The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Stephen Turk, farm labourer, son of Thomas Turk, bailiff and Sarah Turk [Leonard]
Generation No. 1
  1. Stephen Turk, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Turk, bailiff and Sarah Turk [Leonard]. He was born 1818 at Buxted, Sussex
  iMary who was born 1838 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 1st Apr 1838 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Elizabeth Colbran
  iiEllen who was born 1841 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1841 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
  iiiEliza who was born 1843 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 21st May 1843 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Colbran Turk
  ivWalter who was born 1845 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 29th Jul 1845 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Colbran Turk
2 vGeorge who was born 1847 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 4th May 1847 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
3 viSarah Jane who was born 1849 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1849 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Colbran Turk
  viiEdwin who was born 1851 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1851 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
  viiiMargaret Alice who was born 1852 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 1st Aug 1852 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
4 ixEdgar Stephen who was born 18th Jun 1854 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1857 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
5 xFrederick who was born 1857 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1857 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
6 xiEli Elwyn who was born 1860 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1860 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Turk, farm labourer was the son of Stephen Turk, farm labourer and Elizabeth Colbran Turk [Wilmshurst]. He was born 1847 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 4th May 1847 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
  He married Sally Hemsley on 16th Aug 1868 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 28th Jul 1849 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Sep 1849 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1869 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 13th Jun 1869 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of George (labourer) and Sally Turk
  iiEdwin Thomas who was born 1871 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1871 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, son of George (labourer) and Sally Turk
  iiiFrances Annie who was born 1872 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1872 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  ivFredrick who was born 1875 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25th Apr 1875 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  vWalter who was born 1877 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1877 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  viElizabeth who was born 29th Apr 1880 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30th May 1880 St. John's Chapel, Crowborough, Sussex
  viiAlice Mary who was born 1883 at Hamsell, Eridge Green, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1883 Holy Trinity Church, Eridge Green, Sussex, daughter of George (labourer) and Sally Turk
   
  3. Sarah Jane Osborne [Turk] was the daughter of Stephen Turk, farm labourer and Elizabeth Colbran Turk [Wilmshurst]. She was born 1849 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Aug 1849 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, daughter of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Colbran Turk
  She married Horace Osborne on 4th Jan 1871 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1847 at Hartfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iEllen M. who was born 1872 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiElizabeth E. who was born 1874 at Buxted, Sussex
  iiiAlice A. who was born 1877 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  ivJula who was born 1879 at Chiddingstone, Kent
   
  4. Edgar Stephen Turk was the son of Stephen Turk, farm labourer and Elizabeth Colbran Turk [Wilmshurst]. He was born 18th Jun 1854 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1857 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
  He married Elizabeth Setch on 25th Oct 1879 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born 1852 at Great Bardfield, Essex. They had the following children:
  iWalter S. who was born Aug 1880 at Cowden, Kent
  iiAnnesly L who was born 1883 at Chiddingstone, Kent
  iiiAda J who was born 1885 at Cowden, Kent
  ivJanette who was born 1887 at Cowden, Kent
  vLily who was born 1890 at Cowden, Kent
   
  5. Frederick Turk, farm labourer was the son of Stephen Turk, farm labourer and Elizabeth Colbran Turk [Wilmshurst]. He was born 1857 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Jul 1857 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
  He married Bertha Rebecca Pannell on 24th Nov 1879 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born 1861 at Cowden, Kent; christened 3rd Feb 1861 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Aug 1943 at Cowden, Kent; buried 4th Aug 1943 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. They had the following children:
7 iEdwin Thomas (Jock) who was born 29th Apr 1880 at Cowden, Kent; christened 30th May 1880 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 12th Apr 1958; buried 16th Apr 1958 Cowden, Kent
8 iiFlorence Elizabeth Colbran who was born 1881 at Cowden, Kent; christened 28th Aug 1881 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
9 iiiAlice Colbran who was born 16th Oct 1882 at Cowden, Kent; christened 26th Nov 1882 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
10 ivBertha Rebecca who was born 1883 at Cowden, Kent; christened 30th Mar 1883 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  vFrederick who was born 1885 at Cowden, Kent; christened 27th Dec 1885 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 8th Apr 1956; buried 13th Apr 1956 Cowden, Kent
  viHarry who was born 1888 at Cowden, Kent; christened 25th Nov 1888 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  viiAgnes Julia who was born 25th Apr 1891 at Cowden, Kent; christened 19th May 1891 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 17th Mar 1917; buried 22nd Mar 1917 Cowden, Kent
11 viiiGeorge who was born 15th Jun 1893 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Jul 1893 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
12 ixWalter who was born 1895 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Sep 1895 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 1953 Folkestone, Kent; buried 1953 Folkestone, Kent
13 xEllen who was born 1897 at Cowden, Kent; christened 28th Nov 1897 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
14 xiErnest who was born 17th Aug 1899 at Cowden, Kent; christened 15th Oct 1899 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 1966 Hartfield, Sussex
15 xiiEmily Margaret who was born 1904 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Feb 1904 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Dec 1971; buried 16th Dec 1971 Cowden, Kent
16 xiiiHerbert Charles who was born 4th Dec 1906 at Cowden, Kent; christened 6th Jan 1907 St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died May 1976 Edenbridge, Kent
   
