Matilda (Turner) Barry (abt. 1842)

Born about 1842 in Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of James Palmer — married 29 Dec 1861 in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Matilda Turner was christened on 2 October 1842.

In the 1851 census, the surname has been mistranscribed as "Gurner". However, the family - Thomas, Sarah, Edwin, Matilda, Helana, and Elizabeth - are now living in Woolwich, Kent, at 17 Joseph Street, near the Woolwich dockyard. This is presumably where Thomas is working as an Iron Moulder.

In the 1861 census, the family has moved to 11 Joseph Street. Thomas is still an Iron founder, working in HM dockyard, now with his son Edwin. Matilda is a milliner, while "Ellena", Elizabeth and Thomas aged 8 are scholars. Her birthplace is given as "Oldbridget, Shropshire"

On 29 December 1861, Matilda Turner, of 11 Joseph Street, Woolwich, an underage spinster, daughter of Thomas Turner a Moulder, married James Palmer, a bachelor of age, of 8 Chapel Street. He was a shipwright, and the sone of Matthew Palmer, also a shipwright. The marriage was witnessed by Matilda's siblings, Edwin and Helena Mary Turner.

In 1871 she is living with her parents in Devon, where she is listed as a dressmaker.

Married John Barry in April 1877 in Stoke Damerel, Devon. John Barry is a shipwright.

In 1881

Sources

Birth

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NQ2-R2Q : 1 October 2014), Matilda Turner, 1842; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Madeley, Shropshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW2J-J7S : 20 March 2020), Matilda Turner, 1842.

Marriage 1. To James Palmer

2. To John Barry

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DP1-CGV : 13 December 2014), John Barry, 1877; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1877, quarter 2, vol. 5B, p. 604, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

Censuses:

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLV-XC5 : 8 November 2017), Elizabeth Turner in household of Thomas Turner, Woolwich, Kent, England; citing Woolwich, Kent, England, p. 38, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-LJT5 : 24 October 2019), Martha Turner in household of Thomas Turner, Woolwich, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5RC-CKY : 28 September 2019), Matilda Turner in entry for Thomas Turner, 1871.