Jonas Turton (1874 - 1947)

Born 1874 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Bird) Turton — married 23 Sep 1899 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 4 Apr 1947 at about age 73 in Granville, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Jonas Turton was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire in 1874, his mother's maiden name was given as Micklethwaite when his birth was registered ^[1]

He was baptised in St George's Barnsley on 27 December 1874, he was the son of John and Martha Turton ^[2]

1881 census: Providence Street, Barnsley

• John Turton Head M 34 Smithies, Yorkshire, England, general labourer
• Martha Turton Wife F 32 Smithies, Yorkshire, England
• Ben Turton Son M 10 Smithies, Yorkshire, England
• Julia Turton Daughter F 8 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
• Jonas Turton Son M 6 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
• Eliza Turton Daughter F 3 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
• Ada Turton Daughter F 1 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
• George Taylor Lodger M 24 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England ^[3]

1891 census: Common Side, Barugh, Yorkshire

• John Turton Head M 44 Yorkshire, Monk Bretton, linen power loom weaver
• Martha Turton Wife F 42 Yorkshire, Monk Bretton
• Ben Turton Son M 20 Yorkshire, Monk Bretton
• Julia Turton Daughter F 18 Yorkshire, England
• Jonas Turton Son M 16 Yorkshire, England, carpenters apprentice
• Eliza Turton Daughter F 13 Yorkshire, England
• Ada Turton Daughter F 11 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
• Beatrice Turton Daughter F 7 Yorkshire, England
• Janet Turton Daughter F 5 Yorkshire, England ^[4]

In 1895, at the age of 20 years and 9 months, Jonas applied to join the Amalgamated Society Of Carpenters & Joiners. He was accepted as a single member in March of that year, and had been a carpenter for 7 years. When he married, on 23 September 1899, his membership was amended to reflect this ^[5]

Jonas married Hannah Bird on 23 September 1899 in Barnsley ^[6]

1901 census: James Street, Barnsley

• Jonas Turton Head M 26 Barnsley, Yorkshire, carpenter and joiner
• Hannah Turton Wife F 24 Dodworth, Yorkshire ^[7]

1911 census: 34 Windermere Road Barnsley

• Jonas Turton Head Married Male Joiner And Builder 36 1875 Yorks Barnsley
• Hannah Turton Wife Married Female - 34 1877 Yorks Dodworth
• Lily Turton Daughter - Female School 9 1902 Yorks Barnsley
• Phyllis Turton Daughter - Female School 7 1904 Yorks Barnsley
• Evelyn Turton Daughter - Female - 3 1908 Yorks Barnsley
• Edna Turton Daughter - Female - 0 1911 Yorks Barnsley ^[8]

Jonas sailed from London to Sydney, Australia on board the 'Ballarat', which departed 11 April 1912, he gave his occupation as joiner ^[9]

His wife Hannah, and their four daughters Lily, Phyllis, Evelyn and Edna sailed out to join him on board the 'Demosthenes', which left London on 3 April 1913 ^[10]

Jonas had entries in the Sands directory of Sydney, New South Wales, which showed him residing at 37, Wellington Street, Waterloo in 1914 ^[11]

Jonas died on 4 April 1947, and was buried in the Rookwood cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales ^[12]

A notice of his death appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, dated 5 April 1947, and read:

• TURTON Jonas April 4th 1947 at Sydney, beloved father of Lily (Mrs Hart), Phyllis, Evelyn (Mrs Pearson), Edna and Edward, age 72 years. At rest. ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q3 1874 Barnsley vol 9c page 164
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1SB-15D : 30 December 2014), Jonas Turton, 27 Dec 1874; citing Barnsley, York, England, reference item 3 p 66; FHL microfilm 1,542,163.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-WWPC : 19 August 2016), Jonas Turton in household of John Turton, Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 52, Piece/Folio 4604/140, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,293.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FFR-5T2 : 15 October 2015), Jonas Turton in household of John Turton, Barugh, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) Britain, Trade Union membership registers
6. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q3 1899 Barnsley vol 9c page 285
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X957-PHP : 29 August 2015), Jonas Turton, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Barnsley subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) 1911 census ref RG14PN27568 RG78PN1578 RD507 SD2 ED9 SN193
9. ↑ (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
10. ↑ (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
11. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales, Australia, 1858-1933
12. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003
13. ↑ Trove newspaper archive (http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18020314 )