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May Turner

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
Death: February 21, 1976 (82)
Oakland, Calif, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of James Turner and Sarah Cope
Wife of Charles Gordon Hill
Mother of Lillian Hill; Cora Doreen Hill and Gladys Hill
Sister of Lester Turner

Managed by: Alba Susan Arboleda
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Immediate Family

About May Turner

May Turner arrived in Canada on the Empress of Britain in September of 1909 with her mother Sarah Turner (Cope). May Turner & Charles Gordon Hill were married at St Paul's Anglican Church in Esquimalt, British Columbia, March 17, 1914

Marriage Date 17 Mar 1914 Marriage Place Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada Groom's Name Charles Gordon Hill Groom's Age 33 Groom's Birth Date 1881 Groom's Birthplace Minneapolis Missouri, United States Groom's Marital Status Bachelor Groom's Father's Name Thomas Hill Groom's Mother's Name Lucy Warner Bride's Name May Turner Bride's Age 20 Bride's Birth Date 1894 Bride's Birthplace Manchester, England Bride's Marital Status Spinster Bride's Father's Name James Turner Bride's Mother's Name Sarah Cope Film Number 1983528 Digital Folder Number 4400855 Image Number 515 BC Archives Film Number B11371 Registration Number 515 Banns or License Banns

1901 Census of England & Wales shows James Turner & Sarah Turner & May Turner living next door to Sarah Turner (Cope)'s sister Cara and two doors down from Phoebe Cope (Sarah Turner's mother)

1911 Canadian Census Shows James Turner, Sarah Turner, May Turner, Robert Turner and Sarah Turner's brother Joseph Cope living together in Victoria.

May Hill Event: Census 1930 Event Place: Berkeley, Alameda, California Gender: Female Age: 36 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: England Estimated Birth Year: 1894 Immigration Year: 1922 Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Enumeration District Number: 0305 Family Number: 462 Sheet Number and Letter: 39A Line Number: 22 NARA Publication: T626, roll 111 Film Number: 2339846 Digital Folder Number: 4532331 Image Number: 00571

1950 Census
Name May Hill

Age 56 years
Event Date 10 April 1950
Event Place Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States
Enumeration District 61-95
Birth Year (Estimated) 1894
Marital Status Widowed
Occupation Forelady
Race W
Citizenship Status Yes
Industry Nut Packing Factory
Relationship to Head of Household Head

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May Turner's Timeline

1893
May 2, 1893
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
1912
September 2, 1912
Canada, BC
1914
October 20, 1914
Canada
1916
October 1, 1916
Canada
1976
February 21, 1976
Age 82
Oakland, Calif, United States