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Title: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: Londonderry on Monday 04 November 19 03:26 GMT (UK)
Dear Roots Chat,

I am wondering if anyone has any information on the above? Where i can look to see where the Turner's came from that established 'Turner Town'. I believe this is where our Turner Family originated but have yet to prove.

Any help/assistance is greatly appreciated!!! Thank you  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: chempat on Monday 04 November 19 08:15 GMT (UK)
I have used 2 different search engines and found no references to Turner Town - when and where is it used please?

(I have found a Thomas Turner's Town Hall, but not an entire area.)
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 04 November 19 11:03 GMT (UK)
Found a photo of "sheep at Turner's Town, near Tamlaght, Co Londonderry"?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tamlaght,_County_Londonderry
(3rd row, last pic on right)

Also a pic of "Turner's Town"?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Countryside_in_County_Londonderry
(bottom row, 3rd from right)
Seems to be a single dwelling?
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 04 November 19 11:37 GMT (UK)
Numerous posts by "Irish Finder" to do with Turners, Batemans, etc. Are they also your posts?

William Turner married 1867 Tamlaght O'Crilly to Melesina Bateman. Residence on marriage should be clue to his origins.

Found a photo of "sheep at Turner's Town, near Tamlaght, Co Londonderry"?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tamlaght,_County_Londonderry
(3rd row, last pic on right)

Also a pic of "Turner's Town"?
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Countryside_in_County_Londonderry
(bottom row, 3rd from right)
Seems to be a single dwelling?
Clicking on link to Geograph page shows location of photo near a Turners Town Lane between the Tamlaght Road & Drumagarner Road.
https://www.townlands.ie/loughinsholin/tamlaght-ocrilly/killygullib-glebe/
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: athacliath62 on Monday 04 November 19 12:00 GMT (UK)
PRONI Historical Maps shows Turner's Town as a village in the townland of Killygullib Glebe
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 04 November 19 12:01 GMT (UK)
PRONI Historical Maps shows Turner's Town as a village in the townland of Killygullib Glebe
Which is why I posted link to Killygullib Glebe townland  ;)
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 04 November 19 12:33 GMT (UK)
Thanks, aghadowey ;D

I was just reporting on what I found in a Google search.
But I knew that someone with local knowledge would come along :D
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 04 November 19 12:44 GMT (UK)
I used to live in the area- only about 1/2 mile across the fields  ;)
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: Londonderry on Monday 04 November 19 23:43 GMT (UK)
http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/single_layer/i8.php?lat=&longt=&dum=0&sheet=27,33&mysession=2677065225474&info=&place=&county=Londonderry&placename=%3Cb%3EKillygullib%20glebe%3C/b%3E&parish=Tamlaght%20o%27crilly&country=Ireland&union=&barony=Loughinsholin

A relative in England found the above on Turners Town, which is why we are both interested to find out more to see who originally settled it. Unfortunately with the destruction of records i feel i am stuck at 1830.

Thank you all for your help, it is greatly appreciated!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: chempat on Tuesday 05 November 19 08:04 GMT (UK)
Londonderry,

that link has timed out and one has to visit ask about Ireland and resubmit.

What exact search term will get me to the relevant article, please?
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 05 November 19 08:19 GMT (UK)
Looks like it's merely a link to Killygullib Glebe in Griffith's Valuation-
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch

A relative in England found the above on Turners Town, which is why we are both interested to find out more to see who originally settled it. Unfortunately with the destruction of records i feel i am stuck at 1830.
There are loads of records but not all are online.

Numerous posts by "Irish Finder" to do with Turners, Batemans, etc. Are they also your posts?
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: chempat on Tuesday 05 November 19 08:44 GMT (UK)
'Looks like it's merely a link to Killygullib Glebe in Griffith's Valuation-
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch'

Does the phrase 'Turners Town' appear in there, then, or have to ferret around?
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: Londonderry on Tuesday 05 November 19 10:25 GMT (UK)
I found there remains a 'Turners Town Lane' on the map just north of the 'V" on B75 where Drumagamer Road intercepts another road (the name cut off what i have). Turners Town Lane is north of and not quite in the middle of Swatragh and Tamlaght  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 05 November 19 11:02 GMT (UK)
I found there remains a 'Turners Town Lane' on the map just north of the 'V" on B75 where Drumagamer Road intercepts another road (the name cut off what i have). Turners Town Lane is north of and not quite in the middle of Swatragh and Tamlaght  ;D ;D

See reply #3 where I already gave map with location of Turners Town Lane.

For the 3rd time- waiting for the answer to a really simple question-
Numerous posts by "Irish Finder" to do with Turners, Batemans, etc. Are they also your posts?
Title: Re: Turner Town Derry Northern Ireland - help with history
Post by: Londonderry on Tuesday 05 November 19 23:29 GMT (UK)
Hi Aghadowey,  NO they are not my posts  ;D  (they have the same family). My cousin is going to drive to Turners Town Lane and around that area to see what he can find. I will post his findings on Roots Chat to help anyone researching the Turners.  ;D ;D