Bill Turner
Personal information
Full name Frederick William Turner
Date of birth (1870-07-30)30 July 1870
Place of birth Glen Iris, Victoria
Date of death 21 February 1952(1952-02-21) (aged 81)
Place of death Windsor, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 St Kilda 10 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick William Turner (30 July 1870 – 21 February 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of John Charles Turner (1838-1921),[2] and Martha Turner (1848-1921),[3] née Maxwell,[4] Frederick William Turner was born at Glen Iris, Victoria on 30 July 1870.[5]

He married Edith Bowyer Eyre (1867-1939) in December 1898. They had three children: Vera Beatrice Mary Turner (1900-1984), Leslie William Turner (1905-), and Clive Eyre Turner (1907-1912).

He died at Windsor, Victoria on 21 February 1952.

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 898. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Deaths: Turner, (Friday, 4 March 1921), p.1.
  3. Deaths: Turner, The Argus, (Tuesday, 1 December 1921), p.1.
  4. Marriages: Turner—Maxwell, The Argus, (Tuesday, 12 April 1864), p.4.
  5. Births: Turner, The Argus, (Tuesday, 2 August 1870), p.4.


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