Turnor was the son of Edmund Turnor (died 1805) and his wife Mary (died 1818), daughter of John Disney of Lincoln, and was a descendant of Sir Edmund Turnor the brother of 17th-century judge Christopher Turnor. Turnor's father held estates at Stoke Rochford and Panton in Lincolnshire; following the death of his father, these estates passed to Turnor. He was married twice, first to Elizabeth (died 1801), the daughter of Philip Broke of Broke Hall in Suffolk, and sister to Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke. The marriage produced a daughter, Elizabeth Edmunda. His second marriage was to Dorothea, daughter of Lieutenant-colonel Tucker and sister of Sir Edward Tucker KCB, producing five sons (Christopher, Cecil, Algernon, Henry Marten, and Philip Broke), and two daughters (Charlotte and Harriet). Of his and Dorothea's offspring, Christopher became a promoter and architect of Lincolnshire vernacular buildings, MP, and husband of Lady Caroline Finch-Hatton; Algernon became an Anglicancleric and married Sophia, daughter of Sir Thomas Whichcote, 6th Baronet; and Henry Marten became a captain in the King's Dragoon Guards and married Marianne Macdonald, daughter of 3rd Baron Macdonald, and a descendant of Lady Anne, sister of King Edward IV. Turnor was the maternal uncle to Sir William Foulis and Sir Thomas Whichcote. Edmund Turnor died on 19 March 1829 and was buried in the family vault, installed in 1801 at St Andrew and St Mary's Church, Stoke Rochford.[1][2][3][4][5]
Careeredit
Turnor graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a BA (1777) and an MA (1781), after which he undertook a tour of France, Switzerland and Italy. In 1778 he was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and in 1786, a fellow of the Royal Society.[3] Before gaining fellowships Turnor commissioned drawings of antiquities found during his tour of Normandy, including that of a now non-existent fountain in the Place de la Pucelle, Rouen, these presented and read to the Society of Antiquaries, including a description of the fortress at Rouen (Château du Vieux Palais[6]), built by Henry V. He later became a fellow of the Royal Academy of Rouen.[4]
Among Turnor's friends and collaborators were the biographer Andrew Kippis, the antiquarians Daniel Lysons, Samuel Lysons and Richard Gough, the writer Bennet Langton, and the naturalistJoseph Banks who was a close friend. It was for Andrew Kippis that he provided in 1793 a memoir of Sir Richard Fanshawe for Biographia Britannica, largely based on his reading of Fanshawe's wife Lady Fanshawe’s manuscript memoirs of her husband. Lady Fanshawe, the daughter of Sir John Harrison, was the sister of Margaret, the wife of Turnor’s ancestor Sir Edmund Turnor. The Turnor’s gained possession of the Stoke Rochford Hall and estates from the Harrison family though this marriage.[4]
In 1824 Turnor founded a National School in Colsterworth run under the principles of Scottish educationalist Dr Bell, which also served nearby villages and parishes of Stoke Rochford, Skillington, and Woolsthorpe. The school included a school room and an adjoining house and garden for the schoolmaster.[4] A Roman bath was discovered by Turnor on the banks of the River Witham near Stoke Rochford.[5]
Worksedit
Turnor's historical and antiquarian works and presentations include:
Chronological Tables of the High Sheriffs of the County of Lincoln and of the Knights of the Shire, Citizens, and Burgesses, within the same, Joseph White, London (1779)
Contributed to "Lincolnshire" in Gough's Magna Britannia
Contributed to Archæologia "Extracts from the Household Book of Thomas Cony of Bassingthorpe, co. Lincoln,", Archæologia, Society of Antiquaries of London, xi. 22-33
Contributed to Philosophical Transactions "A Narrative of the Earthquake felt in Lincolnshire on 25 Feb. 1792," Philosophical Transactions lxxxii. 283–8
London's Gratitude; or an Account of such pieces of Sculpture and Painting as have been placed in Guildhall at the expense of the City of London. To which is added a list of persons to whom the Freedom of the City has been presented since 1758, London (1783). Reprint: Gale ECCO (2010). ISBN1171040202
Description of an Ancient Castle at Rouen in Normandy, London (1785); also printed in Archæologia, Society of Antiquaries of London, vii. 232–5. Reprint: Gale ECCO (2010). ISBN1170981755
Presented A Description of the Diet of King Charles when Duke of York, London (1803) to the Society of Antiquaries of London
