Frederick Storrs Turner LMS (1834 - 1916)

Born 31 May 1834 in Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia Mary (Harmer) Turner — married 4 Dec 1860 in Canton, China

Died 26 May 1916 at age 81 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

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Biography

Frederick Turner LMS is Notable.

Stepney meeting House, 1783

Frederick was born at Stepney, Middlesex, England, in 1834, the son of Benjamin Bockett Turner, a clerk of Bow, London, and Elizabeth Maria Storrs of Edinburgh, and baptised at the Bull Lane Independent, aka Stepney Meeting House, a nonconformist church in Stepney.^[1]

Frederick Turner LMS was born in Stepney, Middlesex, England.

Frederick married Sophia Mary Harmer in Canton, China, on the 4th of December 1860. The event was published in Norwich, Norfolk, England, newspapers on the 2nd February 1861.^[2]

Frederick was a Christian Missionary in China.

1. Alfred b 1861. Canton, China.
2. Agnes b 1863. Canton, China.
3. Ernest b 1866. Norfolk, England.
4. Frederick b 1867. Norfolk, England.
5. Lawrence b 1869. Hong Kong.
6. Benjamin b 1871. Hong Kong.
7. Helen b 1873. London, England.
8. Gertrude b 1877. London, England.

By 1891, Frederick was retired.^[3]

In 1901, the family were living at East Grinstead, Sussex with their son Alfred, his wife, and a servant.^[4]

After 46^1/2 years of marriage, Sophia was to leave Frederick "alone" when she died in June 1907.

In 1911, Frederick, a Widowed Author, was living with his daughters, Helen and Gertrude, and a servant, at East Grinstead, Sussex.^[5]

Frederick became known as an anti-drug campaigner — specifically against opium, and the opium trade. Having spent many years in China as a missionary, he would have witnessed at first-hand what dependence on the drug could do. He was to publish a number of other essays and monographs opposing the opium trade; and was to help found the Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade, becoming its secretary. Although a non-conformist, he was not a Quaker as were many other anti-drug campaigners.

The Reverend Frederick Storrs Turner passed away at Hitchin, Herefordshire, in 1916.^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQBS-P61 : 19 March 2020), Frederick Storrs Turner, 1834.
2. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCK-N89J : 17 April 2019), Frederick Storrs Turner, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 2 Feb 1861, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3YLV-JW2 : 1 May 2019), Ernest P Turner in household of Frederick S Turner, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSNY-CBC : 20 May 2019), Alfred Jefferis Turner in household of Frederick S Turner, East Grinstead, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing East Grinstead subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7BP-7JX : 12 July 2019), Winifred Smith in household of Frederick Sturrs Turner, East Grinstead, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J41-N7B : 31 December 2014), Frederick S Turner, 1916; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLC-GG17 : 17 September 2018), Frederick Storrs Turner, 23 Aug 1916; citing Probate, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm

• Birth - England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Death - England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995. Birth location - 1911 England Census.

See also:

• Frederick Storrs Turner
• Wikidata: Item Q5498802, en:Wikipedia