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

Lorrie Esther BAKER
Female 1887 - 1969


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  • Birth  27 Jan 1887  North Marston, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • She moved with her family to Hoggestion village in the early 1890s and spent her childhood there.
    Gender  Female 
    Baptism  10 Apr 1887  Winslow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St Lawrence Church 
    Confirmation  23 Feb 1901  Granborough, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Illness  1955  Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    early onset senile dementia (Alheimer's Disease) 
    Died  16 Nov 1969  Leicester, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Cause: of congestive heart failure 
    Address:
    Sykfield House Nursing Home 
    Person ID  I43  Turner Collins Genealogy
    Last Modified  16 Jan 2011 

    Father  Henry Thomas BAKER,   b. 16 May 1850, North Marston, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1938, Hoggeston, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Annie Imogen Emily MEADOWS,   b. 29 Oct 1863, Winslow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1925, Hoggeston, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  10 Sep 1883  Winslow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence  1891  North Marston, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Church Street 
    Residence  1901  Hoggeston, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    above their butcher shop 
    Address:
    Village Street 
    Census  1911  Hoggeston, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    with their children Nellie, Amy, Rose, and Henry George 
    Photos
    The Bakers    		The Bakers
    Family ID  F18  Group Sheet

    Family  Leonard TURNER,   b. 26 Jun 1878, Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1957, Northampton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  6 Sep 1909  Hoggeston, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Address:
    Holy Cross, the parish church 
    • Witnesses were Lorrie's father Henry and her sister Elsie Baker. ( It's bears noting that Leonard's name on the marriage certificate is "Frederick Leonard." He took his brother's name after Frederick was killed fighting in the Boer War.) Leonard and Lorrie's first two children were born and baptized in Hoggeston
    Turner Baker Marriage Certificate    		 Turner Baker Marriage Certificate
    Residence  1911  Winslow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    next door to Blake House 
    Address:
    Blake Cottage 
    • That's where their first two children were born. Lorrie and the children continued to live at Blake House while Leonard served in WWII. Edward Lambert Gosling was a stock broker, single in 1911, with quite a large staff of servants and grooms. In 1911, Leonard's step brother Arthur John Turner was living with them. He was a soldier - Light Infantry Oxon & Bucks and fought in WWI
    Detail of the Cottelsoe Hundred    		 Detail of the Cottelsoe Hundred
    Residence  1920  Whaddon, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    The Lowndes Arms pub 
    • The pub/inn also had a very nice stable. Whaddon is a village about 5 miles north of Winslow, where their third child was born in 1927.
    Residence  1950  Bletchley, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Address:
    62 Whitley Crescent 
    Children 
     1. Gladys Evelyn TURNER,   b. 10 Feb 1910, Winslow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 2002, Coventry, Warwickshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Edward George TURNER,   b. 27 Jun 1911, Winslow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 2000, Northampton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Living
    Family ID  F12  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    lorrie esther baker.jpg    		lorrie esther baker.jpg
    (Mrs Leonard Turner)

  • Sources 
    1. [S212] 1881 UK Census, Winslow, North Marston; Piece: 1148; Folio 216; Page 9; GSU roll: 6096258.; 24; Baker.

    2. [S220] Death Index, England & Wales 1916-2005, Lorrie Esther Turner; 1969; Oct-Nov-Dec; Leicester; 3a; 1909.

    3. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Death; 1969; Lorrie Esther Turner; Leicester; author.

    4. [S218] Marriage Index, England & Wales 1837-1915, Frederick L Turner & Lorrie Baker; 1909; Jul-Aug-Sep; Winslow; 3a; 1975.

    5. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Marriage; 6 September 1909; Frederick Leonard Turner & Lorrie Baker; Winslow, Buckinghamshire; author.

    6. [S274] 1911 UK Census, Winslow; PN7968 RG78PN400 RD147 SD1 ; 16; Gosling; 156.

    7. [S274] 1911 UK Census, Winslow; PN7968 RG78PN400 RD147 SD1 ; 16; Turner; 155.
      Note that the surname is entered incorrectly in the the Findmypast.com database as "Gurner"

    8. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Death; 20 October 1957; Leonard Turner; Northampton, Northamptonshire; author.



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