Thomas Turner 1645-1714

Before 23rd August 1637 [his father] Dean Thomas Turner [aged 46] and [his mother] Margaret Windebank were married.

In September 1645 Thomas Turner was born to Dean Thomas Turner [aged 54] and Margaret Windebank.

On 10th May 1662 Thomas Turner [aged 16] matriculated at Hart Hall Hertford College, Oxford University.

On 6th October 1663 Thomas Turner [aged 18] was admitted to a Gloucestershire scholarship at Corpus, of which he became fellow in 1672. He graduated B.A. on 15 March 1666, M.A. in 1669, B.D. in 1677, and D.D. in 1683.

In 1672 Thomas Turner [aged 26] was appointed Vicar of Milton, near Sittingbourne, Kent, which office he held until 1695.

On 8th October 1672 [his father] Dean Thomas Turner [aged 81] died. He was buried in the Dean's Chapel Canterbury Cathedral.

In 1680 Thomas Turner [aged 34] was appointed Rector of Thorley, Hertfordshire, which office he held until 1689.

On 11th November 1683 [his brother] Bishop Francis Turner [aged 46] was consecrated Bishop of Rochester at Lambeth Palace [Map].

On 15th July 1685 James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch [aged 36] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke Monmouth and Duke Buccleuch forfeit. [his brother] Bishop Francis Turner [aged 47] acted a Chaplain.

John Evelyn's Diary. 20th December 1685. Dr Turner [aged 40], brother to ye Bp. of Ely [aged 48], and sometime Tutor to my son, preach'd at Whitehall [Map] on 8 Mark 38, concerning ye submission of Christians to their persecutors, in were some passages indiscreete enough, considering ye time, and the rage of the inhumane French tyrant against the poore Protestants.

In 1688 Thomas Turner [aged 42] became rector of Fulham, Middlesex, archdeacon of Essex in 1680, canon of Ely in 1686, canon of St Paul's Cathedral in 1682, and precentor in 1690.

On 2nd November 1700 [his brother] Bishop Francis Turner [aged 63] died.

In 1706 Thomas Turner [aged 60] began what are now the Fellows' buildings at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, to a design attributed to Henry Aldrich. They were completed in 1712.

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On 29th April 1714 Thomas Turner [aged 68] died.

After 29th April 1714. St Michael's Church, Stowe Nine Churches [Map]. Monument to Thomas Turner [deceased]. Sculpted by Thomas Stayner [aged 49]. Baldachin. Drapery. Baroque. The figure on the left is Faith who holds a model of a circular church. The figure on the right is Thomas Turner. Segmental Pediment. Moulded Cornice.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Turner 1645-1714

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Thomas Turner 1645-1714

Grandfather: Thomas Turner of Heckfield in Hampshire

father: Dean Thomas Turner

Thomas Turner 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Unknown Windebanke

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Windebanke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Griffith

Grandfather: Francis Windebank 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dymoke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dymoke 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Welles 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Dymoke 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Dymoke 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Tailboys 8th Baron Kyme 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heron Baroness Kyme

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Tailboys 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

mother: Margaret Windebank 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England