BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1868 - 1947 (78 years)

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Name	Alfred Turner
Born	16 Sep 1868	Wigan [1]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Foreman canal carpenter, Apperley Bridge; lock-keeper, Bingley Five Rise
Died	28 Jul 1947	Bingley [2]
Person ID	I01743	Canal Family 1
Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

Father	John Turner, b. Oct 1843, Tarleton , d. 11 Jan 1928, Scarland Lock House, Gargrave (Age 84 years)
Mother	Catherine Forshaw, b. 1845, Tarleton
Married	5 Dec 1867	St Thomas, Wigan [3]
Family ID	F02620	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Jane Slater, b. 7 Feb 1865, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire

Married Abt Nov 1893 Skipton [4]

Children

	1. Harry Turner, b. 13 Jan 1895, Bank Newton, nr Gargrave
	2. Arthur Turner, b. 3 Feb 1896, Bank Newton, nr Gargrave
	3. Daniel Forshaw Turner, b. 21 Jun 1897, Bank Newton, nr Gargrave , d. 28 Jul 1975, Idle, Bradford (Age 78 years)
	4. William Turner, b. 3 Mar 1899, Bank Newton, nr Gargrave
	5. John Turner, b. Abt Aug 1901, Apperley Bridge, Bradford

Last Modified 5 Mar 2026

Family ID F02861 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Mike Clarke, President of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society, records in a document on canal maintenance: "Alfred Turner, entered service 1878?, carpenter at Apperley Bridge and Bingley, 1903-29, retired c1932."