  6. Eli Elwyn Turk, farm labourer was the son of Stephen Turk, farm labourer and Elizabeth Colbran Turk [Wilmshurst]. He was born 1860 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 5th Nov 1860 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex, son of Stephen (labourer) and Elizabeth Turk
  He married Mary Elizabeth Rogers on 9th Feb 1884 at Crowborough, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1884 Q1 Vol 2b Page 176. She was born c Sep 1865 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1865 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
17 iAlfred Stephen who was born 1885 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1885 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, son of Eli Elwin (carter) and Mary Ann Elizabeth Turk; died 1966; buried 21st Sep 1966 Horsham, Sussex
  iiBeatrice Alice who was born 1886 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1886 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Eli Elwin (carter) and Mary Ann Elizabeth Turk
18 iiiElizabeth Ellen who was born 1888 at Pellings, Steel Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 12th Feb 1888 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Eli Elwin (labourer) and Mary Ann Elizabeth Turk
  ivRose Lillian who was born 1890 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1890 Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Eli Elwin (labourer) and Mary Ann Elizabeth Turk
  vMargaret who was born 1892 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viEthel who was born 1895 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  7. Edwin Thomas (Jock) Turk was the son of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. He was born 29th Apr 1880 at Cowden, Kent; christened 30th May 1880 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 12th Apr 1958; buried 16th Apr 1958 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Sarah Jane Akehurst on Jan to Mar 1930, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1930 Q1 Vol 2b Page 239. She was born 14th May 1902 at Cowden, Kent; died 28th Apr 1968 at Cowden, Kent
   
  8. Florence Elizabeth Colbran Grigsby [Turk] was the daughter of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. She was born 1881 at Cowden, Kent; christened 28th Aug 1881 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married Charles George Grigsby on 4th Jul 1925 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. He was born c 1892 at Cowden, Kent
   
  9. Alice Colbran Martin [Turk] was the daughter of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. She was born 16th Oct 1882 at Cowden, Kent; christened 26th Nov 1882 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married Frederick William Martin on 21st Jan 1907 at St. Mary's Church, Oxted, Surrey. He was born c 1870
   
  10. Bertha Rebecca Chambers [Turk] was the daughter of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. She was born 1883 at Cowden, Kent; christened 30th Mar 1883 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married William Wellington Chambers on 27th Dec 1913 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. He was born c 1884
   
  11. George Turk was the son of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. He was born 15th Jun 1893 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Jul 1893 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  He married Ada Allen on Oct to Dec 1925 at , registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1925 Q4 Vol 2b Page 383, Banns called on 16th, 23rd and 30th Dec 1923 in Cowden. She was born c 1900
   
  12. Walter Turk was the son of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. He was born 1895 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Sep 1895 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 1953 at Folkestone, Kent; buried 1953 at Folkestone, Kent
  He married Edith Kathleen Hills on 18th Feb 1922 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born c 1900
   
  13. Ellen Terry [Turk] was the daughter of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. She was born 1897 at Cowden, Kent; christened 28th Nov 1897 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married James Alexander Terry on 10th Nov 1928 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. He was born c 1896
   
  14. Ernest Turk was the son of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. He was born 17th Aug 1899 at Cowden, Kent; christened 15th Oct 1899 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died 1966 at Hartfield, Sussex
  He married Ada Annie Elvin on 13th Feb 1926 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. She was born 23rd Aug 1900 at Lowestoft, Suffolk
   
  15. Emily Margaret Bailey [Turk] was the daughter of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. She was born 1904 at Cowden, Kent; christened 16th Feb 1904 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died Dec 1971; buried 16th Dec 1971 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
  She married Frederick George Bailey on 11th Apr 1931 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent. He was born c 1900
   
  16. Herbert Charles Turk was the son of Frederick Turk, farm labourer and Bertha Rebecca Turk [Pannell]. He was born 4th Dec 1906 at Cowden, Kent; christened 6th Jan 1907 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent; died May 1976 at Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital, Edenbridge, Kent; cremated 1st Jun 1976 at Crematorium, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Ellen Mary Staplehurst on Oct to Dec 1927 at Registry Office, East Grinstead, Sussex, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1927 Q4 Vol 2B Page 372. She was born 22nd Nov 1904 at Hever, Kent; christened 11th Dec 1904 at St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent; died 28th Jul 1963 at Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital, Edenbridge, Kent; buried 31st Jul 1963 at St. Mary Magdalene, Cowden, Kent
   
  17. Alfred Stephen Turk, stationary engineman was the son of Eli Elwyn Turk, farm labourer and Mary Elizabeth Turk [Rogers]. He was born 1885 at Crowborough, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1885 at Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, son of Eli Elwin (carter) and Mary Ann Elizabeth Turk; died 1966; buried 21st Sep 1966 at Horsham Hills Cemetery, Horsham, Sussex
  He married Edith Burfoot on Oct to Dec 1908, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1908 Q4 Vol 2b Page 264. She was born 1890 at Crowborough, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iKathaline who was born 1910 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiHerbert George who was born 1923; died 23rd Oct 1941 At Sea, missing presumed killed with the loss of HMS Cossack
   
  18. Elizabeth Ellen Siggs [Turk] was the daughter of Eli Elwyn Turk, farm labourer and Mary Elizabeth Turk [Rogers]. She was born 1888 at Pellings, Steel Cross, Crowborough, Sussex; christened 12th Feb 1888 at Crowborough Chapel [a.k.a. All Saints Church], Crowborough, Sussex, daughter of Eli Elwin (labourer) and Mary Ann Elizabeth Turk
  She married William Thomas Siggs on 8th Oct 1910 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born c 1885
   

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