I’d like to introduce…

Edward George "Ted" Turner

Edward George Turner, known affectionately to his family and friends as Ted, was a kind hearted, gregarious, right jolly English gent, loved by all who knew him. He was born on the 27th of June 1911 at Blake Cottage, Horn Street in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, where his father was employed as head groom to Mr Gosling of Blake House.

And His Lovely Wife…

phyllis

Miss Phyllis Mary Collins, daughter of William Collins, publican of the George Inn in Winslow, which is where Ted met her one fateful day in the 1930s

Caroline Collier
Female 1798 - 1851


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  • Birth  28 Apr 1798  Wytham, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Wytham is just a stone's throw from Oxford City. Its parish church, All Saints, was "ruinous to the point of being dangerous" at the end of the 18th century, and was extensively rebuilt in 1811.
    Gender  Female 
    Occupation  1830  St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    the landlady at The Running Horses 
    Address:
    Hythe Bridge Wharf 
    • Her son William, and his wife Susannah (Fisher) eventually took over the running of the tavern, probably some time in the 1840s when Caroline's health declined. He worked there in the 1850s and by the 1861 Census, he was living there with his family. There was also a stable at the property, which was under their care as well.
    Died  26 Mar 1851  St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Cause: "paralysis of long standing and natural decay" 
    Address:
    Hythe Bridge Street 
    • [person:given] suffered from the same affliction as her daughter Mary Ann, and she was paralyzed for many years. Despite her condition, she gave birth to x children and outlived 2 husbands. It's unclear from the death certificates what the cause of the paralysis was; it could have been something genetic, or they could have both contracted polio. In any event,
    Person ID  I2292  Turner Collins Genealogy
    Last Modified  8 Jun 2010 

    Father  John Collier,   b. 17 Oct 1756, Cumnor, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1816, St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Elizabeth Lipscomb,   b. 2 Feb 1762, Wytham, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1833, St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  16 May 1780  Wytham, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F789  Group Sheet

    Family 1  William Howkins,   b. 9 May 1795, Willoughby, Warwickshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1826, St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  30 Sep 1818  St Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • Witnessing the wedding were William Davies and Mary Edwards. They lived along the southern side of Hythe Bridge, where William and his brother John and their families were an intregal part of the colorful life at Fisher Row.
    Notes 
    • maybe not
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Howkins,   b. 10 May 1819, St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Howkins,   b. 9 Aug 1821, St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1881, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Ann Howkins,   b. 17 May 1823, St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1882, Taplow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Hannah Howkins,   b. 21 Jun 1825, St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Henry Howkins,   b. 1826, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID  F786  Group Sheet

    Family 2  William Fisher,   b. 1810,   d. 24 Jun 1848, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1835  Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F788  Group Sheet

  • Places
    All Saints, Wytham    		All Saints, Wytham

  • Sources 
    1. [S278] *Rootschat Forum PR lookup, Berkshire Lookup Requests; Wytham Baptism lookup Caroline Collier; 14 Mar 2010; http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=443896.new;topicseen#new; 14 March 2010.

    2. [S325] PR Oxon: ABINGDON District Transcripts Vol 3, Wytham.pdf; 83.

    3. [S289] DIR Pigot's 1830 Directory Oxford, viewed online; 3 February 2010; 665.

    4. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Death; 1851; Caroline Fisher; Oxford; author.

    5. [S309] PR Oxon: Oxford City Transcripts vol 4, Ox_StT1mb.pdf; 202.

    6. [S255] Fisher Row, 239.

    7. [S295] PR Oxon: Oxford City Transcripts Vol 1, OX_STA.pdf; 516.



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