Collections for the History of the Town and Soke of Grantham, containing Authentic Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton, from Lord Portsmouth's Manuscripts, William Miller, London (1806)
Remarks on the Military History of Bristol, containing the Royal Commission appointing Sir Edmund Turnor ... treasurer and paymaster of the garrisons ... ... With a Plan of the outworks of Bristol, Bristol (1823); also printed in the Archæologia, Society of Antiquaries of London, xiv. 119–31. Reprint: British Library, Historical Print Editions (2011). ISBN1241606447
A short view of the proceedings of the several committees and meetings held in consequence of the intended petition to Parliament, from the county of Lincoln, for a limited exportation of wool, in the years 1781 and 1782 (1824),
"Account of a Roman Bath near Stoke in Lincolnshire" (1829), Archæologia vol XXII, Society of Antiquaries of London
^Turnor, Edmund; Collections for the History of the Town and Soke of Grantham, containing Authentic Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton, from Lord Portsmouth's Manuscripts, William Miller, London (1806), pp. 146, 147
^ abcdNichols, John (1831); Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century, vol 6, pp. 592–602
^ abUrban, Sylvanus;Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Volume 27 (1829) pp. 453, 566
^"Château du Vieux Palais at Rouen in Normandy" 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Arch Expo – France-British Cooperation Project. Retrieved 23 January 2015
Martin, John (2004). "Turnor, Edmund". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27887. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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For the MP for Grantham and for South Lincolnshire see Edmund Turnor politician born 1838 Edmund Turnor born 1755 or 1756 died 1829 FRS FSA JP was an English antiquarian author landowner and a British politician Edmund TurnorBorn1755 56Died19 March 1829 aged 74 NationalityEnglish BritishKnown forAntiquarian author landowner politician Contents 1 Family 2 Career 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksFamily editTurnor was the son of Edmund Turnor died 1805 and his wife Mary died 1818 daughter of John Disney of Lincoln and was a descendant of Sir Edmund Turnor the brother of 17th century judge Christopher Turnor Turnor s father held estates at Stoke Rochford and Panton in Lincolnshire following the death of his father these estates passed to Turnor He was married twice first to Elizabeth died 1801 the daughter of Philip Broke of Broke Hall in Suffolk and sister to Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke The marriage produced a daughter Elizabeth Edmunda His second marriage was to Dorothea daughter of Lieutenant colonel Tucker and sister of Sir Edward Tucker KCB producing five sons Christopher Cecil Algernon Henry Marten and Philip Broke and two daughters Charlotte and Harriet Of his and Dorothea s offspring Christopher became a promoter and architect of Lincolnshire vernacular buildings MP and husband of Lady Caroline Finch Hatton Algernon became an Anglican cleric and married Sophia daughter of Sir Thomas Whichcote 6th Baronet and Henry Marten became a captain in the King s Dragoon Guards and married Marianne Macdonald daughter of 3rd Baron Macdonald and a descendant of Lady Anne sister of King Edward IV Turnor was the maternal uncle to Sir William Foulis and Sir Thomas Whichcote Edmund Turnor died on 19 March 1829 and was buried in the family vault installed in 1801 at St Andrew and St Mary s Church Stoke Rochford 1 2 3 4 5 Career editTurnor graduated from Trinity College Cambridge with a BA 1777 and an MA 1781 after which he undertook a tour of France Switzerland and Italy In 1778 he was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and in 1786 a fellow of the Royal Society 3 Before gaining fellowships Turnor commissioned drawings of antiquities found during his tour of Normandy including that of a now non existent fountain in the Place de la Pucelle Rouen these presented and read to the Society of Antiquaries including a description of the fortress at Rouen Chateau du Vieux Palais 6 built by Henry V He later became a fellow of the Royal Academy of Rouen 4 Turnor became a Justice of the Peace and in 1810 11 High Sheriff for Lincolnshire and between 1802 and 1806 MP for the borough of Midhurst 3 7 Among Turnor s friends and collaborators were the biographer Andrew Kippis the antiquarians Daniel Lysons Samuel Lysons and Richard Gough the writer Bennet Langton and the naturalist Joseph Banks who was a close friend It was for Andrew Kippis that he provided in 1793 a memoir