William TURNER

  General Notes:

From "The Ancestry of John Horsfall Lindley" and Lindley Family History

At William's second marriage (in Kirkburton Parish Church), the parish registers have William and Rachel described as bachelor and spinster. Actually both were widowed. William was described as Clothier - actually Delver. This was probably a confusion with the occupation of Rachel's father who actually was a clothier. The father's were named as John Turner and Jonathan Bradley.

However, the certificate actually states
William Turner, Full age, Widower, Clothier, res=Under Bank in Wooldale, father=John Turner, Clothier
Rachel Bray, Full age, Widow, , res=Under Bank in Wooldale, father=Matthew Bradley,Clothier
witnesses James (or Janus) Littlewood and Jonathan Fitton. Minister was Richard Collins.

Possible discrepancy to investigate - different names for Rachel's father between the two documents

1841 Census
Attourney's Lump Wooldale (prob Attorney's Lump - south of Underbank)
William Turner (50) Delver
Martha Turner (50)
John Turner (20)
Ann Turner (15)
Ruth Turner (15) Piecer
William Turner (13) Piecer
Nancy Turner (10)

1851 census
HO107/2292 F512 P41
Cuttell Mill, Wooldale, Chapelry of Holmfirth
William Turner, Head, Mar, 59, Stone Delver, Yorkshire Kirkburton
Rachel do, Wife, Mar, 49, , Yorkshire Almondbury
Joseph Bray, Step son, , 17, Cordwainers Ap, Yorkshire Kirkburton
Samuel do, Step son, , 15, Woollen Carder, Yorkshire Kirkburton
Ellen do, Daur, , 5, Scholar, Yorkshire Kirkburton

1861 census
Attorneys Lump in Wooldale (RG9/3250 Folio 79 page 4)
name, relation, status, age, occupation, place of birth
William Turner, Head, Mar, 69, Stone Delver, Yorkshire Holmfirth
Rachel Turner, Wife, Mar, 59, , Yorkshire Holmfirth
Sam Bray, son in law, Un, 25, Railway Labourer, Yorkshire Holmfirth
Benjamin Bray, son in law, Un, 20, Wool Slubber, Yorkshire Holmfirth
James Bray, son in law, Un, 18, Woollen Warper, Yorkshire Holmfirth
Ellen P Bray, daur in law, , 15, , Yorkshire Holmfirth


1871 census
RG10/4349 F53 P36
Dean Wood Top, Wooldale
William Turner, Head, Marr, 80, Stone Delver, York Wooldale
Rachel do, Wife, Marr, 71, , York Almondbury (actually 69)
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Joseph Armitage, Head, Marr, 60, Joiner & Carpenter, York Upperthong
Mary do, Wife, Marr, 58, do wife, York Wooldale
Alice Hinchliff, Granddaur, , 11, Scholar, York Wooldale
Albert do, Grandson, , 9, Scholar, York Wooldale
Ann do, Granddaur, , 6, Scholar, York Wooldale
Mary Howe do, Granddaur, , 4, , York Wooldale
(Is wife, Mary, the daughter of William Turner and Martha Lindley? - correct age)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Labourer, Between 1824 and 1827.

• Occupation: Stone-Getter, 1835.

• Occupation: Stone Delver.

William married Martha LINDLEY, daughter of Reuben LINDLEY and Mary GODDARD, on 31 Oct 1811 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England. (Martha LINDLEY was born in 1788 in Hepworth, Nr Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England, baptised on 3 May 1788 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, died on 23 Jun 1843 in Underbank, Cartworth, Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England and was buried on 27 Jun 1843 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England.)

William next married Rachel BRADLEY, daughter of Matthew BRADLEY and Hannah (BRADLEY), on 31 May 1846 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England. (Rachel BRADLEY was born on 22 Dec 1801 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, baptised on 26 Jan 1802 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, died in Apr 1879 and was buried on 19 Apr 1879 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England.)