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Harold Turner
Harold Turner was the fourth son of William and Elizabeth Turner and his birth was registered in the Malton area in the first quarter of 1884. Elizabeth seems to have died in York in the second quarter of 1912.
IN 1891 William and Elizabeth lived with their eight children in Town Street, presumably at 21 as this is where they were for subsequent censuses. Today, it seems a rather small house for ten people to live in.
1891 Census -
TURNER, William, Head, Married, M, 53, Joiner & Undertaker, Old Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Elizabeth, Wife, Married, F, 47, , New Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Mary J, Daughter, Single, F, 26, Dressmaker, Norton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Ada, Daughter, Single, F, 22, Dressmaker, Norton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Alice A, Daughter, Single, F, 18, Dressmaker, Old Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Herbert W, Son, Single, M, 16, Joiner Apprentice, Old Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Emily, Daughter, , F, 14, Scholar, Old Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Walter, Son, , M, 11, Scholar, Old Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Carrie, Daughter, , F, 9, Scholar, Old Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Harold, Son, , M, 7, Scholar, Old Malton Yorkshire,
1901 saw the family living at 21 Town Street though some of the children had moved out and they were still there in 1911 with the three youngest children.
1901 Census -
TURNER, William, Head, Married, M, 63, Joiner, Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Elizabeth, Wife, Married, F, 57, , Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Mary J, Daughter, Single, F, 36, Dressmaker, Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Herbert W, Son, Single, M, 26, Joiner, Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Walter, Son, Single, M, 21, Joiner, Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Carrie, Daughter, Single, F, 19, , Malton Yorkshire,
TURNER, Harold, Son, Single, M, 17, Commercial Clerk, Malton Yorkshire,
1911 Census -
TURNER, William, Head, Married, M, 73, Joiner, Yorkshire Malton,
TURNER, Elizabeth, Wife, Married 47 years, F, 67, , Yorkshire Malton,
TURNER, Mary Jane, Daughter, Single, F, 46, Dressmaker, Yorkshire Malton,
TURNER, Carrie, Daughter, Single, F, 29, Dressmaker, Yorkshire Malton,
TURNER, Harold, Son, Single, M, 27, Clerk Not In Employ, Yorkshire Malton,
For ten years Harold was employed as a clerk in the Malton Manure Company and was well-
On the 15th of September the Battle of Flers-
On the 21st September Harold wrote to his parents to re-
As one of those with no known grave he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. The memorial also serves as an Anglo-