John Turner (archdeacon of Basingstoke)

John Carpenter Turner[1] (12 November 1867 – 9 February 1952) was Archdeacon of Basingstoke from 1927 until 1947.[2]

Turner was educated at Cavendish College, Cambridge; and ordained Deacon in 1890, and Priest in 1891.[3] After a curacy in Ryde he was Vicar of Whitchurch from 1899 to 1910; and Rector of Overton from 1910 to 1934.[4]

In 1892 he married Elsie Maud Hewitt:[5] they had three children, one of whom was killed during the First World War.[6]

Notes
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  2. The Ven. J. Carpenter Turner. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 12, 1952; pg. 8; Issue 52233
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p1317 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
  4. ‘TURNER, Ven. John Carpenter’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 7 Oct 2017
  5. MARRIAGE OF THE REV. J. CARPENTER TURNER AND MISS. HEWITT AT SURBITON. Isle of Wight Observer (Ryde, England), Saturday, September 24, 1892; pg. 5; Issue 2091. (1284 words). British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800-1900
  6. Cranleigh WW1


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