Evan TURNER born Ruardean abt 1892 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, February 16, 2017, 23:37 (2830 days ago) @ Jefff

This site's PRs only include Records for 3 Evan Turners, one is Elizabeth's brother Evan Ralph, as per baptism record on previous post.
Sadly, but not that unusual for the time, they also include this Burial;

Record_ID: 43304
Entry_Number: 6994
Year: 1924
Month: Oct
Day: 5
Surname: TURNER
Forenames: Evan Ralph
Residence: Gloucester Infirmary
Age_at_death: 20 months
Officiating_Minister: Edward Parnell Rector
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/14
Page_No: 76
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: T656

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This appears to be your Great Grandfather Evan.

Record_ID: 275275
Entry_Number: 553
Year: 1961
Month: Feb
Day: 11
Surname: TURNER
Forenames: Evan
Residence: Newham Bottom Ruardean
Age_at_death: 69 years
Officiating_Minister: Eric J Hoskin Rector
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: C/3/2
Notes: Memo written in left margin appears to be grave number
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/33
Page_No: 70
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: T656

So he was probably born abt 1892.

And probably his wife, your G-Grandmother, Mary Ann. (Register Reference suggests a shared plot).

Record_ID: 275343
Entry_Number: 620
Year: 1964
Month: Sep
Day: 3
Surname: TURNER
Forenames: Mary Ann
Residence: Newham Bottom Ruardean
Age_at_death: 72
Officiating_Minister: Julian Lloyd
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/33
Page_No: 78
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: T656

So also born abt 1892 ?. Hopefully this will tie-up with the Census data later ?
Quick look at FreeBMD gives a few Births registered to this name in the area, but not within 15 years or so of this one, so this does looks promising (always cross-check, esp as not a rare name).

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1891 (>99%)
Harper Mary Ann Westbury S. 6a 246

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He appears to be included on this photo of the Royal Oak Quoit Club Supper, from September 25th 1926. The Royal Oak beerhouse was near the Pludds, a hamlet next to Ruardean Woodside, on the western side of Ruardean Hill.
http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Coleford/xRoyalOak.htm

It seems likely that Evan knew my paternal Grandfather, Reginald William Jones who was born in this area in 1897. His father William Henry Jones was landlord of the Royal Oak c1903 and then the Masons Arms at nearby Hawsley after that.
See this prior thread for info abt the Royal Oak etc
http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=14954

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On the subject of photos, this website has a fine selection which can be searched for names etc.

Searching "Turner" gave this one which MAY be of interest, "Oliver Turner born East Dean 1885, moved to La Salle, Illinois, USA in 1904".
http://forest-of-dean.net/gallery/fod_variety_1/pages/page_83.html

Searching this site's PRs gives a Knights Hill aka Ruardean man, so he MAY be in your tree.

Record_ID: 252808
Entry_Number: 552
Year: 1886
Month: Jan
Day: 27
Parents_Surname: TURNER
Child_Forenames: Oliver
Fathers_Forenames: George
Mothers_Forenames: Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: East Dean
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: G Holmes
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: B C Chapel Knights Hill
Notes:
Register_Reference: D2598 5/5
Page_Number:
Parish_Chapel: Forest of Dean Bible Christian
Soundex: T656