Annie Watson (Hall) Turner (1868 - 1939)

Born 1868 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of Leonard Haslewood Turner — married 20 Mar 1889 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Oct 1939 at about age 71 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Annie Watson Hall was born in 1868 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.^[1]

Annie immigrated from Scotland to Queensland with her family in 1883 aboard Loch Shiel.^[2]

• HALL GEORGE, 54 Teacher
• MRS 44 Wife
• HALL ANNIE W, 14
• HALL ROBERT 12
• HALL BERNARD 10
• HALL JEANIE W 9
• HALL GEORGE W 7
• HALL JOHN S 4
• HALL WATSON 2

Annie (19) married Leonard Haslewood Turner (24) in 1888 in Brisbane, Queensland. ^[3]

Annie died on 23 October 1939 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, aged 70 ^[4]. She was buried in Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Queensland.^[5]

Obituary Late Mrs. L. H. Turner Saw First Russian Revolution ^[6]

Mrs. Leonard Haselwood Turner, who died in Brisbane a few days ago, was an eye-witness of some of the stirring scenes of the first Russian revolution of 1917. The deceased lady for many years divided her time between Australia, England and Continental Europe.

The late Mrs. Turner's husband was a member of a very old Brisbane and Australasian family which dates back through the Rev. Nathaniel Turner to the beginning of the nineteenth century in New Zealand and in Brisbane to 1852, when Mr. John Sargent Turner opened the first branch of the Union Bank here. She was born at Ayr, Scotland, 71 years ago, and as Miss Annie Watson Hall came to Brisbane with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. ,Watson Hall, in 1884. Mr. Hall took , up a position on the teaching staff of the Brisbane Grammar school.

The late Mrs. Turner was married to Mr. Leonard Haselwood Turner at the old Presbyterian Church on Wickham Terrace, in 1888. Mr. Turner died in 1906, and thereafter Mrs. Turner spent a good deal of her time abroad. She was for some years a member of the committee of the Lady Bowen Hospital, and was a foundation member of the Moreton Club. She is survived by a daughter. Mrs. R. H. Bruce Lockhart (England), and Mr. Geoffrey H. Turner (Brisbane), also by two grandchildren. The interment took place at the family grave. Toowong Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 578/532
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 7 October 2023)
   Annie Watson Hall birth registered 1868 in Ayr, mother's maiden name Watson.
2. ↑ Prov immigration record VPRS 947/P0000, Sep - Dec 18831883-01-01 - 1883-12-31Open, PhysicalNorth Melbourne, Online
3. ↑ Queensland Marriage registration: Annie Watson Hall & Leonard Haslewood Turner; Marriage date:20/03/1889; Registration details:1889/B/13134
4. ↑ Queensland Death registration: Annie Watson Turner; Death date:23/10/1939; Mother's name:Jeanie Pratt Watson; Father/parent's name:George Hall; Registration details:1939/B/45730;
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #226244859 (accessed 7 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Annie Watson Hall Turner (1868-23 Oct 1939), citing Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia (plot: Portion 13 - 70 - 8); Maintained by John Winterbotham (contributor 48166878).
6. ↑ Late Mrs. L. H. Turner Saw First Russian Revolution (1939, November 1). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved July 15, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184391966