| Name |
TURPIN, John Taylor |
| Birth |
1908 |
Lambeth, Surrey, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
 Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
69 Dover Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England |
| Age: 2y |
| Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
69 Dover Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England [1] |
| Age: 2y |
| Census |
19 Jun 1921 |
49 Regent Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England |
| Age: 13y 3m |
| Census |
19 Jun 1921 |
49 Regent Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England [2] |
| Age: 13y 3m |
| Occupation |
19 Jun 1921 |
49 Regent Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England |
| Assitant |
| Occupation |
19 Jun 1921 |
49 Regent Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England [2] |
| Assitant |
| Death |
12 Jun 1927 |
27 York Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England [3, 4] |
| Newspaper Article |
18 Jun 1927 |
Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Burnley Express |
| Newspaper Article |
18 Jun 1927 |
Burnley, Lancashire, England [5] |
| Burnley Express |
- TOO MANY GASSING CASES.
NELSON YOUNG MAN'S TRAGIC END
*' These gassing cases are getting a great deal too many; I had two inquests on Monday,* said the East Lancashire Coroner on Wednesday at a Nelson inquest touching the death of John Taylor Turpin (19), fish and chip restaurant attendant. who was found fatally gassed at his home, 27, York Street, Nelson, Sunday night.
John Rowland Turpin, fish and chip restaurant proprietor, 27, York Street, said his son had been ill for six months suffering from stomach trouble. He had been medically attended. He left home, in company with his wife, on Sunday evening, leaving deceased alone in the house, as he did not feel like going out When witness returned he was unable to unlock the front door, and on going to the rear noticed that the kitchen blind and the upstairs blind had been With the assistance of Joseph Smith, who opened the front bedroom window, they got into the house, and detected a strong smell of gas. He entered the back kitchen, and saw his son lying on his back with his head resting on an overcoat on the bottom of the gas oven, the tap of which was turned on. Witness immediately turned the gas off at the meter and sent for Dr. Robert Jackson, who came and tried artificial respiration, and later pronounced life extinct. Deceased had never threatened to do anything to himself. He had appeared depressed through having to undergo an operation next week. He had previously undergone an operation.
The Coroner returned a verdict that deceased had committed suicide by inhaling coal-gas whilst of unsound mind, through ill-health. A young fellow of 19 years, he added should not have committed suicide because he was about to undergo an operation, as he could have been cured,
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| Person ID |
I18949 |
HalstedMaster |
| Last Modified |
13 Nov 2025 |
| Father |
TURPIN, John, b. 1862, Colne, Lancashire, England d. Feb 1930, 11 Essex Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England (Age 68 years) |
| Mother |
HALSTEAD, Emily, b. 1 Sep 1869, Barrowford, Lancashire, England d. 2 Apr 1941, the Municipal Hospital; Castleton Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, England (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
1893 |
the Register Office, Burnley, Lancashire, England [6] |
| Family ID |
F2337 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1908 - 1927 (19 years)