Turner Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 83364 people with the Turner surname? In that year Turner was ranked number 24 for popularity in the UK. |
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Turner records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"TURNER. From the occupation of 'turner,' a lathe-worker, once a familiar and skilled occupation. A family of this name had possession of the estate of Ardwall in theparish of New Abbey for many generations. Thomas dictus Tumour held land in Aberdeen in 1382 (RMS., i, 682), and John Turnoure held land in Irvine in 1426 (Irvine, i, p. 130). William Tumour, merchant of Scotland, had a safe conduct in England, 1473 (Bain, rv, 1411), and William Tumoure is recorded in Edinburgh, 1482 (CDE., 54). Johannes Tumour, tenant in Kynmonty, 1511 (REA., i, p. 372). Bartholomew Tumor appears in Dysart, 1554 (Dysart, p. 23), and Patrick Turner of Tullinaucht was heir of conquest of Alexander Turner of Kindroght, 1657 (Retours, Ayr, 495). An old surname in Aberdeenshire ( (seventeenth century) and common in Cowal in the eighteenth century. See MACTNTUHNER. Turneour 1659. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Turner Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Turner Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Turner family tree.
Look at Turner Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Turner family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Turner family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Turner family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Turner family.
Research the Turner surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Turner Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 99478 people with the Turner surname in the UK? Turner is now ranked number 28 for popularity in the UK. |
Turner Family Tree Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Turner family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Turner data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Turner family and people looking to contact living Turner relations.
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Find your Irish Turner relatives on findmypast.ie
Turner Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 461813 people with the Turner surname in the USA? Turner is ranked number 39 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Turner Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on the Turner family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Turner surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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