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

Ellen BROWN
Female 1823 - 1905


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  • Birth  20 Jul 1823  Reading St Mary, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • She appeared in the 1841 census, employeed as a domestic servant in Newbury Union, Berks, just a few miles from where her mother and sisters were living in Greenham.
    Gender  Female 
    Census  1901  Kidmore, Henley, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    with Charles 
    Address:
    their daughter Annie's home 
    Misc  had 4 children, 2 sons, followed by 2 daughters. Sadly, she lost her firstborn daughter, her namesake Ellen, to pleurisy (probably pneumonia) at the young age of 14. 
    Occupation  assisted Charles in the Bakery for most of her married life 
    Died  22 Aug 1905  Kidmore, Henley, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Cause: of heart failure 
    Person ID  I54  Turner Collins Genealogy
    Last Modified  16 Jul 2010 

    Father  John BROWN,   b. 1777, Greenham, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1829, Thatcham, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Lucy BURTON,   b. 15 Apr 1787, Greenham, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1871, Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  27 Dec 1808  Greenham, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F808  Group Sheet

    Family  Charles TURNER,   b. 4 Jul 1819, Caversham, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1901, Caversham, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Married  6 Sep 1845  Thatcham, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • Witnesses were Alfred Turner, Caroline Turner, William Patience, and Hannah Brown.
    Residence  1851  Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Address:
    70 Welldale Rd, St Mary 
    Census  1861  [1, 11] 
    • The 1861 Caversham Census records show the family was living on Prospect Street, probably above their bakery. The shop was on the corner of Chester Street and was about a mile from where his father's had been in Emmer Green. Along with [couple:first] and their 4 children, other members of the household included a neice, Hannah Brown, age 12, and a bakery servant, George Pitts, age 19. Sadly, Charles and Ellen would lose their daughter Ellen Louisa just 4 years later when succombed to pleurisy at the age of 15.
    Census  1871  Caversham, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • They were still at the same address in 1871 and by that time Charles had purchased one or more flys and was a Fly Proprietor in addition to running the bakery. Their son Harry had married and moved away the year before, but their oldest son Charles was still living at home and was also a baker. Ellen and their daughter Annie worked as assistants in the shop. A servant named George Hall, who's occupation is listed as Fly Driver, and Elizabeth Pusey, age 72, a boarder and former shop keeper, were also part of their household.
    Census  1881  Caversham, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Greenham Villas 
    • By 1881, Charles was still a baker, but he and Ellen had moved to an apartment Greenham Villas and their son Charles was living on Prospect Street at the bakery and was a Corn Merchant.
    Children 
     1. Charles TURNER,   b. 19 Jul 1846, Caversham, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Henry TURNER,   b. 1 Jun 1848, Reading St Giles, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1903, Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ellen Louisa TURNER,   b. 6 Aug 1850, Reading, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1865, Caversham, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Anne Matilda TURNER,   b. 29 Jan 1854, Caversham, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID  F22  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    St mary's Greenham Chapel    		St mary's Greenham Chapel
    Medieval church where Ellen Brown and Charles Turner were married in 1845. The church was demolished in 1875.

  • Sources 
    1. [S197] 1861 UK Census, Henley,Caversham; Piece: 883; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 542716; 21; Turner; 86.

    2. [S240] *Family Search Int'l Genealogical Index, Ellen Browne; 1040618; C018474.

    3. [S209] 1841 UK Census, Newbury Union; piece 33 folio 2/16 page 26 .

    4. [S199] 1901 UK Census, Kidmore, Gallowstree Common; Piece: 1370; Folio: 42; Page: 6; 9; Allwright; 32.

    5. [S219] Death Index, England & Wales 1837-1915, Ellen Turner; 1905; Jul-Aug-Sep; Henley; 3a; 463.

    6. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Death; 22 August 1905; Ellen Turner; Caversham, Henley, Oxon; author.

    7. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Birth; 1 June 1848; Henry Turner; Reading, Berkshrie; author.

    8. [S218] Marriage Index, England & Wales 1837-1915, Charles Turner & Ellen Brown; 1845; Jul-Aug-Sep; Newbury; 6; 279.

    9. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Marriage; 6 September 1845; Charles Turner & Ellen Brown; Newbury, Berkshire; author.

    10. [S196] 1851 UK Census, Reading, St Mary; Piece: 1692; Folio: 285; Page: 41; GSU roll: 193600.; 1N; Collins; 182.

    11. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Death; 1865; Ellen Louisa Turner; Reading; author.

    12. [S211] 1871 UK Census, Henley, Caversham; Piece: 1427; Folio: 14; Page: 21; GSU roll: 828776; 21; Turner; 85.



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