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Turner, Charles Henry (1842-1923), Bishop of Islington
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Francis Turner: Cloverleaf Magazine Volume 11
Francis Turner: Cloverleaf Magazine Volume 11
MCPP/FT/2/2/11 · Item · 1913
Part of College Personal Papers

Illustrated magazine made by members of the Turner and Davies-Colley family.
10 stuck in and 7 loose photographic prints are included in this issue of the Cloverleaf.

Contents:

(1) Editor’s letter

(2) An Expedition to Sahara by E.E.T. [Edith Emma Turner]

(3) Echoes from a Chime of Wedding Bells

(4) Ballygwally Lake (poem)

(5) The Tale of Overstrande [with 8 family photos stuck in but there are no captions or names]

(6) Overstrand

(7) Summer Nights

(8) One Life, One Love as shown by the Borough Picture Palace on 29 Aug 1913

(9) Family News

  • marriage of Sophie and Eric Von Wadel
  • birth of Barbara Davies-Colley (7 Dec 1909); Anthony Turner; Agnes Bertram Winefred Turner (14 Nov 1911); Susan Davies-Colley (27 May 1912)
  • ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ (Edith Emma and Charles Henry Turner) went to Egypt for six months. Hey were joined on Christmas Day by Elly (Eleanor) and Hilda who then went on to Palestine
  • Aunt Rose has gone to South Africa
  • Marian is the Headmistress of a girl’s school at Brown’s Town, Jamaica
  • Francis has had scarlet fever in Switzerland
  • George went to Oxford in 1910
  • Elly (Eleanor) became and M.D. in 1910 and in 1911 became the first woman F.R.C.S.
  • In the beginning of 1913, Marian passed successfully the examination for the Cambridge Teaching Diploma, just before her last term at St Mary’s College, Lancaster gate, where she spent a year
  • In 1911 father gave up a large part of his diocese and St Andrew’s, Undershaft
    Ralph has become curate of St Peter’s, South Tottenham
  • Henry has been made a Captain in the territorial Force
  • Arthur left Trinity College in 1912. He is now Secretary of the Anglican Christian Fellowship
  • Rachel has gone to Miss Lacey’s School at Highgate for the last time
  • Elly is on the surgical staff of the new hospital for women
  • Arthur has a commission in the 2nd battalion, Connaught Rangers
  • Henry is political agent at Horsham

The Contents page is blank and there are six loose family photos (no captions or names)
Letter from Charles Henry Turner
MCPP/FT/2/1/4/1 · Item · 24 August 1918
Part of College Personal Papers

Letter from Charles Henry Turner, Bishop of Islington, to Ruth Turner, his daughter. Charles Turner asks about Francis Turner's condition after his air accident. He asks for Francis' address, and informs Ruth of his travel plans.
Letters from Edith and Charles Turner
MCPP/FT/2/1/8/1 · File · 24 December 1909
Part of College Personal Papers

2 letters, written by Edith and Charles Turner, to their children on Christmas Eve, 1909. The letters are written from a hotel in Egypt. They talk about their travel plans, thank them for presents, and discuss what they're doing on Christmas Day.
Miscellaneous letters
MCPP/FT/2/1/9 · Subseries · 21 July 1806
Part of College Personal Papers

Miscellaneous letters from the Turner family collection.

The letter dated 21 July 1806 is written to a "Mr Bunyon" from [A/ ? Hope].

The remaining letters are addressed to Charlie Matthews, (21 October 1917 - 24 March 1918), and are from Arthur Turner, William Malkin, Ruth Turner, Edith Turner, Charles Turner, Bessie Malkin, and a member of a club that Arthur helped organise.

The letter from Arthur Turner (21 October 1917) concerns his schedule, the war, and the activities of a religious committee.

The remaining letters (January - March 1918) concern an obituary that Charlie Matthews was writing for Arthur Turner in The Challenge, as well as the posthumous publication of an essay by Arthur Turner, 'Concerning Prayer'.