The Family of Sarah Turner

Sarah Turner was one of at least 10 children born to William Turner and Sarah Brierly. The 1841 Census records Sarah as a 13 year old girl living with her large family:

1841 CENSUS OF WALTON-LE-DALE, LANCASHIRE:
NAME:	SEX:	AGE:	OCCUPATION:	BORN IN THE COUNTY?:
William Turner	M	45	Farmer and Cotton Weaver	Yes
Sarah Turner	F	40	-	Yes
Thomas Turner	M	20	Cotton Weaver	Yes
Ann Turner	F	20	Cotton Weaver	Yes
John Turner	M	20	Cotton Weaver	Yes
Mary Turner	F	12	Cotton Weaver	Yes
William Turner	M	15	Cotton Weaver	Yes
Richard Turner	M	15	Cotton Weaver	Yes
Sarah Turner	F	13	-	Yes
Peter Turner	M	11	-	Yes
Elizabeth Turner	F	9	-	Yes
Alice Turner	F	7	-	Yes

NOTE:
1:	Living at Coupe Green, Walton-le-Dale.
2:	The 1841 Census rounded the age of anyone 15 or older down to the nearest multiple of 5, so the three children listed as being 20 were probably not triplets and the two listed as 15 were more than likely not twins.

After the early deaths of both Sarah and her husband Robert Morton, some of her many brothers and sisters helped to look after their orphaned children.