Biography:
1. Isaac Turner was a Labourer at Faversham in November 1787 (Supply 5/219), and was to be transferred to the Royal Powder Mills at Waltham Abbey as a Labourer glazing gunpowder (Supply 5/113 dated the 4th January 1788). He was "entered for transfer" and finally started work at the Abbey on the 1st February 1788, earning 1/6d per day cutting Alderwood (Supply 5/213 dated 8th March 1788)
2. He was "cutting and planting willow trees, cutting of canal at the new Corning House, removing earth to the Store, unloading barge of coals & charring wood." according to Supply 5/213 dated the 18th April 1789.
3. Supply 5/214 dated September 1789 recorded that he was then 35 years old and was employed as a Collier
4. March 1790 to September 1790 saw him working in the country cutting Alder wood (Supply 5/214).
5. In December 1790 to January 1791, he was 'charring' (making charcoal or cutting the wood for charcoal) and also drawing and setting stoves according to Supply 5/215, as he was until June 1791 (also Supply 5/215). In January to March 1792, he was working in the punts and loading and unloading stores, gunpowder and the like (Supply 5/216) and during the summer months of July to September 1792, he was again back in the country charring wood (Supply 5/216). The same Winter/Summer routine was followed in 1793 to 1795 (Supply 5/216) and for the whole of this period he was paid 1/6d per day.
6. By June 1795, he was "setting and drawing stoves etc." and still receiving 1/6d per day (Supply 5/217 dated the 24th June 1795).
7. Supply 5/219 dated September 1798 confirmed the above record.
8. A signed document relating to a Petition on Pay (Supply 5/220 dated the 2nd February 1800) recorded that Isaac was literate and still working as a Labourer. This was the last entry found which related to him..
