Edward TURNER (1858

Edward TURNER (1858 - 1939)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Hilton Edward TURNER (1887 - 1958) Bertha TURNER (1892 - )	Edward TURNER (1858 - 1939) + Alice Maud Mary HARRIS ( - 1929)	James Thomas TURNER ( - 1860)	Arthur TURNER

			Caroline WATERS

		Mary MCDONALD (1826 - 1926)

b. 1858 at Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia

m. 1883 Alice Maud Mary HARRIS ( - 1929) at Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia

d. 1939 at Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia aged 81

Near Relatives of Edward TURNER (1858 - 1939)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Arthur TURNER
Grandmother	Caroline WATERS

Father in Law	Joseph HARRIS
Mother in Law	Martha (HARRIS)

Father	James Thomas TURNER			1860	Hall's Creek, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Mother	Mary MCDONALD	abt 1826	Inverness, Invernesshire, Scotland	1926	Marrickville, NSW, Australia	100

Self	Edward TURNER	1858	Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia	1939	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	81

Wife	Alice Maud Mary HARRIS			1929	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia

Son	Hilton Edward TURNER	1887	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	71
Daughter	Bertha TURNER	1892	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia

Brother	John Arthur TURNER	1853		1943	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	90
Brother	James Thomas TURNER	1855	Rowan, New South Wales, Australia	1932	Auburn, NSW, Australia	77
Brother	William Henry TURNER	1857	Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia	1881	Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia	24
Half Sister	Phoebe Harriet COWLE	1862	Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia	1955	Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia	93
Half Sister	Mary Jane COWLE	1863	Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia	1868	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia	5
Half Brother	Amos Charles COWLE	1865	Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia	1933	Kogarah, NSW, Australia	68

Daughter in Law	Rachel Kate Jessie SHEAN	1885	London

Nephew	William Henry TURNER	1882	Newtown, NSW, Australia	1970	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	88
Niece	Charlotte Ann TURNER	1886	Liverpool, NSW, Australia	1965	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	79
Niece	Edith Mary TURNER	1890	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1973	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	83
Niece	Gertrude Sarah TURNER	1890	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1983	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	93
Nephew	Oscar John TURNER	1891	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1983	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	92
Niece	Ethel Maude TURNER	1895	Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia	1934	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	39
Nephew	Arthur Charles TURNER	1897	Newtown, NSW, Australia	1973	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	76
Niece	Ella May TURNER	1884	Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sister in Law	Sarah Ann WHEELER	1857	Glebe, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1915	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	58
Sister in Law	Sarah Elizabeth PARSONS	1855	Kelso, NSW, Australia	1932	Auburn, NSW, Australia	77
Brother in Law	George Henry FOUNTAIN	1855	Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England	1914	Marrickville, NSW, Australia	59
Sister in Law	Catherine (Kate) SETCHELL	1864	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	1908	Kogarah, NSW, Australia	44

Events in Edward TURNER (1858 - 1939)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1858		Edward TURNER was born	Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia
1860	2	Death of father James Thomas TURNER	Hall's Creek, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	Note 1	17, 60
1883	25	Married Alice Maud Mary HARRIS	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	Note 2	52
1887	29	Birth of son Hilton Edward TURNER	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	Note 3	52
1892	34	Birth of daughter Bertha TURNER	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	Note 4	52
1926	68	Death of mother Mary MCDONALD (aged 100)	Marrickville, NSW, Australia	Note 5	17, 60
1929	71	Death of wife Alice Maud Mary HARRIS	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	Note 6	52, 60
1939	81	Edward TURNER died	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	Note 7	52

Note 1: Death
TURNER JAMES T
4894/1860
Parents ARTHUR & CAROLINE
MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury 14 Feb 1860
Death from the Cumberland Cattle Disease.-On the fifth instant, Mr James Turner, of Halls Creek, came to his death in a very short period from this malignant disease The following are the particulars A flock of fat sheep travelling to market camped in his stockyard, when one of the sheep was reported by the shepherd as being smothered the shepherd advised Mr Turner to skin the sheep, as it was very fat. This Turner did, and when the sheep was skinned, observing it to be excellent mutton, he resolved to salt it for use. While chopping up the sheep he wounded himself slightly In the right hand with one of the bones, but thought nothing of It at the time-the wound being so very trifling. After salting the mutton, however, he complained of pain In the hand and arm, which rapidly extended to the shoulder, producing a swelling under the arm The pain then extended down the side with great rapidity, causing a difficulty in breathing. The pain continuing, and Mr Turner becoming rapidly worse, Dr Thornton, of Muswellbrook, was sent for on the Monday following, but Mr Turner died on that day, and Dr Thornton, learning on his way that he was dead, did not proceed, but re traced his steps. It appears remarkable that In a case of this nature no inquest should have been held The matter requires explanation, which Dr. Thornton, as coroner, is probably able and willing to afford. An inquiry into a case of this kind might prove very useful to the community, in the way of putting them on their guard against this dreadful complaint Mr Turner we understand, has left a wife and nine children to deplore their loss
Died leaving a wife and nine children!!

