Michael TURNER

Notes:

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]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 15 May 1877, Bishop Auckland Co Durham

Notes:

1881 RG11 4959 78 at 42 Albert Street Willington dau single aged 3 born Willington
1891 RG12 4102 69 at 42 Albert Street Willington dau single aged 13 born Willington
1901 RG13 4681 105 at 53 Railway Terrace Willington head single aged 23 born Willington

Birth:
1881 Census
Baptism record

Baptism:
Ancestry Select Births and Christenings

Notes:

1881 RG11 4959 78 at 42 Albert Street Willington son single aged 1 born Willington
1891 RG12 4102 69 at 42 Albert Street Willington son single aged 11 born Willington
1901 RG13 4681 114 at 27 Wear Street Willington head married coal hewer aged 21 born Willington
1911 RG14 29940 81 at 29 Katherine Street Brancepeth Colliery 4 rooms head married coal miner stone man aged 31 born Willington

Birth:
1881 Census

James married Margaret Ann CHARLTON in 1899. Margaret was born in 1879 in Willington Co Durham. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1891 RG12 4102 69 at 42 Albert Street Willington dau single aged 9 born Willington
1901 RG13 4259 112 at The Manse 42 Low Lane Birstall servant in household of Arthur Porritt single housemaid aged 19 born Willington
1911 RG14 23595 97 at 13 Burton Street Burton Lane Eccles wife married 9 years 3 children born alive all still living aged 30 born Willington

Birth:
1891 Census
FreeBMD Jun 1881 Durham 10a 417
From HM email

Died:
FreeBMD Jun 1948 Barton 10b 204 aged 67

Elizabeth married James PICKLES on 12 May 1902 in St Peter Birstall Yorkshire. James (son of James PICKLES and Mary Ann BARBER) was born on 12 Mar 1883 in Carling Howe Batley Yorkshire. [Group Sheet]

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1891 RG12 4102 69 at 42 Albert Street Willington dau single aged 8 born Willington
1901 RG13 4681 105 at 53 Railway Terrace Willington sister single dressmaker aged 18 born Willington
1911 RG14 29938 76 at 12 Low Willington wife married 6 years 4 children born alive and 3 still living aged 28 born Willington
1939 Register 564/3 GDPN 204 at 20 Henley Square Morpeth RD female married unpaid domestic duties born 13th Sep 1882

Birth:
FreeBMD Dec 1882 Durham 10a 345
1891 Census
1939 Register
Death record

Died:
FreeBMD Dec 1969 Clitheroe 10c 166 DOB 13th Sep 1882

Buried:
Find a Grave website Memorial ID 190888645

Emily married Arthur KIDD in 1904. Arthur (son of James KIDD and Elizabeth TATE) was born on 18 Dec 1883 in Willington Co Durham; died in 1940. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1891 RG12 4102 69 at 42 Albert Street Willington dau single aged 6 born Willington

Birth:
1891 Census

Notes:

1891 RG12 4102 69 at 42 Albert Street Willington son single aged 5 born Willington
1901 RG13 4681 105 at 53 Railway Terrace Willington brother single labourer aged 15 born Willington

Birth:
1891 Census

Notes:

1891 RG12 4102 69 at 42 Albert Street Willington son single aged 3 born Willington
1901 RG13 4681 105 at 53 Railway Terrace Willington brother single labourer aged 13 born Willington
1911 RG14 29942 40 at 16 Commercial Street Willington assistant in household of Isaiah Hateley single greengrocers assistant aged 23 born Willington

Birth:
1891 Census

Notes:

1901 RG13 4681 105 at 53 Railway Terrace Willington brother single aged 9 born Willington

Birth:
1901 Census

Notes:

1901 RG13 4681 105 at 53 Railway Terrace Willington sister single aged 8 born Willington
1911 RG14 23595 97 at 13 Burton Street Burton Lane Eccles sister in law single landshaper in rubber works aged 18 born Willington

Birth:
1901 Census

Notes:

1901 RG13 4681 105 at 53 Railway Terrace Willington brother single aged 7 born Willington

Birth:
1901 Census

Notes:

1901 RG13 4681 105 at 53 Railway Terrace Willington sister single aged 4 born Willington
1911 RG14 27259 5 at 1 Church Street Birstall Leeds adopted dau of James Pickles single aged 14 born Willington

Birth:
1901 Census

Notes:

1901 RG13 4681 114 at 27 Wear Street Willington dau single aged 1 month born Willington
1911 RG14 29940 81 at 29 Katherine Street Brancepeth Colliery dau single aged 10 born Willington

Birth:
1901 Census

Notes:

1911 RG14 29940 81 at 29 Katherine Street Brancepeth Colliery dau single aged 8 born Willington

Birth:
1911 Census

Notes:

1911 RG14 29940 81 at 29 Katherine Street Brancepeth Colliery son single aged 6 born Willington

Birth:
1911 Census
Death record

Died:
FreeBMD Dec 1974 Durham Western 1 1787 DOB 27th Mar 1905

Notes:

1911 RG14 29940 81 at 29 Katherine Street Brancepeth Colliery son single aged 3 born Willington

Birth:
1911 Census

Other Events:

• Baptism: 17 Aug 1902, St Peter Birstall Yorkshire

Notes:

1911 RG14 23595 97 at 13 Burton Street Burton Lane Eccles son single aged 8 born Birstall

Birth:
1911 Census
Baptism record

Baptism:
Ancestry West Yorkshire C of E records St Peter Birstall no 1406 17th Aug 1902 Harry to James and Elizabeth Pickles of Birstall railway porter born 17th Jun 1902

Other Events:

• Baptism: 29 Mar 1908, St Peter Birstall Yorkshire

Notes:

1911 RG14 23595 97 at 13 Burton Street Burton Lane Eccles son single aged 3 born Eccles

Birth:
1911 Census
Baptism record

Baptism:
Ancestry West Yorkshire C of E records St Peter Birstall no 1944 29th Mar 1908 James to James and Elizabeth Pickles of Eccles porter born 8th Feb 1908

Notes:

1911 RG14 23595 97 at 13 Burton Street Burton Lane Eccles dau single aged 6 months born Eccles

Birth:
1911 Census

Notes:

1911 RG14 29938 76 at 12 Low Willington dau single aged 5 born Willington

Birth:
1911 Census

Notes:

1911 RG14 29938 76 at 12 Low Willington dau single aged 4 born Willington
1939 Register 261/2 WKFQ 33 at 13 Towngate Street Poole MB female married unpaid domestic duties born 30th Mar 1907

Birth:
1911 Census
1939 Register
Death record

Died:
Ancestry Civil Registration Death Index Sep 1987 Poole 23 784 aged 80 DOB 30th May 1907

Lily married Harry TODD in 1928. Harry was born on 3 Oct 1904. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
FreeBMD Sep 1908 Durham 10a 435

Died:
FreeBMD Dec 1910 Durham 10a 222 aged 2

Notes:

1911 RG14 29938 76 at 12 Low Willington dau single aged 1 born Willington

Notes:

Birth:
FreeBMD Dec 1913 Durham 10a 830 mothers maiden name Turner

Died:
FreeBMD Dec 1981 Nthmblnd C 1 1783 DOB 9th Nov 1913