William Birkett Turgoose

William was the son of Edmund (b. Langley Mill 1861) and Eliza Turgoose née Selby (d.1928). They married at Nottingham in 1884. William was Christened on 24th July 1889 in the Shirebrook Registration District.

William married Mary Watt Maxwell (born 12th March 1885 ) their marriage was recorded in the Nottingham Registration district on 22nd April 1905, they had the following children, Isabella Winifred born 29th November 1905 Thomas Edmund born 16th January 1909, William Birkett Donald born 8th Janaury 1910, Hectoer born 26th October 1911, Margaret born 29th January 1914 and Robert born 29th June 1915 they lived at 12 Alpine Cottage, William Street, Beeston, Nottingham.

In 1911 William and family lived at 8 Alpine Cottages William Street Beeston along with Eliza’s brother Luther Maxwell, a miner. Edmund and his housekeeper Elsie Noon and their children lived next door in 1911 at 6 Alpine Cottages.

Edmund’s marriage to Eliza had evidently ended some years earlier.

Nottingham Evening Post 30th June 1891 .

'Today’s Police News. Summons Court (Before Ald. Lambert and Mr F Carver). Husband and Wife. Edmund Turgoose of 7, Bramcote-place, Willoughby-street, was summoned for deserting his wife, Eliza Turgoose. Mr HB Clayton defended. The complainant stated that she had been married for seven years to the defendant, and there were two young children. She was obliged to leave him on account of his illtreating her. By Mr Clayton: She had never summoned him for illtreating her. Mr Clayton at this juncture pointed out that the alleged desertion took place while the parties resided at Shirebrook and therefore out of the Nottingham magistrates’ jurisdiction, as the statute held that the proceedings must be taken in the district in which the offence took place. The Bench upheld this view and dismissed the case.’ (www. britishnewpaperarchive.co.uk)