Lucretia was born on 27 AUG 1832 in Bombay, India, the daughter of Henry Blois Turner and Caroline Charlotte Hawkins.
She died on 23 SEP 1904 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
Her husband was Townley Ward Dowding, who she married on 12 JUN 1855 in St George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England. Their three known children were Lucretia Mary (1860-1953), Alice Caroline (1862-1884) and Walter Kingsbury (1869-1924).
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| Birth | 27 AUG 1832 |
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| Death | 23 SEP 1904 |
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Note 1
!Source: Plymouth Armada heroes: The Hawkins Family with Original Portraits, Coats of Arms, and other Illustrations by Mary W.S. Hawkins, WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON, GEORGE STREET., MDCCCLXXXVIII. https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G003259.pdf
A Genealogical Table of the Family of Hawkins of Devon.
First Line: William Amadas, Sergeant-at-Arms to Henry VIII married to Margaret, dau. of …. Hawkins. [Harl. 3288, Vis. Davon, 1564]
Second Line: John Hawkins, Esq., Living at Tavistock married Joan, dau. and heiress of William Amadas, Esquir, of Launceston.
[Center]
Third Line: Captain William Hawkins, R.N., Lord of the manor of Sutton Valletort; Mayor of Plymouth, 1532; M.P. for Plymouth, 1553. He established trade with the South Seas. Made three famous voyages to Brazil, and brought a native king to see Henry VIII. at Whitehall.
and wife Joan, only child and heiress, by …. Towne, of Roger Trelawny, third son of Sir John Trelawny by Blanche Pownde.
Fourth Line: [CENTER RIGHT] Admiral Sir John Hawkins b. 1532. Treasurer and Comptroller of the Navy and of Marine Causes. Port Admiral of Plymouth. Admiral in the Victory against the Armadad. M.p. for Plymouth, 1571-72. After 43 years’ service he died at sea, off Porto Rico, Nov. 12 1595. Married:
1st Wife: Katherine, dau. of Benjamin Gonson, Treasurer of the Navy, by Ursula, dau. of Anthony Hussey, Judge of the Admiralty. ob. 1591.
Fifth Line [RIGHT] Admiral Sir Richard [the Complete Seaman.] Captain of the Swallow against the Armada. After fighting a gallant action, was taken prisoner, and dishonourably detained nine years, by the Spaniards; ransomed for £12,000. Vice-Admiral of Devon, and Privy Councillor. M.P. for Plymouth, 1602-3; Mayer of Plymouth, 1604. Lived at Poole, in Slapton. ob. 1622 of a fit while attending the Privy Council. Married Judith, dau. of …. Hele. ob. May 30, 1629. Tomb in Slapton Church.
Sixth Line: [FROM LEFT-4] Richard Hawkins Had Pryvitt, Alverstroke, Southampton, left him by his father. but. at Slapton Nov. 22, 1667. married Elizabeth …. bur. at Slapton Jan. 27, 1666.
Seventh Line: [RIGHT-2] Nicholas Hawkins b. March 31, 1639, at Slapton. mar…. Removed from Slapton to Kingsbridge, a few miles distant. married Alice [?]
Eighth Line: [RIGHT] John Hawkins of Kingsbridge. ob. July 2. 1700. Captain in the Militia. Married Elizabeth Lane.
Ninth Line: [RIGHT-3] Richard Hawkins of Kingsbridge. ob. 1738. Will proved Dec 8. Married Dorcas, dau. of …. Knowling. mar. July 22, 1706, at Aveton Gifford. bur. Aug. 21, 1737, at Kingsbridge.
Tenth Line: [Right-1] Richard Hawkins b. April 14, 1717 ob. 1778 at Kingsbridge. Will proved Dec. 9, 1778. Married Elizabeth, dau of Alexander Wills and Mary, dau. of Thomas Wyse, of Harburton. mar. 1749 at Thurlstone.
