Joseph Turner (1862 - 1935)

Born 1 May 1862 in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Mary (Rutherford) Turner — married 17 Oct 1883 in Bolong NSW Australia

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1935 at age 73 in Berry, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Joseph Turner was born the second child and second son to John and Mary Jane (nee CRAWFORD) TURNER on 1 May 1862. His birth was registered at Shoalhaven, NSW.^[1]

Joseph was married on October 17, 1883, in the home of the bride's father at Bolong according to the rites of the Wesleyan Church at the age of 21 years to Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel and Mary Ann (nee UPTON) RUTHERFORD. Officiant was William GLASSON. Witnesses to the marriage were Duncan McMILLAN and Elizabeth CARTER.

He died at at David Berry Hospital, Berry, New South Wales on 17 July, 1935,^[2] and was interred in the Nowra General Cemetery on 18 July.^[3]

Obituary

MR. JOSEPH TURNER^[4]

Mr. Joseph Turner, a pioneer resident of the district, died in Berry Hospital on Wednesday morning. He had not been in good health for some time, and it had been arranged that an operation should be performed, but he died previous to its taking place. The deceased gentleman was aged 73 years. He had resided in Shoalhaven all his life. Some years ago he was an alderman of the Berry Council, serving the ratepayers well and faithfully for several terms. At that time he resided at Far Meadow, where he carried on dairy farming in a big way. In his heyday on the farm he bred and raced trotters, his pony, Berry's Maid, making a name for him by competing at all the coastal shows and winning many prizes. Of late years he resided in Nowra, at the corner of Kinghorn and Plunkett-streets.

He was a man held in high esteem, as was shown by the large and representative attendance at the funeral on Thursday. Speaking at the grave side in the Methodist portion of the Nowra general cemetery, Rev. A. T. Newton paid a tribute to the deceased for his activities in public life and for his sterling personal qualities. On behalf of the Methodist Church people, the general public of Shoalhaven, and on his own behalf, he expressed deepest sympathy with the bereaved widow and family, and prayed that God would be near them in this time of sorrow, and comfort them.

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth record: 13492/1862 TURNER JOSEPH, father: JOHN, mother: MARY J, registration: SHOALHAVEN
2. ↑ New South Wales death record 17994/1935 TURNER JOSEPH, father: JOHN, mother: MARY, registration place: BERRY
3. ↑ Buried in Methodist Section Nowra Cemetery with wife Elizabeth. Row/Section 10A Allocation 24. Photo taken Nowra Cemetery. Grave Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR DAD, JOSEPH TURNER, DIED 7TH JULY 1935 AGED 73 YEARS, ALSO OUR DEAR MUM, ELIZABETH TURNER, DIED 10 JUNE 1943 AGED 71YEARS.
4. ↑ Obituary (1935, July 20). The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser (NSW : 1891 - 1937), p. 3. Retrieved February 27, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112230755

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