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| name                      = Thomas Turner
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| birth_date                = 1883
| birth_place               = England
| death_date                = {{Death year and age|1914|1883}}
| death_place               = Hillcrest, Alberta
| death_cause               = Hillcrest Mine Disaster
| resting_place             = Hillcrest Cemetery
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| nationality               = English
| occupation                = [[Occupations#Miner|Miner]]
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==Early Life==
===Birth=== 
Born 1883 in Wigan Registration District, Lancashire, England
===Parents=== 
William Turner married Mary Ellen Clarke Williams 2/4 1875 at Wigan
===Siblings===
*[[William Turner]]
*Ann Turner
*Thomas Turner
*John Turner
*Hugh Turner
*Edward Turner
*Walter Turner
*Ellen Turner
==Marriage==
Think correct marriage: Thomas Turner married Mary Gibson at Wigan 1/4 1904
===Children===
*Ruth Turner (b. 1904 Wigan, did she die young?)
*Rene Turner (1910, Frank, Alberta)
==Census Records==
1891 Wigan, Lancashire, age 9, born Wigan<br>
1901 Inch in Makerfield, Lancashire, age 19, occupation coal hewer above ground<br>
1906 [Hillcrest], age 24, born England, immigrated to Canada 1904

==Immigration to Canada==
1904 Ship ''Bavarian'', age 22, occupation miner, going to Westville, Nova Scotia (Mary and daughter Ruth followed in 1905)
==Occupation in 1914==
[[Occupations#Miner|Miner]]
=='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster July 19, 1914 - Killed'''==
==Cemetery==
Thomas is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery beside his brother William. They share a common grave stone.
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
After the disaster Mary and Rene returned to England but had returned to Hillcrest by 1920.<br>
Mary Turner, widow, married John Dubley
===Compensation===
[[Compensation#Schedule A | Schedule A]]
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==Interesting Facts==
Thomas' brother, [[William Turner]], was also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.