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

Mary Ann Curtis
Female 1844 - 1900


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  • Birth  2 Jan 1844  St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Address:
    in the Fisher Row area of Oxford 
    Gender  Female 
    Baptism  28 Jan 1844  St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St Thomas Church 
    Residence  1851  St Peter le Bailey, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    with her older sister Susannah and their widowed grandmother Ann Curtis 
    Residence  1861  Northmoor, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Address:
    Inn at Bablock Hythe 
    Died  18 Feb 1900  Far Cotton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Cause: of Hebotic Carcinoma (cancer of the liver) & Exhaustion 
    • The death certificate lists the residence at the time as 43 St Leonard's Road, Far Cotton, and indicates that her husband Walter was present.
    Person ID  I34  Turner Collins Genealogy
    Last Modified  16 Jan 2011 

    Father  Charles Curtis,   b. 12 Jan 1817, St Peter le Bailey, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1903, Ampthill, Bedfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  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 
    Married  14 Feb 1842  St Peter le Bailey, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence  1855 
    and Charles was employed as a coal merchant, 
    Address:
    George Street 
    Census  1861  Northmoor, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    an ale house man and he also ran the rope style ferry there, whi 
    Residence  1871  Taplow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Cliveden 
    Residence  1871  St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    with their children, Charles and Clara, 
    Address:
    Fisher Row 
    Census  1881  Taplow, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Photos
    Cliveden Ferry 1885, Charles Curtis    		Cliveden Ferry 1885, Charles Curtis
    Charles Curtis was the ferryman in the 1860s through late 1880s.
    Family ID  F43  Group Sheet

    Family  Walter Collins,   b. 27 Oct 1844, Cumnor, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1909, Far Cotton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  2 May 1868  Northmoor, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Address:
    the parish church 
    • Their fathers were both boatmen in the 1850s and 60s in Oxford and probably knew each other. It's easy to imagine that Walter and Mary Ann were childhood friends.
    Residence  1871  North Hinksey, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    they lived with Walter's parents 
    Residence  1881  Dallington, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Address:
    1 Park Road 
    Census  1901  Far Cotton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    43 St Leonard's Rd 
    • He is described on the census as a widower living with his son William, daughter Clara Louisa, and an 18 year old servant girl named Agnes Oliver.
    Children 
     1. Lucy Mary Collins,   b. Sep 1870, Oxford, Oxfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1907, Far Cotton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Percival Montague Collins,   b. Sep 1872, Northampton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1938, Stone, Worcestershire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Collins,   b. 16 Oct 1875, Northampton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1955, Northampton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Clara Louisa Collins,   b. Mar 1878, Northampton, Northamptonshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID  F10  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S217] Birth Index, England & Wales 1837-1915, Mary Ann Curtis; 1844; Jan-Feb-Mar; Oxford; 16; 83.

    2. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Birth; 6 January 1844; Mary Ann Curtis; Oxford, Oxfordshire; author.

    3. [S309] PR Oxon: Oxford City Transcripts vol 4, Ox_StT1mb.pdf; 6.

    4. [S196] 1851 UK Census, St Peter le Bailey, Oxford; Piece: 1728; Folio: 503; Page: 12; GSU roll: 193637; 10b; Curtis; 67.

    5. [S197] 1861 UK Census, Witney, Northmoor; Piece: 904; Folio: 142; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542719; 11c; Curtis; 1.

    6. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Death; 18 February 1900; Mary Ann Collins; Hardingstone, Northamptonshire; author.

    7. [S218] Marriage Index, England & Wales 1837-1915, Walter Collins & Mary Ann Curtis; 1868; Apr-May-Jun; Witney; 3a; 957.

    8. [S223] Vital Record, Certified Copy, England, Marriage; 2 May 1868; Walter Collins & Mary Ann Curtis; Witney, Oxfordshire; author.

    9. [S211] 1871 UK Census, Abingdon, North Hinskey; piece 1264 folio 46 page 16 ; Collins.

    10. [S204] 1891 UK Census, Northampton, Dallington; Piece: 1551; Folio: 31; Page: 38; GSU roll: 1341374; 2; Collins.



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