Turner born Melbourne, 21st December 1852.
10. William Turner born Melbourne June 9th 1855. Died 18th January 1860.
11. Mary Ann Turner born Melbourne August 2nd 1857.
12. Hannah Turner born Melbourne November 27th 1859.
13. Sarah Turner born Melbourne April 8th 1862.

My dearly beloved wife died at Kew 30th October 1870 in the 56th year of her age. Maiden name, Lucy Barnes, Interred in the Kew Cemetery.

(signed) Jno Turner

Married to my second wife at Melbourne on the 17th April 1871. Maiden name Alicia de la Porte. Born at Dublin 1 Dec 1839.

14. Charles Samuel Turner born at Fitzroy, Melbourne 12th January 1872.
15. Alicia Turner. Born at Fitzroy 23rd October 1873. (Died diptheria croup 6th July 1882).
16. William Turner. Born at Fitzroy 20th August 1875.
17. Ruth Turner born at Fitzroy 7th March 1877.
18. Martha Turnerborn Fitzroy 7th March 1877. .....
19. Charlotte Alicia Turner born 36 Condell St 10th May 1879. .....
20. Florence Turner born 36 Condell St Fitzroy 29th August 1880. Florence died Fitzroy marasmus 26th Nov 1880 buried Kew ......

My dear husband died the 30th December 1894 and interred to the Boroondara Cmty.

(signed) Alicia Turner

Dear William died the 14th Dec 1906 at sea and was buried at sea near Cape Town.