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TURNER family tree, help!

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kidsnpets

kidsnpets Report 4 Aug 2008 21:57

trying to trace my dads ancestors my dads name was ronald albert
turner, born 17th june 1938 st pancras died sept 2002 in ashton under lyne, manchester, he had 2 sisters rose and joan, brothers walter , robert, jack, frederick i think. his dads name was walter tuner and i think his wifes name was anne? she died when my dad was about 20, my grandad walter turner (we called him pop) died around the 1980s in bracknell berkshire of pneumonia i think, i have no idea of how to use this information to trace there ancestors or descendants.
i would be grateful for any help.
thanking you in advance bev turner

Lindylu

Lindylu Report 4 Aug 2008 22:28

Are you sure of your Dads birth year? Who was the eldest out of the brothers and sisters?

Have you any idea where your grandparents married?

Once we get their marriage you can send for the certificate and it will give you their fathers names and you can work back from there. Trouble is turner is such a common name!

JenW

JenW Report 4 Aug 2008 22:33

Ronald A Turner registered jul-aug-sept quarter in pancras. mothers maiden name bashford. vol 1b page 118

JenW

JenW Report 4 Aug 2008 22:39

Gotcha!!!!

Marriages Mar 1920 (>99%)
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Bashford Annie Turner Pancras 1b 198
Turner Walter J Bashford Pancras 1b 198

JenW

JenW Report 4 Aug 2008 22:40

Births Mar 1921 (>99%)
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Turner Walter W Bashford Pancras 1b 241

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Births Mar 1923 (>99%)
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Turner John E Bashford Pancras 1b 216

JenW

JenW Report 4 Aug 2008 22:47

To go back further, you really need to buy the marriage certificate. it will give you their ages and fathers names and occupation. like lindylu said, turners a very common name and apparently so is a marriage between a turner and bashford. I found 3 births of a turner child with mmn bashford in the march quarter 1924 and i only looked at a few of them.