Michael TURNER

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1851 HO107 2391 358 at 109 Durham Road Sherburn Hill son single aged 5 born Kelloe
1861 RG9 3745 96 at New Row Willington son single driver aged 15 born Kelloe
1871 RG10 4964 44 at Frankland Colliery Houses son single coal miner aged 25 born Hallgarth Street
1881 RG11 4959 78 at 42 Albert Street Willington head married coal miner aged 35 born Cassop
1891 RG12 4102 69 at 42 Albert Street Willington head married coal miner aged 45 born Cassop

Birth:
1881 Census

Died:
Durham Mining Museum website - killed in explosion on main haulage road in mine. Ignition caused by shot firing.

Extract from Report on the Brancepeth Colliery disaster by NHN as published in the Crook Circuit Wesleyan Methodist magazine Vol 7 no 5 dated May 1896.

The men lost in the Jet seam were Michael Turner and Joseph Brigham, both shifters; boys, Thomas Carling and Bartholomew Newall.
Michael Turner was 51 years of age and leaves a widow and ten children. Unfortunately, Mrs Turner has only one arm, yet her cleverness, as well as her industry, has won for her the admiration and esteem of her neighbours and all who know here. Her case is worthy of much sympathy, for out of her ten children, only one, a boy about 13 or 14 years of age, is able to work. Michael Turner, so his son affirms, many times said that if he should ever be in an explosion he would wet his handkerchief and keep it over his mouth as a protection against the insidious afterdamp. When his body was recovered his handkerchief was found to be so placed and the same thing was observable in the case of Joseph Brigham, Turners companion. At first there was some difficulty in identifying Turner?s body. Two of Thomas Lawson sons said it was their father, and undoubtedly the two unfortunate men were alike in contour. One of Lawson?s sons took the watch found on the body (which was then lying in the mortuary) to his mother for her inspection, but she declared it was not her husband's. Before Lawson's son returned, Turner's eldest son came to the mortuary and said he thought the body was that of his father. Asked by the policeman in charge how he could identify the body, the boy replied that his father always wore a piece of rabbit skin under one knee of his trousers and that his watch had a piece of the white facing broken off. At this juncture young Lawson returned with the watch which was precisely as young Turner said his fathers was. The policeman cut open the knees of the dead man's trousers and there was the rabbit skin as indicated. Thus an error was prevented.

Buried:
Find-a-Grave Memorial ID 134357951 inscription reads In loving memory of Michael Turner who lost his life at Brancepeth Colliery by explosion 15th Apr 1896 aged 50

Michael married Ann MORRISON in 1876. Ann was born in 1857 in Chester le Street Co Durham. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
FreeBMD Jun 1876 Durham 10a 529

1. Mary Ann TURNER was born on 25 Apr 1877 in Willington Co Durham.
2. James TURNER was born in 1880 in Willington Co Durham.
3. Elizabeth Ord TURNER was born on 13 May 1881 in Willington Co Durham; died in 1948.
4. Emily Morrison TURNER was born on 13 Sep 1882 in Willington Co Durham; died in 1969; was buried in 1969 in Christ Church Chatburn Ribble Valley Lancashire.
5. Margaret TURNER was born in 1885 in Willington Co Durham.
6. Thomas TURNER was born in 1886 in Willington Co Durham.
7. Michael TURNER was born in 1888 in Willington Co Durham.
8. Willie TURNER was born in 1892 in Willington Co Durham.
9. Sarah Ellen TURNER was born in 1893 in Willington Co Durham.
10. George TURNER was born in 1894 in Willington Co Durham.
11. Annie TURNER was born in 1897 in Willington Co Durham.

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1851 HO107 2391 358 at 109 Durham Road Sherburn Hill head married coal miner aged 33 born Reeth
1861 RG9 3745 95 at New Row Willington head married coal miner aged 42 born Reeth
1871 RG10 4964 44 at Frankland Colliery Houses head married coal miner aged 53 born Reeth
1881 RG11 4959 74 at 11 Albert Street Willington head married coal miner aged 63 born Reeth

Birth:
1851 Census

William married Elizabeth PARKER on 24 Jun 1843 in Shadforth Co Durham. Elizabeth (daughter of Michael PARKER and Margaret ORD) was born on 30 Oct 1823 in Tanfield Co Durham. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 30 Nov 1823, Tanfield Co Durham

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1851 HO107 2391 358 at 109 Durham Road Sherburn Hill wife married aged 27 born Tanfield
1861 RG9 3745 96 at New Row Willington wife married aged 37 born Tanfield
1871 RG10 4964 44 at Frankland Colliery Houses wife married aged 48 born Tanfield
1881 RG11 4959 74 at 11 Albert Street Willington wife married aged 58 born Lanchester
1891 RG12 4093 38 at 205 High Street Cornsay Colliery mother in law widow aged 67 born West Stanley

Birth:
1851 Census
DOB from Ancestry Shared document - filed as Michael Parker & Margaret Ord details

Baptism:
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Married:
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Other Events:

• Baptism: 30 Sep 1798, Chester le Street Co Durham

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1841 HO107 313 10 52 at Coxhoe Hill Kelloe miner aged 40 born in Durham
1851 HO107 2391 361 at 124 Durham Row Sherburn Hill head married coal miner aged 52 born Chester Durham
1861 RG9 3739 93 at New Row Willington head married coal miner aged 62 born Fatfield Chester-le-Street
1871 RG10 4965 110 at 38 Katherine Street Willington head married miner aged 72 born Chester-le-Street

Birth:
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1871 Census

Baptism:
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Died:
FreeBMD Mar 1879 Durham 10a 197 aged 80

Michael married Margaret ORD. Margaret was born in 1801 in Co Durham; died on 12 Jan 1850; was buried in 1850 in Shadforth Co Durham. [Group Sheet]

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1841 HO107 313 10 52 at Coxhoe Hill Kelloe aged 40 born in Durham

Birth:
1841 Census

Died:
FreeBMD Mar 1850 Durham 24 53
Ancestry Shared document - filed as Michael Parker & Margaret Ord details

Buried:
Ancestry Shared document - filed as Michael Parker & Margaret Ord details

Joseph married Barbara ELLIOTT on 4 Feb 1792 in Chester le Street Co Durham. Barbara was born before 1792. [Group Sheet]

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