What kind of family was Turner born into?
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Turner was born into a modest lower-middle-class family in the small village of Brentford, Middlesex, England. His father, William Turner, was a barber, and his mother, Mary Turner, was a stay-at-home wife. Turner was the oldest of five children. His parents were devout Baptists, and Turner was raised in a strict religious environment. He attended the local Baptist school, where he showed an aptitude for art.
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