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Emma Turner

1888 – 1910
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Biography

Verified 2+ independent source groups (Find A Grave memorial + FamilySearch + WikiTree as compiled trees, and an Oz Burials headstone transcription as primary).

Lifespan

Born: 1888 — South Australia
Married: 21 August 1905 — George Herbert Hucks, Oodla Wirra, SA
Died: 18 September 1910 (aged 22) — South Australia
Buried: Oodla Wirra Cemetery, District Council of Peterborough, SA

Family

  • Spouse: George Herbert Hucks (1875–1947) — m. 21 Aug 1905, Oodla Wirra
  • Children: Charlotte Emma Rubie Irene Hucks (m. Frederick Beven 25 Oct 1928 Yunta; 1906–1996), Gwinfred Gorden Herbert John Hucks (1908–2002)

Life Summary

Emma Turner was born in South Australia in 1888. She married George Herbert Hucks, a railway worker of the upper-North SA rail towns, on 21 August 1905 at Oodla Wirra. She died on 18 September 1910, aged just 22, and was buried in the Hucks family plot at Oodla Wirra Cemetery. Her two children by George — Charlotte Emma Rubie Irene (Beven) and Gwinfred Gorden Herbert John — were the half-siblings of George's later children with his second wife, Agnes Letitia May Rose Paynter (1895–1952), whom George married in 1914.

Timeline

DateEvent
1888Born, South Australia
21 Aug 1905Married George Herbert Hucks, Oodla Wirra SA
1906Daughter Charlotte Emma Rubie Irene born
1908Son Gwinfred Gorden Herbert John born
18 Sep 1910Died (aged 22), South Australia
Buried, Oodla Wirra Cemetery

Sources

  • Find A Grave: Emma Hucks (1888–1910) — memorial 178079541 — m. George Herbert Hucks 21 Aug 1905 Oodla Wirra; d. 1910 — accessed 1 Sep 2026
  • FamilySearch: Emma Turner (1888–1910) — LRCT-TSH — m. Herbert George Hucks 21 Aug 1905 Oodla Wirra — accessed 1 Sep 2026
  • WikiTree: Gwinfred Gorden Herbert John Hucks — Hucks-53 — confirms Emma (Turner) Hucks as mother of Gwinfred and Charlotte, & George's first wife — accessed 1 Sep 2026
  • Oz Burials (Oodla Wirra): Cemetery transcription — "HUCKS Emma (née Turner) 1888 – 18 Sep 1910" — accessed 1 Sep 2026
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