John Turner 
John was born in 1806 in Whitburn.1 - Birth Notes
- Born in Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
74 in 1881 census, so born between 4-Apr-1806 and 4-Apr-1807
63 in 1871, so born between 3-Apr-1807 and 3-Apr-1808
Died aged 83, so born between 4-11-1804 and 3-11-1805
probably born around 1806
- Born in Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
- Death Notes
- at Eden Cottage, Currie
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Occupation Details
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From 1841 to 1881 John's occupation was Farmer in agriculture.5
- Occupation Notes
- 1851: Farmer Of 140 Acres Employs 5 Labourers
1861 Farmer Of 114 Acres
1871 farmer of 200 acres employing 2 men 1 boy
1881 farmer of 150 acres employing 3 Men, 2 Women, 1 Boy
National Records of Scotland
Reference GD1/1118/9
Title Acceptance by Colonel Hare of Calderhall, Philipstoun House, Winchburgh, of offer by John Turner for lease of the farm of Broompark
Dates 8 Sep 1879
- 1851: Farmer Of 140 Acres Employs 5 Labourers
From 1868 his occupation was political activist.6- Occupation Notes
- 1868: member of Committee (Mid-calder district) for Promoting the Re-Election of the Earl of Dalkeith, M.P.
The Earl of Dalkeith was William Henry Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch, 8th Duke of Queensberry. He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Midlothian from 1853-1868 and from 1874-1880. i.e he was not re-elected in 1868 (beaten by Sir Alexander Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland (and by William Ewart Gladstone in 1880).
- 1868: member of Committee (Mid-calder district) for Promoting the Re-Election of the Earl of Dalkeith, M.P.
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Individual Additional Information
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Associated external link tsd-esd/dtd/hft/hht/jcj/mbt/jt
Details of John's family with Janet Catherine Thomson
Details of John's family with Elisabeth Manuel
1 John Turner 1881
2 John Turner death notice
3 John Turner will
4 John Turner death
5 John Turner 1871
6 John Turner re-election committee
7 John Turner kirk session
8 John Turner 1841
9 John Turner 1851
Further sources/citations:
John Turner kirk session, John Turner prize Clydesdale, John Turner directory entry 1863, John Turner inventory, Richard Turner Freedom of Peebles, 1
2 John Turner death notice
3 John Turner will
4 John Turner death
5 John Turner 1871
6 John Turner re-election committee
7 John Turner kirk session
8 John Turner 1841
9 John Turner 1851
Further sources/citations:
John Turner kirk session, John Turner prize Clydesdale, John Turner directory entry 1863, John Turner inventory, Richard Turner Freedom of Peebles, 1
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