Albert Leopold Turner and Alice Elizabeth Annie Blight

Albert Turner was a luminary of the Mt Barker Baptist Church and a businessman of that town. ^[1] He and Alice married on 8th July 1910 in Mt Barker. Alice was the daughter of Richard Blight, a Cornish miner who had come to South Australia as one of a large family group. Albert and Alice had three children, Dudley Falcon (my father), Claire and Gweneth (Gwen).  Dudley and his sister Claire were twins.

Albert was in business for a time at Mt Barker with his brother Arthur, building rainwater tanks and associated pipework and metalwork. Prior to that, he'd  had "a plumber's shop in Strathalbyn" (The Advertiser, Dec 1909) before working for a Potter & Co at Mt Barker. His partnership with his brother began in 1912.

Messrs. Albert Leopold Turner and Arthur Edward Turner have commenced

business at Mount Barker as ironworkers and tinsmiths, under the registered name

of Turner Bros. The new firm dates from January 1, 1912.

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICTS. (1912, January 12). The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (SA : 1880 - 1954), p. 3.

He was still in business in his own name in 1917, at Albert Rd, Mt Barker South.  The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (7 Dec 1917)  My father must have learned this work from his father, Albert - he once made me a beauitful scaled-down wood-burning stove from tin, painted black and decorated with the kind of scrollwork his uncle and grandfather must have done as painters and decorators.

Albert's recreations included tennis, cycling - he entered in local races - and touring as a lay preacher, including what must have been very long trips to the beach for the purpose of converting beach-goers to Christianity.

PROHIBITION LEAGUE

The field day system arranged by the South Australian Prohibition League continues to be popular in the churches. Seven representatives will conduct services on Sunday. Albert Keeling. A. L.Turner. and the Rev. H. Escourt Hughes will leave tomorrow morning for Stansbury and MIinlaton, and the Rev. J. C.Hughes for Kadina. T. C. Davey. D. H.Bottrill. and the Rev. W. G. Clarke will be in the West Hindmarsh circuit.

The News (Adel) Fri 9 Apr 1926 Page 10 PROHIBITION LEAGUE

CHURCH NOTES
Reference will be made at the Mission of the Open Door in Willard Hall tomorrow evening to the work of the late Mr. A. L. Turner, who was for long associated with the mission and

with open-air evangelism.
The Advertiser, Sat 1 Sep 1934

One could conclude that he was not at home much.

By 1931 the family was living at Torrens Avenue, Lockleys. I don't know what Albert's occupation was at that time, or whether he was unable to work due to illness. Another resident at that address was Mrs Blight, Alice's mother. I recall visiting my Uncle Arthur and my grandmother, Alice, in Lockleys during the 1960's, before Alice took up residence at a Baptist home for the aged in Norwood. I don't know what became of the Lockleys house.

Albert died in 1934 aged 50 while resident at Lockleys.

Sources: 
Birth: Albert Leopold Turner was born to William Allen Turner and Mary Ann Granger on September 10, 1884 at Yankalilla Ref: District: Yankalilla Book/Page: 336/205

Marriage: South Australian BDMs courtesy SA Genealogy and Heraldry Society
Groom Given Name(s): Albert Leopold Groom Last Name: TURNER Bride Last Name Surname: BLIGHT Bride Given Name(s): Alice Elizabeth Annie Marriage Year: 1910 District: Mount Barker REG: 244/55
 
Death: Given Name(s): Albert Leopold Last Name: TURNER Death Date: 28 August 1934 District: Adelaide REG: 562/3653He is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery with his wife Alice.

Burial: Billion Graves - Albert L. Turner