TURNOR (TURNER), Arthur (c.1588-1651), of Great Parndon, Essex and the Middle Temple, London; later of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane, London.

Family and Education

b. c.1588, 2nd s. of Edward Turnor (d.1623) of Great Parndon and the M. Temple and Anne, da. of James Morice† of Chipping Ongar, Essex, att. of the Ct. of Wards 1589-97. W. Berry, County Gens.: Peds. of Fams. in County of Suss. 368; W. Dugdale, Origines Juridiciales (1666), p. 177. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1603; New Inn; M. Temple 1606, called 1613. Al. Cant.; M. Temple Admiss. m. by 1616, Anne, da. of John Jermy of Gunton, Norf., chan. of Norwich dioc., 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 1da. Oxford DNB sub Turnor, Sir Edward; Vis. Norf. (Norf. Arch.), i. 108; P. Morant, Hist. and Antiqs. of Essex, ii. 496. suc. bro. 1632. PROB 6/14A, f. 80. d. 1 July 1651. Dugdale, 177.

Offices Held

Freeman, Derby, Derbys. 1614; HEHL, HA5458. recvr. of returns, Bucks. and Norf. 1617–d.; C66/2135/17. bailiff of Hanslope Park, Bucks. 1618–?d.; C66/2182/2. commr. sewers, Mdx. 1627, Essex and Herts. 1628; C181/3, ff. 213v, 253v. j.p. Essex 1632 – d., Herts. 1637-at least 1641, C231/5, pp. 86, 256; Names of JPs (1650), p. 21; C66/2859. Glos., Herefs., Mon., Oxon., Staffs. 1648–?9; C231/6, ff. 109–10. commr. oyer and terminer, Home circ. 1637–?d. C181/5, f. 64.

Reader, New Inn 1623–4; Readers and Readings in Inns of Ct. and Chancery ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. xiii), 213. bencher, M. Temple 1633 – 37, reader 1634; MTR, 811, 812. sjt.-at-law 1637; Order of Sjts.-at-Law, 541. just. assize, Home circ. summer 1646, Northern circ. winter 1647, Oxf. circ. winter 1648, summer 1648; J.S. Cockburn, Hist. of English Assizes, 272–3. treas. Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane 1647–50. Order of Sjts.-at.Law, 541.

Parlimentarian

TURNOR (TURNER), Arthur (c.1588-1651), of Great Parndon, Essex and the Middle Temple, London; later of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery Lane, London.

Main residences: Great Parndon, Essex; the Middle Temple, London; Serjeants' Inn, Chancery Lane, London.

TURNER

Author

V.C.D.M.

B.C.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

TURNOR (TURNER), Arthur (c.1588-1651)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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