John and Ann Turner

[GenesA]

I’m trying to work out if there were any more children born to John and Ann Turner of Stockport. The couple seemed to start producing children in the mid 1780s and I have a plausible marriage which fits.

John Turner married Ann Barlow on 2 December 1782 at Manchester St Mary. John was a silk weaver of “Eaton Norris” (Heaton Norris) and Ann was of Didsbury and a spinster.

Their son, my ancestor, was John Turner Jr, baptised at the Presbyterian chapel on High Street in Stockport. He gave his place of birth as Heston Norris in the 1851 and 1861 censuses.

I also have two possible sisters for John Jr…

Mary, 4 June 1785 at the High Street chapel, Stockport

Betty, 3 April 1791 at Churchgate Chapel

So it looks like John and Ann were non-conformists. Are most of the Presbyterian records available online?

[emeltom]

I've had a look and can only find the three children you already have.

[jo1962]

I think online records for non conformists are quite limited. i struggled to find many for my ancestors so contacted Cheshire archives. They held records for what I was looking for so I made the trip to view the fiche. Well worth it for me. I believe Tameside archives are quite good so it might be worth getting in touch with them.
Good luck

[ColC]

I note the marriage in 1782, John signed, Ann x the first witness signed most at that time the other was Elizabeth Seddon. It does all seem to fit the only thing that may be a little strange is the CofE marriage and the non-conformist baptisms, however the Chapels were quite near their abode.
I looked at a number of non-conformist baptisms on Ancestry but only Mary 1785, John 1787, Betty 1791.
I note that John junior remained in the area and on the 1851 census he is a widower with three sons and his 73 year old granddaughter. (Ancestry being true to form, record clearly shows she was 13)

Colin

[BumbleB]

I note the marriage in 1782, John signed, Ann x the first witness signed most at that time the other was Elizabeth Seddon. It does all seem to fit the only thing that may be a little strange is the CofE marriage and the non-conformist baptisms, however the Chapels were quite near their abode.
I looked at a number of non-conformist baptisms on Ancestry but only Mary 1785, John 1787, Betty 1791.
I note that John junior remained in the area and on the 1851 census he is a widower with three sons and his 73 year old granddaughter. (Ancestry being true to form, record clearly shows she was 13)

Colin

BUT prior to 1837 ALL marriages had to take place in C of E churches in England and Wales, unless they were Jews or Quakers.