Eleventh Line: [CENTER-1] Richard Hawkins. b. July 10, 1752, at Kingsbridge. ob. Jan. 20, 1836, at Boxhill, Kingsbridge, aged 83. Married Mary, dau of William Creed. mar. June, 8, 1779, at West Avington. ob. 1832, aged 81.
Twelfth Line: [CENTER-1] John Hawkins b.1782. Of Fleare, near Kingsbridge. Major, H.E.I Co.’s Bombay Engineers. ob. at sea Feb. 19 1831. Built the Mint at Bombay. Married Frances Schutz only dau. of Rd. Vere Druryby his first wife, only child of Sir Geo. Vandeput, Bart.[BARONET], by only child of Paron Augustus Schutz, of Shotover Oxon. ob. Oct. 22, 1817.
Thirteenth Line:
[CENTER-1] Richard George. b. 1810. ob. June 20, 1832, at Oxford, unmar.; killed y a carriage accident.
[CENTER-2] Caroline Charlotte Hawkins. b. 1813. ob. 1880. Married H. Blois Turner. Gen. Royal Engineers.
[CENTER-3] Stephana MAry b. 1815. Married Lt. Col. Conrad John Owen, C.B., 1st Regt. Bombay Lancers.
[CENTER-4] Frances Schutz. b. 1816. ob. a child.
[CENTER-5] An infant. ob. aged 5 months.
!Source: WikiTree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Turner-18552
Lucretia Frances Dowding
Born 27 Aug 1832 in Bombay, India
Died 23 Sep 1904 at age 72 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Lucretia Frances Dowding formerly Turner edit
Daughter of Henry Blois Turner and Caroline Charlotte Turner edit
Sister of Henry Blois Hawkins Turner, Samuel George Drury Turner and Caroline Agnes Pooley add sibling
Wife of Townley Ward Dowding — married 12 Jun 1855 in The Church of St George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England map icon add/edit spouses
Mother of Lucretia Mary Dowding, Alice Caroline Dowding and Walter Kingsbury Dowding
Biography
Lucretia Frances Turner was the daughter of Henry Blois Turner & his wife Caroline Charlotte née Hawkins.
Townley Ward Dowding, a widower and Clerk of Preshute Vicarage, married Lucretia Frances Turner, a spinster of Preshute House, at Preshute on 12 Jun 1855 with the fathers named as John Dowding, a Banker, and Henry Blois Turner a Lieutenant Colonel.[1]Lucretia was his eldest daughter and Henry was in the H.E.I.S Bombay Engineers.[2]
1891: At Deverill House, Sun Lane, Preshute, Marlborough, Wiltshire:[3]
Lucretia F Dowding : Head : Widow : Age 58 : Living On Own Means : Birth place India.'
Lucretia M Dowding : Daughter : Single : Age 31 : Birth place Bath, Somerset, England.
1901: At , Back Lane, Preshute, Marlborough, Wiltshire:[4]
Lucretia F Dowding Head Widow 68 Living On Own Means India
Townley W Dowding Grand Son Single 15 - New Brompton, Kent
Ellen Fisher Servant Single 33 Cook Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire
Minnie E Squibb Servant Single 17 Housemaid Woodsford, Dorset
She died aged 72 at Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.
Her shared gravestone with her husband at Preshute Church says that she was the second wife of the Reverend Townley Ward Dowding and dates 27 Aug 1882 to 23 Sep 1904.
Sources
↑ Image of Church Marriage Register entry, on Ancestry.co.uk
↑ Salisbury and Winchester Journal 16 June 1855
↑ 1891 Census of England
↑ 1901 Census of England
The Peerage.com
freeBMD Marriages Jun Q 1855 Marlborough 5a 135 DOWDING Townley Ward + TURNER Lucretia Frances
freeBMD Deaths Sep Q 1904 Marlborough 5a 45 DOWDING Lucretia Frances Age 72