George Turner Junior 1830 - 1906 married Sarah Mitchell

George Turner Jnr was the fifth child of Mary Rogers and George Turner.  He was born in North Richmond in 1830 and died in Richmond in 1906. 

 George married Sarah Mitchell in Kurrajong in 1854. They had eleven children. 

A newspaper article about George can be read here.

1. Margaret 1855 -1919 Married James Alderton. They had eleven children.

2. Elizabeth 1857 -1858.

3. William 1859 -1921 Married Sophia Arnold. They had seven children.

4. Mary Jane 1861 -1923 Married Henry London. They had nine children.

5. Rosetta 1864 - ? Married Albert London. They had eight children.

6. Matilda 1867 -1869.

7. Sarah Mary 1869 - ? Married Peter McMahon. They had six children.

8. Georgina 1871 - ? Married James Donohue.

9. George Thomas 1872 -1950 Married Harriett Bottle. They had nine children.

10. Thomas Henry 1875 -1914 Married Theresa ? They had three children.

11. Alice 1877 - ?  Did not married

Lawson Wilson 1866 - 1953 married Margaret Mitchell

Lawson Wilson was the seventh child of John Wilson and Catherine Barwick. He was born in Kurrajong in 1866 and died in Windsor in 1953. He married Margaret Mitchell in 1892 and they had eight children. They lived the majority of their married life in Schofields. 

It appears that Lawson and Margaret's union was not approved of by her mother Charlotte as she was under the age of 21. A court case ensued - read this article - but love prevailed.

Articles mentioning Lawson can be found here, here and in this article about a subdivision of land at Schofields, near Riverstone in 1921. An article were he appears as a witness in a case against his coursin Joseph Hawkins can be read here. Lawson and Margaret's first son Robert Leslie fought in World War 1 as mentioned here. This article also mentions that three of Lawson and Margaret's sons were killed in World War 1. 

1. Robert Leslie 1894 -1917 (Robert was killed in France during World War 1. Attached is his roll of honour form.

2. Clara Matilda Ann 1895 - ?

3. Andrew 1897 - ? (possibly in World War 1)

4. Norman 1899 - 1918 (Norman was killed in France in World War 1. Attached is his listing on the honour roll at the War Memorial in Canberra. 

5. Francis 1901 -1985 (also served in World War 1 but survived!)

6. Raymond 1904 -?

7. Sylvia Grace 1907 - ?

8. Herbert Donald 1910 -1966

William Brooks 1846 to 1910 married Rosetta Mitchell

William Brooks was the second child of Ann Turner and Squire Brooks. He was born in 1846 and died in Windsor in 1910. He married Rosetta Mitchell (daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Mitchell) in 1882 at Windsor.

Unfortunately, William died in a terrible accident in Windsor when he was carting coal. In the days before the accident, he had been buried up to his arm pits while digging a grave at St Matthews Windsor and rescued!! You can read about William here and also, this article here

Rosetta died in 1915 aged 69. You can read her obituary here. Rosetta had previously been married to William Seymour (1863).

Children of William and Rosetta

1.James 1882

2. Rosetta 1885

3. Herbert C 188

4. Esther M 1890

With William Seymour Rosetta had the following children

1. Mary Seymour 1864 - ? married Charles Arnold in 1883 at Windsor

2. Elizabeth Jane Seymour 1871 married William Arnold 

3. Susannah Seymour 1874 married ? Molloy

4. Sarah Ann Seymour 1876

5. William Seymour 1878

William Turner 1859 to 1921 married Sophia Arnold

William Turner was the third child of George Turner Junior and Sarah Mitchell. He was born in 1859 and died in 1921. He married Sophia Arnold in Windsor in 1887. 

Sophia died in 1908 at the age of 42 from blood poisoning after she had a thorn in her hand. She is buried at St Matthews Anglican Church in Windsor.

William and Sophia had seven children. 

1. William J 1889 - 1914 married Emily Hand. Died aged 24 and is buried at St Matthews in Windsor.

2. Violet M 1890 - 1891

3. Stanley 1893

4. Claude H 1896 - 1901 buried at St Stephens, Kurrajong

5. Cecil Reginald 1899

6. Ethel J 1907

7. Elsie E 1907

8. Walter L