Note 2: Edward Turner
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Edward Turner
Marriage Date: 1883
Marriage Place: Coonamble, New South Wales
Registration Date: 1883
Registration Place: Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse: Alice M M Harris
Registration Number: 6090

Note 3: Marriage info

Hilton E Turner
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Hilton E Turner
Birth Date: 1887
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1887
Registration Place: Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia
Father: Edward Turner
Mother: Alice M M Turner
Registration Number: 29362

Note 4: Bertha Turner
in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Bertha Turner
Birth Date: 1892
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1892
Registration Place: Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia
Father: Edward Turner
Mother: Alice M M Turner
Registration Number: 11401

Note 5: COWLE MARY
18532/1926
JOHN
ANN
MARRICKVILLE

Sydney Morning Herald 6 Dec 1926
COWLE.- The Relatives and Friends of Mr. and Mrs.
JAMES TURNER and FAMILY (of Booker Bay
Woy Woy), Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD TURNER and
FAMILY (of Coonamble), Mr. JOHN TURNER and
FAMILY (of Mackay, Queensland) are kindly invited
to attend the Funeral of their late beloved MOTHER
and GRANDMOTHER, Mary Cowle ; to leave Wood
Coffill's Mortuary Chapel, 810 George street, city, THIS
DAY, at 2 p.m., for Church of England Cemetery,
Rookwood. By road, motor funeral. By request, no flowers.
F. W. HARTLEY,
Motor Funeral Directors.
Marrickville-road, Marrickville.
COWLE. - The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. F.H.
FOUNTAIN and FAMILY, of 16 Junction-street,
Marrickville, are kindly invited t0 attend the Funeral
of their late beloved MOTHER, and their GRANDMOTHER, Mary Cowle; to leave Wood Coffill's
Mortuary Chapel, 810 George-street, city (next to
Christ Church), THIS DAY, at 2 pm., for Church
of England Cemetery, Rookwood, by road. Motor
Funeral. By request, no flowers.
F.W. HARTLEY,
Motor Funeral Directors.
FUNERALS.
COWLE—The Relatives and Friends of Mr. A. O.
COWLE and FAMILY are kindly invited to
attend the Funeral of his late beloved MOTHER
and their GRANDMOTHER, Mary Cowle; to leave
Wood Cofflll's Mortuary Chapel 810 George-street citv,
THIS DAY, at 2 p.m., for Church of England Ceme-
tery, Rookwood. By request, no flowers.

Sydney Morning Herald 7 Dec 1926
DEATH OF MRS. MARY COWLES
Mrs. Mary Cowles died at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. P. H. Fountain, 16 Junc-
tion-street, Marrickville, on Friday night.
She celebrated her hundredth birthday about
seven weeks ago.
The late Mrs. Cowles was a native of In-
verness, Scotland, and was 21 years of age
when she arrived in Sydney. She was twice
married, her first husband being the late Mr.
Turner, of Merriwa. Her second husband
died just before the war. Thirteen of her
grandsons served at the front, and one was
killed. The eldest of her living children resides
at Mackay, Queensland, and is 74 years of age.
There are 97 descendants, the oldest of the
great-grandchildren being 21 years of age.

Mudgee Guardian 9 Dec 1926
THE LATE MRS. COWLES.
NINETY-SEVEN DESCEDANTS
ALIVE.
Mrs. Mary Cowles, who died last
night at the residence of her daught-
er, Mrs. P. H. Fountain, of 16
Junction-street, Marrickville, was
100 years and seven weeks old.
Her descendants— children, grand-
children and great grandchildren,
the eldest of the great-grand-
children being 21 years — number 97
living.
One of her sons, resident of Mac-
kay (Q.) — he used to visit his mother
every year — is 74 ; another, a resi-
dent of Woy Woy, is 73; and a
third, a resident of Coonamble, is
70.
Mrs. Fountain, the daughter, is
65, and she has a brother, living at
Rockdale, who is 62.
The late Mrs. Cowles, who was
born at Inverness (Scotland) was
married twice. Mrs. Fountain and
her younger brother are of the se-
cond marriage.
Arriving in Sydney by the sailing
ship James Gibb — her 21st birthday
was celebrated during the voyage —
deceased was married two years
later to the late Mr. Turner, who
kept the Traveller's Rest Hotel at
Hall's Creek, near Merriwa. Her
second husband died just before the
Great War.
Of 13 of her grandsons who served
at the war, one who was the thir-
teenth to enlist, was killed. All
the others returned safely, though
several of them had received serious
wounds in action.
The late Mrs. Cowles attributed
her longevity and general good
health to regular living and freedom
from worry. Until two years ago,
when her eyesight began to fail, she
never used glasses. Yet she was a
diligent reader, her favorite book
being the Bible. She almost knew
it by heart.
The end came suddenly. A few
hours before her death Mrs. Cowles
refused to believe that anything was
seriously wrong with her. Unknown
to her a doctor was called in. She
did not want a doctor, she said. A
little while afterwards the old lady
was dead.

Note 6: Alice M M Turner
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Alice M M Turner
Death Date: 1929
Death Place: Waverley, New South Wales
Registration Date: 1929
Registration Place: Waverley, Australia
Father: Joseph
Mother: Martha
Registration Number: 4403

Wellington Times 14 March 1929
Word was received in Coonamble
of the death of Mrs. Alice Turner,
wife of Mr. Edward Henry Turner,
of Coonamble which took place at the
Memorial Hospital, Waverley.
The deceased lady, who was 68 years
of age, was the eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Har-
ris, pioneers of the Coonamble
district, and she had resided there
for about 50 years. Mrs. Barrett,
of Wellington was a daughter.

Note 7: Edward Turner
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Edward Turner
Death Date: 1939
Death Place: Coonamble, New South Wales
Registration Date: 1939
Registration Place: Coonamble, Australia
Registration Number: 17255

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Edward Turner
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Edward Turner
Marriage Date: 1883
Marriage Place: Coonamble, New South Wales
Registration Date: 1883
Registration Place: Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse: Alice M M Harris
Registration Number: 6090

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Edward Turner
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Edward Turner
Death Date: 1939
Death Place: Coonamble, New South Wales
Registration Date: 1939
Registration Place: Coonamble, Australia
Registration Number: 17255

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