of Sir Richard Fanshawe for Biographia Britannica largely based on his reading of Fanshawe s wife Lady Fanshawe s manuscript memoirs of her husband Lady Fanshawe the daughter of Sir John Harrison was the sister of Margaret the wife of Turnor s ancestor Sir Edmund Turnor The Turnor s gained possession of the Stoke Rochford Hall and estates from the Harrison family though this marriage 4 In 1824 Turnor founded a National School in Colsterworth run under the principles of Scottish educationalist Dr Bell which also served nearby villages and parishes of Stoke Rochford Skillington and Woolsthorpe The school included a school room and an adjoining house and garden for the schoolmaster 4 A Roman bath was discovered by Turnor on the banks of the River Witham near Stoke Rochford 5 Works editTurnor s historical and antiquarian works and presentations include Chronological Tables of the High Sheriffs of the County of Lincoln and of the Knights of the Shire Citizens and Burgesses within the same Joseph White London 1779 Contributed to Lincolnshire in Gough s Magna Britannia Contributed to Archaeologia Extracts from the Household Book of Thomas Cony of Bassingthorpe co Lincoln Archaeologia Society of Antiquaries of London xi 22 33 Contributed to Philosophical Transactions A Narrative of the Earthquake felt in Lincolnshire on 25 Feb 1792 Philosophical Transactions lxxxii 283 8 Sir Richard Fanshawe memoir for Biographia Britannica London s Gratitude or an Account of such pieces of Sculpture and Painting as have been placed in Guildhall at the expense of the City of London To which is added a list of persons to whom the Freedom of the City has been presented since 1758 London 1783 Reprint Gale ECCO 2010 ISBN 1171040202 Description of an Ancient Castle at Rouen in Normandy London 1785 also printed in Archaeologia Society of Antiquaries of London vii 232 5 Reprint Gale ECCO 2010 ISBN 1170981755 Edited Clarendon s Characters of Eminent Men in the Reigns of Charles I and II London 1793 Reprint BiblioBazaar 2009 ISBN 1110262582 Presented A Description of the Diet of King Charles when Duke of York London 1803 to the Society of Antiquaries of London Collections for the History of the Town and Soke of Grantham containing Authentic Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton from Lord Portsmouth s Manuscripts William Miller London 1806 Remarks on the Military History of Bristol containing the Royal Commission appointing Sir Edmund Turnor treasurer and paymaster of the garrisons With a Plan of the outworks of Bristol Bristol 1823 also printed in the Archaeologia Society of Antiquaries of London xiv 119 31 Reprint British Library Historical Print Editions 2011 ISBN 1241606447 A short view of the proceedings of the several committees and meetings held in consequence of the intended petition to Parliament from the county of Lincoln for a limited exportation of wool in the years 1781 and 1782 1824 Account of a Roman Bath near Stoke in Lincolnshire 1829 Archaeologia vol XXII Society of Antiquaries of LondonReferences edit Massue Melville Henry Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval 1911 The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal The Mortimer Percy Volume p 392 Reprint Genealogical Publishing 1994 ISBN 0806314354 Turnor Edmund Collections for the History of the Town and Soke of Grantham containing Authentic Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton from Lord Portsmouth s Manuscripts William Miller London 1806 pp 146 147 a b c Carlyle Edward Irving 1899 Turnor Edmund In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 57 London Smith Elder amp Co a b c d Nichols John 1831 Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century vol 6 pp 592 602 a b Urban Sylvanus Gentleman s Magazine and Historical Chronicle Volume 27 1829 pp 453 566 Chateau du Vieux Palais at Rouen in Normandy Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Arch Expo France British Cooperation Project Retrieved 23 January 2015 No 16338 The London Gazette 30 January 1810 p 149 External links editMartin John 2004 Turnor Edmund Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 27887 Subscription or UK public library membership required A short history of Stoke Rochford Hall Stoke Rochford Hall Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySamuel SmithGeorge Smith Member of Parliament for Midhurst1802 1806 With George Smith Succeeded byJohn SmithWilliam Wickham Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmund Turnor antiquarian amp oldid 1210179970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
