George Holden Turner

1855 - 1938  (82 years)

• Name	George Holden Turner
  Born	29 Sep 1855	Fredericton, New Brunswick   [1]
  Christened	12 Jan 1884	Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa Ontario
  	George was baptized as a Roman Catholic.
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Mar 1938	Ottawa, Ontario
  Buried	26 Mar 1938	Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario   [1]
  Notes	George Holden (1855-1938) married in 1881 and moved to Ottawa sometime later in the 1880s. He had a long career as the head of messengers in the House of Commons. George and his wife Margaret Rowan had one child.
  Person ID	I1469	Cullen family tree
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	John Turner,   b. 31 Jul 1824, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick ,   d. 31 Oct 1911, Winnipeg, Manitoba  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Agnes Nicholson,   b. 09 Jun 1825, Dumfries, Scotland ,   d. 28 Sep 1894, Rivière-du-Loup Station, Quebec  (Age 69 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1847	St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Fredricton York County, New Brunswick   [2]
  Family ID	F523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Elizabeth Rowan,   b. Abt 1851, Fitzroy, Ontario ,   d. 11 Nov 1895, Ottawa, Ontario  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	Abt 1880
  Children	1. Agnes Mary Turner,   b. 25 Jun 1881, Rivière du Loup, Quebec
  Family ID	F1113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		George H. Turner c1875
  		George, John , Agnes and Margaret Turner c1883 John Turner seated with granddaughter Agnes; John's son George and his wife Margaret Rowan

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Turner, George Holden Catholic baptism 1884
  		Turner, George H. death certificate 1938
  		Turners Ottawa directory 1890-1899

  
  

  Histories		Turner, John (1824-1911) and Agnes Nicholson (1825-1894) John Turner, our great-great grandfather, was a colourful horseman and stage operator for more than 50 years in New Brunswick and the Temiscouata region of Quebec. Excerpt from A Melding of Cultures, Ancestors of George Turner and Bernadette Joanis Volume 1 Our Turners: Canadian Transportation Pioneers, Mark Cullen, Vancouver, 2013, pp 23-36, 179-195 and 265-267
  		Turner residences in Ottawa 1890-1899 From Ottawa directories for 1890-1899, residence addresses for Frank Turner and his brother George and sister Myra. Myra was a nurse, George H. was with the messenger service in the House of Commons and Frank was a railway engineer with Canada Atlantic Railway. Their brother, Fred may also have been a resident 1898-1899.

  
  

  Albums

  Turner, John and Agnes Nicholson family (17)

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Ancestry.ca, Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 ,carleton County 1938. [S2] Marjory McGillivray Waters OLA, Page 126.