Jane Doman (Beamish) Turner (abt. 1835 - 1924)

Born about 1835 in Topsham, Devon, England

Wife of William Beatty Turner — married 26 Jan 1856 in Trinity Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1924 at about age 89 in Armadale, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Jane Doman (Beamish) Turner was born in Topsham, Devon, England.

Jane Doman was born on or before the day she was baptised on the 18th July 1835, in Topsham, Devon, England, the daughter of Thomas Beamish and his wife Mary.^[1]

Jane Doman (Beamish) Turner migrated from England to Australia.

JANE DOMAN BEAMISH (Beamish-414) ^[2]

PARENTS. Thomas Beamish & Mary (Heard) Beamish

BIRTH. Abt. 1835, Topsham, Devon, England

CHRISTENING. 18 Jul 1835

Name Jane Beamish

Sex Female

Father's Name Thomas Beamish

Father's Sex Male

Mother's Name Mary

Mother's Sex Female

Event Type Christening

Event Date 18 Jul 1835

Event Place Topsham, Devon, England, United Kingdom

England and Wales Census, 1841:

Name Mary Beamish

Sex Female

Age 40 years

Birth Year (Estimated) 1797-1801

Birthplace Ireland

Event Type Census

Event Date 1841

Event Place Exeter St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Registration District Exeter

Household Identifier 154786885

Book Number 7

Line Number 2

Page Number 7

Piece/Folio 268/6

Registration Number HO107

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE:

Richard Beamish M, 20 years, Ireland

Eliza Beamish, F, 15 years, Ireland

Phillip Beamish M, 10 years, Ireland

Arthur Beamish M, 10 years, Ireland

Ellen Beamish, F, 5 years, Ireland

Jane Beamish, F, 5 years, Devon

Eliza Smith, F, 50 years, Devon

IMMIGRATION. 1855. On the ALBATROSS. Departed Liverpool 1 Sep 1855. Arrived Hobson's Bay (Victoria) 1 Dec 1855

(1855) IMMIGRATION. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED (HOBSON'S BAY). December 1.—Albatross, ship, 1030 tons, J. B. Allen, from Liverpool 1st September. Passengers — cabin : Mrs. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Miss Laing, Miss[es] Beamish, Dr. Heyden, M.R.C.S.E.; Messrs. Sydenham and Turner; and seventy-four in the intermediate and steerage. Bright Brothers and Co., agents.

Unassisted passenger lists (1852-1923) Record Series Number (VPRS): 947:

Family name, Given name, Age, Year arrived, Month arrived, Ship

TURNER, WM BEATTY MR, A, 1855, DEC, ALBATROSS

BEAMISH, ---- MISS, 19, 1855, DEC, ALBATROSS

BEAMISH, ---- MISS, 17, 1855, DEC, ALBATROSS

FROM VICTORIA TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA. On the HAVILAH II. Departed Melbourne 7 Dec 1855. Arrived Port Adelaide 9 Dec 1855

(1855). SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Sunday, December 9 —The screw-steamer Havilah, 337 tons, Lowrie, from Melbourne the 7th December. Agents—Acraman, Main, Lindsay, & Co.; Collinson, Port Passengers—Captain Vereker and lady. (l2th Regt.), Misses J. and E. Beamish, Miss Montefiore, Rev. Mr Smith, Messrs Miska Hausen, Bial, Montefiore, Ewbank, Blamhard, Fox, Main, Forsyth, and Turner, in the cabin; . . .

Outwards passenger lists (1852-1923) Record Series Number (VPRS): 948:

Family name, Given name, Age, Ship, Year departed, Month departed, Destination

TURNER, ---- MR, 30, HAVILAH II, 1855, DEC, PORT ADELAIDE

BEAMISH, J MISS, 23, HAVILAH II, 1855, DEC, PORT ADELAIDE

BEAMISH, E MISS,19, HAVILAH II, 1855, DEC, PORT ADELAIDE

MARRIAGE. 26 Jan 1856, Trinity Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE. 26 Jan 1856, William Beatty Turner, son of William Turner & Catherine Elizabeth Johana (McNiel) Turner

MARRIAGE. SA BDM Marriage Reg:#25/15:1856

Family Name TURNER

Given Names William Beatty

Family Name of Spouse BEAMISH

Given Names of Spouse Jane

Place of marriage Adelaide

MARRIAGE NOTICE. On the 26th inst., by licence, in Trinity Church, by the Rev. C. Marryat, Wm. Beatty Turner, of Greenock, Scotland, to Jane Beamish, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Beamish, Cork.

