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Edward Turner â The Carpenter from Lancaster
Renowned for its mint cake and grey limestone buildings, the former Westmorland County town of Kendal, now part of Cumbria, was the location where an Everton talent scout discovered a defender by the name of Edward Turner. Born on 24 February 1874 in Lancaster, he was the second child of John, a cotton spinner, and his wife Mary. The 1881 census finds the family living on Rigg Lane but by 1891 they had moved to Penfold Lane where Edward had begun to learn the Carpentry trade.
Around this time, his name briefly appeared playing for the local Skerton club but, by 1896, he was reported to be representing Kendal in the Lancashire Junior Cup against Whiston. This club were also members of the Westmorland FA and played their home matches on a small enclosure known as Maudâs Meadow. On 19 January 1898, Edward Turner accepted a trial period of one month with Everton, which proved successful, and was later engaged for a weekly wage of