Person:Elizabeth Turner (109)

Elizabeth Turner was baptised on 13th March 1770 at Heckington in Lincolnshire, daughter of Elizbaeth Turner, formerly Gray, and her husband Philip Turner, a farmer.

Elizabeth's father died in 1803, and Elizabeth was left an income of five pounds per year under his will.

Elizabeth does not appear to have married. She worked as a mantua-maker, being a type of dressmaker.

Elizabeth died at Heckington on 2nd October 1815, aged of 45. Her mother survived her.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Heckington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1559-1968. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).

   Anno 1769
   Elizabeth Daughter of Philip Turner Farmer & Elizabeth his Wife Bap[tize]d March 13

   Although this entry is listed under the heading "Anno 1769" it is clear that the headings occur at each Lady Day (25 Mar) not 1 Jan, in accordance with the pre 1752 calendar. This event therefore actually occurred on 13 Mar 1770.

2. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Heckington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1559-1968. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Heckington in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1815
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   72	Elizabeth Turner	Heckington	October 4th	45 years [1769/70]	Cha[rle]s Couper

3. ↑ Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 3, Friday 6 Oct 1815.

   DIED.
   On Monday, aged 46, Mrs. Eliz. Turner, mantua-maker, of Heckington.