Children:

(1) William John Gray Turner, b. 29 Jan 1857, d. 14 Jun 1939, m (1). 2 Jul 1885, Eleanor Ann Doherty, daughter of Edward John Doherty & Amarantha La Motte (Ryan) Doherty, m (2). 27 Apr 1891, Esther Louisa McKenzie, daughter of Alfred McKenzie & Hannah Maria Klimcke) McKenzie, m (3). 1926, Rosetta Louisa (Brown) Diprose, daughter of William Henry Brown & Eliza Jane (Stretton) Brown

RETURN TO ENGLAND.

Children (born in England):

(2) Henry Thomas Beamish Turner, b. 1859,

(3) Donald McNiel Turner, b. 28 Jul 1860, d. 4 Jun 1905, m. 1883, Charlotte Duval, daughter of Ferdinand John Peter Duval & Charlotte (Lapping) Duval

On the 7th April 1861, Jane (25) was living with her family at 15 Southfield Square, Manningham, Yorkshire, England. Those home at the time were her husband: William (29), the manager to a wine merchant; their children: 4-year-old William; 2-year-old Henry Thomas; and 8-month-old Donald McNeil; and Ireland-born Catherine Davis (23), house servant; and Ireland-born Jane Craig (17), nursemaid.^[3]

England and Wales Census, 1861:

Name William Turner

Sex Male

Age 29 years

Birth Year (Estimated) 1832

Birthplace Scotland

Residence Place Southfield Square

Marital Status Married

Occupation Manager To Wine Merchant

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Event Type Census

Event Date 1861

Event Place Manningham St Paul, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Registration District Bradford

Household Identifier 3738659

Line Number 10

Page Number 36

Piece/Folio 3333 / 120

Registration Number RG09

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE:

Jane Turner, Wife, F, 25 years, Exeter, Devonshire

William Turner, Son, M, 4 years, Australia

Henry Turner, Son, M, 2 years, Liverpool, Lancashire

Donald Turner, M, 0 days, Bradford, Yorkshire

Catherine Davis, Servant, F, 23 years, Ireland

Jane Craig, Nursemaid, F, 17 years, Ireland

Children (born after Census 1861, location unknown):

(4) Alice Jane Miller Turner, b. abt. 1862, d. 27 Aug 1914, m. 10 Sep 1881, Charles Vincent Collins, son of James Joseph Collins & Mary Agnes ( Condell) Collins

Children (born in Victoria, Australia):

(5) Archibald Francis Drew Turner, b. 1864, d. 7 Nov 1916, m. 1887, Hannah Wakefield Clegg, daughter of Hugh Gibson Clegg & Elizabeth (Wallace) Clegg

(6) Hugh Gemmell Turner, b. abt. 1868, d. 12 May 1941, m. 22 Dec 1897, Jane Wilson Thomson, daughter of Archibald Thomson & Jane (Wilson) Thomson

(7) Jane Mary Turner, b. 1869, d. 30 May 1946,

(Mar 1869). THREATENING LIFE.—William Beattie Turner, a respectable looking man, described as a broker, was charged at the Prahran Police Court, on Thursday, with threatening the life of his wife, Jane Turner. He was ordered to enter into his own recognisance in £50, and to find two sureties in £25 each to keep the peace towards her.

She passed away in 1924.

DEATH. 17 Jul 1924, Armadale, Victoria, Australia

DEATH. VIC BDM Death Reg: #7874/1924

Family Name TURNER

Given Names Jane

Father BEAMISH Henry

Mother Unknown HEAD

Place of death ARMADALE

Age 89

DEATH NOTICE. TURNER.—On the 17th July, at her residence, Sutherland road, Armadale, Mrs. Jane Turner, aged 89 years.

Death of Spouse: Aft. 1894, location unknown

Sources

1. ↑ England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
2. ↑ Jane Doman Beamish is the sister of Ellen Heard Beamish
3. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861; Class: RG 9; Piece: 3333; Folio: 120; Page: 36; GSU roll: 543115

• Christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRMF-QYM

• England and Wales Census, 1841: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTN-M54

• (1855) IMMIGRATION. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Mon 3 Dec 1855, Page 4: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4824798

• Unassisted passenger lists (1852-1923) Record Series Number (VPRS): 947: https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/unassisted-passenger-lists

• (1855). SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED: Adelaide Times (SA : 1848 - 1858) Mon 10 Dec 1855, Page 2: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207076174

• Outwards passenger lists (1852-1923) Record Series Number (VPRS): 948: https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/outwards-passenger-lists

• Marriage: SA BDM Marriage Reg:#25/15:1856

• Marriage Notice: South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Tue 29 Jan 1856, Page 2: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49752109

• England and Wales Census, 1861: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7DP-VFY

• (Mar 1869). THREATENING LIFE: Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935) Sat 13 Mar 1869. Page 21: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196482775

• Death: VIC BDM Death Reg: #7874/1924

• Death Notice: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Fri 18 Jul 1924, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4268312