Thomas Turner's Diaries from 1754 to 1765 give an eighteenth century shopkeeper's unique chronicle of village life in the eighteenth century.
Generation No. 1 | |||
1. Thomas Turner, shopkeeper was the son of John Turner and Elizabeth Turner [Ovenden]. He was born 9th Jun 1729 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex; christened 29th Jun 1729 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex; died 6th Feb 1793 at East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 68 years; buried 11th Feb 1793 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | |||
He married (1) Margaret (Peggy) Slater on 15th Oct 1753 at All Saints, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 29th Nov 1733; died 23rd Jun 1761 at East Hoathly, Sussex; buried 27th Jun 1761 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
i | Peter who was born 19th Aug 1754 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 31st Aug 1754 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner and Margaret Turner; died 16th Jan 1755 East Hoathly, Sussex; buried 18th Jan 1755 Framfield, Sussex | ||
He married (2) Mary Hicks on 19th Jun 1765 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. She was born 19th Jan 1735; died Dec 1807 at East Hoathly, Sussex; buried 1st Dec 1807 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
i | Margaret who was born 20th Mar 1766 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1766 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Turner and Mary Turner; died Sep 1791 East Hoathly, Sussex; buried 1st Sep 1791 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
ii | Peter who was born Jun 1767 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1767 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner and Mary Turner; died Jul 1786 East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas and Mary; buried 5th Jul 1786 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
2 | iii | Philip who was born 9th Oct 1769 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1769 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner (shopkeeper) and Mary Turner; died 18th Dec 1829 East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 23rd Dec 1829 East Hoathly, Sussex | |
iv | Frederick who was born 7th Dec 1771 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1771 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner and Mary Turner; died 7th Nov 1774 | ||
v | Michael who was born 29th Apr 1773 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 19th May 1773 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner (shopkeeper) and Mary Turner; died 8th Jul 1810 East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 37 years; buried 13th Jul 1810 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
vi | Frederick who was born 3rd May 1775 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 14th May 1775 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex; died Jun 1775 East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas and Mary; buried 13th Jun 1775 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
3 | vii | Frederick who was born 17th Dec 1776 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1777 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner (shopkeeper) and Mary Turner | |
Generation No. 2 | |||
2. Philip Turner was the son of Thomas Turner, shopkeeper and Mary Turner [Hicks]. He was born 9th Oct 1769 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1769 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner (shopkeeper) and Mary Turner; died 18th Dec 1829 at East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 23rd Dec 1829 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex | |||
He married Sarah Martin on 2nd Jan 1799 at Chiddingly Parish Church, Chiddingly, Sussex. She was born 1778; died 10th Apr 1814 at East Hoathly, Sussex, at half past ten in the evening, aged 36 years; buried 15th Apr 1814 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. They had the following children: | |||
i | Mary who was born 28th Mar 1800 at East Hoathly, Sussex, at half past eight o'clock in the evening; christened 30th Mar 1800 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Philip Turner and Sarah Turner | ||
ii | Susannah who was born 2nd Oct 1801 at East Hoathly, Sussex, at quarter past eleven o'clock in the evening; christened 15th Jun 1802 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Philip Turner and Sarah Turner; died 5th Jan 1827 East Hoathly, Sussex, at half past eight o'clock in the morning, aged 25 years; buried 11th Jan 1827 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
iii | Sarah Martin who was born 11th Feb 1803 at East Hoathly, Sussex, about three o'clock on Friday morning; christened 25th Jan 1804 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Philip Turner and Sarah Turner; died 13th Nov 1828 East Hoathly, Sussex, at half past eight o'clock in the evening, aged 25 years; buried 19th Nov 1828 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
iv | Charlotte who was born 4th May 1805 at East Hoathly, Sussex, at half past five in the morning; christened 10th Oct 1805 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Philip Turner and Sarah Turner; died 4th Jul 1828 East Hoathly, Sussex, at quarter past eight in the morning, aged 23 years; buried 9th Jul 1828 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
v | Henry Martin who was born 30th Dec 1806 at East Hoathly, Sussex, at quarter past six o'clock in the morning; christened 17th Mar 1808 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 14 months, son of Philip Turner and Sarah Turner | ||
vi | Audrey Batley who was born 18th Oct 1808 at East Hoathly, Sussex, at twenty-five minutes past six o'clock in the evening; christened 9th Nov 1809 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Philip Turner and Sarah Turner; died 7th Apr 1825 East Hoathly, Sussex, at forty minutes past two o'clock in the morning, aged 16 years; buried 13th Apr 1825 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
vii | Margaret who was born 23rd Oct 1810 at East Hoathly, Sussex, at half past four o'clock in the afternoon; christened 19th Jul 1811 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, daughter of Philip Turner and Sarah Turner | ||
viii | Frederick Martin who was born 27th Apr 1812 at East Hoathly, Sussex, about half past five o'clock in the evening; christened 14th Oct 1812 East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Philip Turner and Sarah Turner | ||
ix | Stephen Martin who was born 29th Mar 1814 at East Hoathly, Sussex, at half past four o'clock in the evening; died 10th Apr 1814 East Hoathly, Sussex, at half past seven in the evening, aged 12 days; buried 15th Apr 1814 East Hoathly, Sussex | ||
3. Frederick Turner was the son of Thomas Turner, shopkeeper and Mary Turner [Hicks]. He was born 17th Dec 1776 at East Hoathly, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1777 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex, son of Thomas Turner (shopkeeper) and Mary Turner | |||
He married Eleanor Hetley on 22nd Jun 1808 at St James, Piccadilly, London. She was born 1789 at Peterborough, Northamptonshire. They had the following children: | |||
i | Henry who was born 1810 at Chatham, Kent; christened 17th Jun 1810 Chatham, Kent | ||
ii | Edward who was born 1812 at Chatham, Kent; christened 18th Sep 1812 Chatham, Kent | ||
iii | James who was born 21st Mar 1814 at Chatham, Kent; christened 20th Apr 1814 Chatham, Kent | ||
iv | Frederick who was born 24th Sep 1815 at Chatham, Kent; christened 25th Oct 1815 Chatham, Kent | ||
v | Mary who was born 28th Sep 1817 at Chatham, Kent; christened 29th Oct 1817 Chatham, Kent | ||
vi | Elizabeth who was born 16th Jun 1819 at Chatham, Kent; christened 14th Jul 1819 Chatham, Kent | ||
vii | Thomas Gairford who was born 28th May 1821 at Chatham, Kent; christened 27th Jun 1821 Chatham, Kent | ||
viii | Richard who was born 9th Sep 1823 at Chatham, Kent; christened 8th Oct 1823 Chatham, Kent | ||
ix | Eleanor who was born 9th Oct 1827 at Chatham, Kent; christened 2nd Nov 1827 Chatham, Kent | ||
x | Hester who was born 18th Dec 1828 at Chatham, Kent; christened 25th Sep 1829 Saint James, Westminster, London | ||
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