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roy william turner born in 1933 west ham

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Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Jun 2013 17:26

looking for anyhing on my dad roy his dad william horice hid dad oswald from mile end his dad henry from george the martyr

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Jun 2013 17:31

Welcome to the boards.
A suggestion - you need to be a bit more specific about what you are trying to find out if people are to help you.
Have you located your father's birth on Freebmd? If you do, you might be able to find his parents' marriage as the surname of his mother will show up:

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Jan

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Jun 2013 17:32

From the above site:

Births Mar 1933 (>99%)
Turner Roy W Stanford W.Ham 4a 124

Marriages Sep 1931
Stanford Eleanor Q Turner W.Ham 4a 1041
Turner William H Stanford W.Ham 4a 1041

Births Jun 1912 (>99%)
STANFORD Eleanor Q Powell W.Ham 4a 49

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 24 Jun 2013 17:40

Is it just your Dad you want to know about, or the ancestors you mentioned as well?

Births Sep 1883 (>99%)
Turner Oswald Mile End 1c 547

????
Births Jun 1902 (>99%)
Turner William Horace Hackney 1b 465

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Jun 2013 17:46

Just a guess - you need to come back and give more information:

Births Sep 1909 (>99%)
Turner William Horace W. Ham 4a 126

Jan

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Jun 2013 17:48

?

1911 England Census
Name: Oswald Turner
Age in 1911: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Bow, Middlesex
Civil Parish: West Ham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: 2 Holttum Place, Church Street, West Ham
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Dock Labourer
Registration District: West Ham
Registration District Number: 188
Sub-registration District: Plaistow

Oswald Turner 27
Cathrine Turner 26
William Turner 4
Horace Turner 1
Elizabth Turner 1

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Jun 2013 17:51

Guessing the above couple - a little late with the marriage maybe?

Marriages Dec 1913
Richardson Catherine A M Turner W.Ham 4a 565
Turner Oswald Richardson W.Ham 4a 565

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 24 Jun 2013 21:44

PM received from Susan (OP), saying she would like info re the other people mentioned in her post, as well as her Dad.
I've asked her to add any other details she may have.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 24 Jun 2013 22:11

Susan, please put replies on here rather than sending PM's, so everyone can see all your info.
Just type in the box below and click 'submit'.
Jan

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Jun 2013 22:31

hi looking to add to my family tree my dad roy william turner 1933 born in sratford e15 married iris barker born in 1932 dads dad horice william turner also from cedars rd stratford mother eleanor stanford horice dad oswald born in1883 1961 mile end his dad henry born in 1844 st george the martyr his dad thomas

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jun 2013 09:59

PM from Susan with one or two extra details compared with her post above:

my dad roy william turner born in cedars rd stratford e15 1933
my mum iris barker 1932 also of stratford
his dad william horice turner 1969 (EDIT: 1909 ?) 1974 died at cedars rd
mother eleanor queen stanford 1912 2006
his father oswald 1883 1961 born mile end
his father henry born 1844 st george the martyr
his father thomas
anything would be appreciated to help me with my family tree

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jun 2013 10:11

Might this be Henry and parents?? Thomas is a tailor.


1851 England Census about Henry Turner
Name: Henry Turner
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas Turner
Mother's Name: Eleanor Turner
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: London, England

Civil Parish: St Edmund the King and Martyr
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration District: London City
Sub-registration District: London City South
ED, institution, or vessel: 26
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 68
Piece: 1530
Folio: 317
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Turner 34
Eleanor Turner 36
Samuel Turner 13
Thomas Turner 9
Jane Turner 7
Henry Turner 3
Charles Turner 6 Mo

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Jun 2013 10:19

Or maybe this one - Thomas is an engineer?? Mistranscribed as Surner on Ancestry.
Sorry, I don't know the London districts, or how they relate to St George the Martyr:


1851 England Census about Henry Surner
Name: Henry Surner
[Henry Turner]
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Thomas Surner
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Lambeth, Surrey, England

Civil Parish: Southwark Christ Church
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration District: St Saviour Southwark
Sub-registration District: Christchurch
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 115
Piece: 1557
Folio: 405
Page Number: 21
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Surner 31
Charles Surner 10
Henry Surner 8
Elizabeth Surner 4
Dinah Liscomb 55
Elizabeth Liscomb 24

Unknown

Unknown Report 26 Jun 2013 14:05

No my Thomas was a cab driver and Henry was a waiter

Unknown

Unknown Report 28 Jul 2013 15:33

thank you for all your help x