Are We Related?

William Edward George Allen Turner (1842 - 1919) known also as William Allen Turner, was my great grandfather. He was a first generation colonist of South Australia, which was founded in 1836. His parents Daniel and Jane arrived on the ship Brightman in 1840. In 1873, aged 31, William married a Kangaroo Island girl, Mary Ann Granger. Mary Ann came on the Aurora in 1856.

If William and Mary Ann are your great or great great grandparents, then we are cousins! You might have the surnames Turner, Gandy, Blackwell, Howard, possily Thomas or, if you live in America, Northridge, or others I don't know about. William and Mary Ann had 11 children, 9 of whom survived. They lived at North Adelaide, Yankalilla/Normanville and Mount Barker, South Australia.

28 September 1876

I've done a fair bit of genealogy research on this family, which I will post here. If you want to know more, or have something to add, please message me using the comments box below.I've posted the family tree on WikiTree.com and I'll add links on this blog. Here's a couple to start with:

William Allen Turner   Mary Ann (Granger) Turner

DO YOU HAVE PHOTOS OF ANY OF THESE PEOPLE? I DON'T HAVE ANY AND WOULD LOVE TO FIND SOME!