Person:Naomi Turner (1)

Naomi Brand Turner was born in 1849 at Heckington in Lincolnshire, daughter of Naomi Turner, formerly Hardstaff, and her husband Edward Turner, a farmer. When Naomi was less than two years old her mother Naomi died, aged 31. A few months later the 1851 census finds Naomi living with her widowed father and sisters at Heckington. In both the 1861 and 1871 censuses Naomi was still living with her father and sisters at Fen Drove in Heckington.

On 11th November 1873, Naomi was married in the registry office in Sleaford to John Thomas Zealand, a boot maker who was from Sutterton Fen, just east of Heckington Fen. They settled at Sutterton Fen after their marriage, having seven children in the area between 1876 and 1891.

Back in Heckington, Naomi's father died in 1879.

In 1880 Sutterton Fen was transferred with other adjoining areas of the fens to form a new parish called Amber Hill. Each census from 1881 to 1911 finds the family living at Amber Hill. John's father was living with them in 1881. Naomi worked as a dressmaker, whilst John worked variously as a boot and shoe maker, grocer and postman. In 1911 John and Naomi reported that five of their seven children were still living. Their son Oliver was also described as "feeble minded" in both the 1901 and 1911 censuses.

John died on 22nd August 1926, having collapsed suddenly whilst walking on the road near his home in Amber Hill. He was 74 years old. His obituary records that he had been a strong supporter of the Primitive Methodist Church, and was much respected.

Naomi survived him by twelve years. She died at her son Fred's house at King's Cliffe in Northamptonshire in December 1938, aged 89.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Naomi Brand TURNER, March Quarter 1849, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 14, page 582, mother's maiden name Hardstaff

2. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2101; Folio 231; Page 2, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Edw[ar]d Turner, head, male, 40 [1810/11], Farmer 100 Acres 2 Lab[oure]rs, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Turner, daughter, female, 10 [1830/1], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Eliz[abe]th Turner, daughter, female, 9 [1831/2], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Mary Turner, daughter, female, 8 [1832/3], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Turner, daughter, female, 5 [1835/6], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Hephzibah Turner, daughter, female, 4 [1836/7], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Naomi Turner, daughter, female, 2 [1838/9], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   John H[enr]y Brown, servant, male, 21 [1829/30], Serv[an]t, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Macklewain, servant, female, 25 [1825/6], Housekeeper, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Jane Word, servant, female, 18 [1832/3], Serv[an]t, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

3. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Heckington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1559-1968. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Heckington in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1854
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   497	1854 August 13	Naomi daughter of	Edward and Naomi	Turner	Heckington	Farmer	C. De la Cour, Vicar

   Baptised the same day as her siblings Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, Eliza & Hephzibah.

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2345; Folio 78; Page 18, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Fen Drove, Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Edward Turner, head, widower, male, 48 [1812/3], Farmer of 60 acres, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], Housekeeper, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   U. Ann Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Ephsibah Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1846/7], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Naomi Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3352; Folio 99; Page 37, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Fen Drove, Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Edward Turner, head, widower, male, 59 [1811/12], Farmer of 40 acres, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 29 [1841/2], Farmer's d[aughte]r, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1845/6], Farmer's d[aughte]r, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Hephzibah Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 24 [1846/7], Farmer's d[aughte]r, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Naomi Turner, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1848/9], Farmer's d[aughte]r, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Richard Dring, nephew, unmarried, male, 17 [1853/4], Farm Servant, b. Kyme, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 3220; Folio 144; Page 15, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Sutterton Fen now Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
   John T. Zealand, head, married, male, 29 [1851/2], Boot Maker, b. Lincolnshire
   Namoi [sic] Zealand, wife, married, female, 32 [1848/9], Dressmaker, b. Lincolnshire
   Arthur Zealand, son, male, 4 [1876/7], b. Lincolnshire
   Fred Zealand, son, male, 2 [1878/9], b. Lincolnshire
   Thomas Zealand, father, widower, male, 69 [1811/12], Boot Maker, b. Lincolnshire
   George Gunby, prentice [sic], unmarried, male, 20 [1860/1], Boot Maker, b. Lincolnshire

   The enumerator's description of this area from the front of the census book describes it as: "That part of the Parish of Amber Hill hitherto known as Sutterton Fen".

7. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2576; Folio 126; Page 7, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Corner House, Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
   John T. Zealand, head, married, male, 39 [1851/2], Boot & Shoe Maker, neither employer nor employed, b. Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire
   Naomi Zealand, wife, married, female, 41 [1849/50], Dressmaker, employed, b. Heckington Fen, Lincolnshire
   Arthur Zealand, son, male, 14 [1876/7], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire
   Fred Zealand, son, male, 12 [1878/9], Agricultural Laborer, employed, b. Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire
   Ernest Zealand, son, male, 9 [1881/2], b. Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire
   Maria Zealand, daughter, female, 6 [1884/5], b. Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire
   Oliver Zealand, son, male, 2 [1888/9], b. Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire
   John T. Zealand, son, male, 2mos [1891], b. Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 3041; Folio 104; Page 2, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Sutterton Fen Drove, Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
   4 rooms occupied
   John T. Zealand, head, married, male, 49 [1851/2], Boot maker & Post man, own account, working at home, b. Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
   Naomi Zealand, wife, married, female, 52 [1848/9], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Ernest Zealand, son, single, male, 19 [1881/2], b. Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
   Maud Zealand, daughter, single, female, 16 [1884/5], b. Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
   Oliver Zealand, son, single, male, 12 [1888/9], b. Amber Hill, Lincolnshire, Feeble-minded from childhood

9. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 19550; Schedule 93, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
   4 rooms occupied
   John Thomas Zealand, head, male, 60 [1850/1], married, Boot Maker & Grocer - Post Office, own account, working at home, b. Amber Hill, Lincolnshire
   Naomi Zealand, wife, female, 62 [1848/9], married 37 years, 7 children born to marriage, 5 children still living, assisting, working at home, b. Heckington Fen, Lincolnshire
   Oliver Zealand, son, male, 22 [1888/9], single, b. Amber Hill, Lincolnshire, Feeble minded from birth

10. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Naomi Bland ZEALAND, December Quarter 1938, Oundle Registration District, Volume 3b, page 206, aged 90 [1847/8]

11. ↑ Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 18, 17 Dec 1938.

    AMBER HILL LADY'S DEATH
    OBITUARY.-We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Naomi Zealand, who was formerly a resident of Amber Hill for many years, and who also resided at Boston. The deceased lady passed away at the residence of her son, Mr. Fred Zealand, at King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire last week. She was nearly 90 years of age, and was predeceased by her husband some twelve years ago. She leaves three daughters and a son to mourn their loss. The interment took place at St. John's Church, Amber Hill on Friday when the Rev. Binnall, Rector of Manthorpe (in the unavoidable absence of the Rev. P.B.G. Binnall, Vicar of Amber Hill with Holland Fen) conducted the last funeral rites. The immediate mourners were:- Mr. and Mrs. A. Zealand (son and daughter-in-law), Amber Hill; Mr. and Mrs. F. Zealand (son and daughter-in-law), King's Cliffe; Mr. and Mrs E.H. Zealand (son and daughter-in-law), Old Leake; Mrs. F. Blakey (grand-daughter), Boston; Mrs. H. Lake (grand-daughter), Boston; Mr. and Mrs. W. Zealand (grandson and grand-daughter), Amber Hill; Mr. E. Zealand (grandson), Wigtoft; Mrs. Barnett (niece), Quadring; Mr. and J.T. Burdett, Amber Hill, Mrs. J.T. Beeken, Amber Hill, Mrs. F. Scott, Amber Hill, Miss E. Kent. The bearers were Messrs. H. Upton, J.A. Bristow, F. Scott and A. Sellars. Mr. F. Carlton of Hubbert's Bridge was responsible for the funeral arrangements. The floral tributes were as follow:- Arthur and Maud; Gladys and Fred; Ernest and Lill; Fred, Alice and family; Maud, Herman and Gladys; Walter and May; Ernest and family; Anna, Annie and family; Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Gadd; Mr. and Mrs. D. Burdett.