Eunice Turner

Eunice Boyd Turner 

Born: 1865, Oldham 

Baptised: 5 April 1868, Leesfield 

Father: William Turner (b. 1833)

Mother: Mary Turner (b. 1836)

Sisters: Sarah Alice Turner (b. 1868), Esther Turner (b. 1869), Janet Boyd Turner (b. 1881)

In 1871 – 

She is at Gibraltar Street, Oldham. Her father is listed as ‘Agricultural Labourer’. Eunice, her mother and sisters, Sarah and Esther, are unlisted.

In 1881 – 

She is at 36 Gibraltar Street, Oldham. Her father is listed as ‘Farmer of 23 Acres’. Eunice is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her mother and siblings (Sarah, Esther and Janet) are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at Gibraltar Street, Oldham. Her father is listed as ‘Farmer’. Eunice and her sisters, Sarah and Esther, are listed as ‘Teacher in Elementary School’. Her mother and sister, Janet, are unlisted.

In 10/00 – 

Address is 34 Gibraltar Street, Lees, Oldham.

In 1901 – 

She is at 34 Gibraltar Street, Oldham. Her father is listed as ‘Retired Farmer’. Her mother is unlisted. Eunice is listed as ‘Elementary Schoolmistress’. Her sister, Esther, is listed as ‘Assistant School Teacher’. Her sister, Janet, is listed as ‘Student in Training for Elementary School’. 

In 04/08 – 

Appointed to Clarksfield Infants', Oldham. Head. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 38 Clarksfield, Oldham. Her father is listed as ‘Retired Farmer’. Eunice is listed as ‘Head Teacher’. Her sisters, Esther and Janet, are listed as ‘Assistant Teachers’. 

In 05/19 – 

Death recorded as 04.04.19 at Oldham. She had been confined to bedroom since November after failing health.

d.         4 April 1919, Oldham             

TURNER, Eunice Boyd of 38 Clarksfield Road, Oldham, spinster died 04 April 1919. Probate Manchester 1 July to Janet Boyd Turner, spinster and James William Wareing, schoolmaster. Effects £1337, 12s, 4d.