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Dr. Henry Turner

Male 1827 - 1922  (95 years)


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  • Name Henry Turner 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 1827  , County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121315648 
    Occupation 1855  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    doctor 
    Died 6 Mar 1922  Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I488406  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

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  • Notes 
    • TURNER, HENRY was a Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, 1852, a licentiate of the Dublin Lying-In Hospital, and a graduate of St. Andrews University, 1853.

      His card was in the Dumfries Reformer from January 12 to June 6, 1855:

      H. Turner M. D. Of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, begs to inform the Public that he has commenced the practice of his profession in Galt and will at all times be happy to attend to calls.

      In 1859 he received his M. D. degree from the University of Toronto. He was in Millbrook, Durham County in 1870, and later was in Gleichen, Alberta.

      The University of Toronto Monthly of May 1922 announced his death. Deaths - At Victoria, B. C. on March 6, Lieut. Col. Henry Turner M. D. (ad eund) '57, in his 95th year. He was a surgeon in the Prince of Wales Dragoons for many years, and was a former resident of Millbrook, Ont.

      Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986

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      WELL KNOWN SURGEON SUCCUMBS TO OLD AGE

      VICTORIA, B. C., March 6. - The death occurred Sunday at the family residence, 1126 Richardson Street, of Doctor Henry Turner, aged 94. Deceased was a native of Cork, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1852, settling at Millbrook, Ont. He served with the Prince of Wales Dragoons 88 surgeon, retiring with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

      Doctor Turner came to Victoria 22 years ago. He is survived by two sons and two daughters, Dr. Henry A. Turner of Millbrook, Ont.; William Archibald Turner of Oak Bay: Miss Alice Turner, Victoria, B. C., and Mrs. W. F. Salsbury.

      Vancouver Daily World Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mon, Mar 6, 1922 Page 2

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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - doctor - 1855 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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