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Hi,can anyone in Canada assist in tracing Robert Turner b1854 Northumberland. I have found an entry in the passenger lists for 12 May 1906 on the "Tunisian" under the name with his occupation as coal miner,(he was a mine owner with his brother in England) the age is right and his final destination is Winnipeg.
He is supposed to have sailed after losing his wife and two children in a short length of time through illness.
Any connections ????
Also his son James and nephew John, again on the "Tunisian" 1910 list the names appear ,the ages are not correct but this could be deliberate, they are listed as farm workers destination
Ontario. Margaret Turner is listed on the same vessel in 1917
destination British Columbia possibly to marry.
Any information gratefully received !!!!
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Is this the family in Kootenay, British Columbia on the 1911 census?
Turner Robert M Head M Jul 1854 57
Turner Jane F Daughter S Dec 1886 25
Turner Robert M Son S Feb 1888 23
Turner James M Son S Jan 1890 20
Turner Margaret F Daughter S Jul 1891 30
Turner Henry M Son S Oct 1894 17
McPherson Henry J M Son-in-law M Nov 1883 28
McPherson Jean F Daughter M Dec 1886 25
McPherson Roy M Son S Sep 1908 3
All born England and emigrated 1906 except Henry McPherson born US and emigrated 1906 and Roy born BC.
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Could this be son Robert who enlisted for WW1 in Canada?
Robert Turner
Born 2 Feb. 1888, Nortumberland, England
Address 558 21st. Ave., East, Vancouver, BC
Wife Charlotte, adddress was same but crossed out and changed to 432 10th. Ave., East, Vancouver
Also son James?
Born 14 June, 1890, Newcastle, England.
Address 1416 1st. Ave., Vancouver, BC
Next-of-kin: father Robert (Can't make out address.)
Also son Henry?
Born 12 Oct., 1894, Pith????, Northumberland, England
Address: 1416 1st. Ave., Vancouver
next-of-kin: father Robert, same address
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Gwyn - I'm not sure what subscriptions you've got, nor if I'm following the right guys.
You can access images for Margaret's finds as follows:
Start at the LAC gateway:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html
you can drill down to:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-100.01-e.php
and access the sons' attestation papers.
You can also drill down to the link:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/index.jsp
and find the posted 1911 census - the location info is
Home / 1911 / British Columbia / Kootenay / 27 Ymir riding / page 9 split view
You can click on split view and save the pdf.
Alternatively, with this location info, you can look up at:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1911/index-e.html
and access the image as:
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e001937139.pdf
It's the same image, but the latter route also has a link to "search help" which is useful if you're not familiar with the fields on a 1911 Canadian census.
NB Creston is at the S end of Kootenay Lake, abt 10km from the US border in the SE corner of BC.
Jane is a bit of a mystery - I think Jane=Jean and she's double listed.
I'm not sure how much the names were treated as identical - I'm only familiar with one geordie family with a Jean, but they had Scottish origins which would account for their treatment as the names being identical.
I'm also a bit puzzled abt Jane's absence from the 1891 census at rg12/4205, although she's there in 1901 where we see the 1911 Turners
[rg13/4815 is a Castle Ward piece #]
[rg12/4205 is a Newcastle St Andrew piece #]
This also looks like your Robt Snr:
Robert Turner Place Vancouver Reg. Number: 1939-09-560015 Copy Available
Date: 1939 7 2 (Yr/Mo/Day) Age: 84 Event: Death
Microfilm #: B13166 (GSU # 1953626)
http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-5407DBC/gbsearch/Births
Buried at Mountain View
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/NONMARKEtOPERATIONS/MOUNTAINVIEW/burials/index.htm
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Thank you to Margaret Manson and mgnv for your help. This is the
family I was searching for. They were all born at Pit Houses, Prestwick
and Robert lost a son at 2 months of age, his wife Margaret at 39 and his daughter mary Phillis at 15, all this in a nine year span. No wonder they wanted a fresh start !
Thanks for the assistance, helps greatly.
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