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    James Turner Street

    Brum historian Carl Chinn solves mystery of who gave his name to TV street https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/benefits-street-real-james-turner-6594887
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    James Turner Street

    Looking forward to the update. The web has run out of steam, but the family seems to have been quite important. They employed 150 people at the button factory and old man John Turner not only was one of the founders of the Birmingham Banking Company (the building is still there) but looks likely...
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    James Turner Street

    In other legal documents in the set with the land purchase are references to "Susan Emily" and "Ann Marie" - the names of James the button man's daughter and wife and daughter.
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    James Turner Street

    This is the record of a James Turner acquiring lands in Winson Green including Franklin Street (crossroads with James Turner St): CR 611/486/1-6 1853-1854 These documents are held at Warwickshire County Record Office Contents: Conveyance of land in Franklin Street, Winson Green...
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    James Turner Street

    Still batting for James the button man. He was a man of independent means in 1841 before taking over the family business after his father's death. His father was a gentleman of Heath Green and an officer of the Birmingham Banking Company. His son was also a trustee of the bank. Definitely some...
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    James Turner Street

    This is Hammond Turner link I intended to post with the paragraph for James. https://hammond-turner.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=53 The wills section is worth a visit too.
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    James Turner Street

    Based only on the date of the Birmingham Post article, here is a candidate: “James Turner was the survivor of the brothers who were partners in the firm of Hammond, Turner & Sons, and management of the company passed to his only son John Pemberton Turner. He lived at Winson Green, Birmingham.”...
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    James Turner Street

    Might be worth asking about A.H. Bevan's street register in the library. https://www.newmanlocalhistory.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/history4-vol7.pdf
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