TURNER is an occupational name from Norman French meaning someone who made objects with a lathe or "turn".

My parental grandmother's mother was Winifred Turner of Wrightington, Lancashire. They seem to have been a Catholic family.

My basic aim is to trace back the Turner line as far as possible.

Winifred Turner was my paternal grandmother's mother. She married Danny Anderton at St. Jopseph's Catholic Church in Wrightington on 4th June 1908.

Thomas Turner b. 1853

Winifred's parents were Thomas and Jane Turner of Wrightington. Thomas is down as a farmer on the 1881 census:

Dwelling: Courage Low
Census Place: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
Source: FHL Film 1341899 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3758 Folio 164 Page 21
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Thomas TURNER M 28 M Langtree, Lancashire, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Farmer Of 3 Acres
Jane TURNER M 35 F Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Rel: Wife
Elizabeth TURNER 13 F Wrightington, Lancashire, England
Rel: Step Daur
William TURNER 3 M Wrightington, Lancashire, England
Rel: Son
Mary TURNER 2 F Wrightington, Lancashire, England
Rel: Daur