NameThomas Turner [273, Son’s parish Register entry on 6 May 1850 at Pontesbury church, Shropshire], [413, 1841 ref: HO107, piece 911, book, 7, folio 12, p. 17], [413, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1990, folio 316, p. 10], [412, Death, Q2 of 1877, Atcham dist, vol 6A, p. 471]
Birthca 1801, Pontesbury, Shropshire
Deathca May 1877, Atcham disrict, Shropshire
Spouses
1Margaret Tipton [413, 1841 ref: HO107, piece 911, book, 7, folio 12, p. 17], [413, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1990, folio 316, p. 10], [412, Death, Q2 of 1880, Atcham dist, vol 6A, p. 420], [273, Marriage transcript for 28 Jul 1824 at Pontesbury, Shropshire]
Notes for Thomas Turner
I think this 1841 census has to be his family, the location name and ages of him and his son William are all in the right area; they were at: Pontesbury, Atcham, Shropshire:
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Turner Male 40 1801 Coal miner Shropshire
Margaret Turner Female 35 1806 Shropshire
William Turner Male 16 1825 Coal miner Shropshire
Thomas Turner Male 8 1833 Shropshire
Isaac Turner Male 5 1836 Shropshire
Edward Turner Male 2 1839 Shropshire
John Turner Male 2 1839 Shropshire
Hanley Plimmer Male 55 1786 Coal Miner Shropshire
Elizabeth Plimmer Male 65 1776 Shropshire
Ref:
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 911
Book number 7
Folio number 12
Page number 17
Combined: HO107, piece 911, book, 7, folio 12, p. 17
This gives his mother forename as Margaret. I wonder if the old Plimmers were her parents, or just a conflating of houses? Definitely the latter from the enumerator’s sheet. But in 1851 Elizabewth was down as “Mother”; it will be fun working out if she was mother and re-married or mother-in-law.
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In 1951 Thomas and his wife had 8 children in the home, four of the sons - from the age of 10 - were Coal miners, at Pontesbury, Atcham, Shropshire:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Turner Head Married Male 50 1801 Coal Miner Pontesbury, Shropshire
Margaret Turner Wife Married Female 45 1806 - Pontesbury, Shropshire
Thomas Turner Son Unmarried Male 17 1834 Coal Minar Pontesbury, Shropshire
Treer Turner Son Unmarried Male 15 1836 Coal Minar Pontesbury, Shropshire
John Turner Son - Male 11 1840 Coal Minar Pontesbury, Shropshire
Henry Turner Son - Male 10 1841 Coal Minar Pontesbury, Shropshire
Emma Turner Daughter - Female 7 1844 At Home Pontesbury, Shropshire
Abraham Turner Son - Male 5 1846 At Home Pontesbury, Shropshire
Martha Turner Daughter - Female 3 1848 - Pontesbury, Shropshire
Mary Turner Daughter - Female 1 1850 - Pontesbury, Shropshire
Elizabeth Plimmer Mother W Female 76 1775 - Pontesbury, Shropshire
Ref:
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 1990
Folio 316
Page 10
Combined: HO107, piece 1990, folio 316, p. 10
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Armed with the above dates and birth locatgion a search for his baptism revealed nothing on either FindMyPast or FamilySearch. Apparently the parish registers for Pontesbury are not in any public record office.
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In 1861 Thomas and Margaret were both still in Pontesbury. Curiously Thomas in this census gave Alberbury, Salop as his birth place. Four children were still with them, three sons down the mines and one daughter still at school.
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In 1871 Thomas and Margaret were still in their home as were three of their children plus one grand-daughter. Thomas was still down as born in 1801 but Margaret was now said to be born in 1811. Thomas had moved his birthplace to Westbury, Shropshire.
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His death index for Atcham district which contains the parish of Pontesbury:
First name(s) THOMAS
Last name TURNER
Gender Male
Birth year 1800
Age 77
Death quarter 2
Death year 1877
District Atcham
County Shropshire
Volume 6A
Page 471
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Notes for Thomas & Margaret (Family)
No marriage record found on FindMyPast.
But FamilySearch has both a transcript and offers an image at their family history cetres:
Name: Thomas Turner
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Jul 1824
Event Place: Pontesbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name: Margaret Tipton
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
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