James Hilton Turvey (bef. 1832 - 1883)

Born before 18 Sep 1832 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Bertody Marland — married 24 Dec 1859 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Husband of Ann (Whittingham) Turvey — married 24 Oct 1864 in Chester St Bridget, Cheshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

James Hilton Turvey was baptised on 18 September 1832, in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, the son of John Hilton and Mary Ann Turvey.^[1]

He was living with his parents in East Retford in 1841.^[2]

He married Mary Bertody Marland on 24 Dec 1859 in Holy Trinity, Southport, Lancashire, England.^[3]

They had one child, James Turvey in 1860. His marriage to Mary Bertody Marland ended 2 Nov 1863 due to her death.

He then married a second time to Ann Whittingham on 24 Oct 1864 in Chester St Bridget, Cheshire, England.

He was living in Lathom St James, Lancashire in 1871 working as a Professor of Music and living with wife Ann (25, born Chester) and children James H (5), Fanny (4), Charles H (2), Edith A (1). ^[4]

Anne died in 1871 and he married 22-year old Maude Janvrin Vincent, from St Lawrence, Channel Islands, on 8 February 1872 in Ladbroke, Warwickshire. The had three children Vincent Newton (1873), Maude Christine (1875) and Amy Blanche Vincent (1877). He lived at 7 Leicester Street at this time. His brother Thomas died in 1878.^[5]

Described by this time as a "gentleman", he was appointed Lieutenant of the 54th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corp in 1871^[6] and was promoted to Captain-Comandant in 1875.^[7] He stood for election to the Southport Council in 1874 and 1875 for the Conservative Party.^[5] He had became a leading man of the town by then, leading the procession that reopened the baths in 1881.^[5]

He was living with his wife Maude and four children in Southport in 1881, listed as a "music seller".^[8]

James left to Australia May 1881 for a series of business trips, returning in October to find his wife was pregnant with another man's baby. John Frederick was born 26 June 1882, his father being Albert Bernard Seymour, a brewer from her native Jersey. James sued for divorce, but he died on 7 January 1883 before the divorce had been finalised.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWHZ-RQ4 : 30 December 2014), James Turvey, James Turvey; citing EAST RETFORD,NOTTINGHAM,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 503,811, 504,066, 504,532.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7S4-JXC : 30 October 2015), James Turvey in household of John H Turvey, Clareborough, Nottinghamshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDD-NLDC : 11 March 2018), James Turvey Or Turrey and Mary Bertody Marland, 24 Dec 1859; citing Marriage, Holy Trinity, Southport, Lancashire, England, volume , Lancashire Record Office, Preston; FHL microfilm 1,657,579.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBNV-C5T : 24 April 2019), James Turvey, 1871.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} James' Role Leading, Southport Visitor, 16 Jan 2020
6. ↑ London Gazette, 12 September 1871, page 3834.
7. ↑ London Gazette, 29 Jan 1875, page 348
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-MMGM : 13 December 2017), James Turvey, North Meols, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 31, Piece/Folio 3751/19, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,079.
9. ↑ James' eventful and, Southport Observer, 20 Jan 2020