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In 1591 Dean Thomas Turner was born to [his father] Thomas Turner of Heckfield in Hampshire in Reading, Berkshire [Map].
On 26th June 1610 Dean Thomas Turner (age 19) matriculated St John's College, Oxford University.
On 6th June 1614 Dean Thomas Turner (age 23) graduated Bachelor of Arts.
On 9th May 1618 Dean Thomas Turner (age 27) graduated Master of Arts: Oxford University.
In 1623 Dean Thomas Turner (age 32) was presented to the vicarage of St Giles' Church, Oxford.
On 20th July 1624 Dean Thomas Turner (age 33) was awarded Bachelor of Divinity.
On 14th April 1629 Dean Thomas Turner (age 38) was collated by Archbishop William Laud (age 55) to the Prebend of Newington in St Paul's Cathedral [Map].
In May 1631 Dean Thomas Turner (age 40) obtained the rectory of St Augustine's in the Gate, but exchanged it on 10th November 1631 for that of Southwark.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 1st April 1633 Dean Thomas Turner (age 42) was awarded Doctor of Divinity.
Before 23rd August 1637 Dean Thomas Turner (age 46) and Margaret Windebank were married.
On 23rd August 1637 [his son] Bishop Francis Turner was born to Dean Thomas Turner (age 46) and [his wife] Margaret Windebank.
On 3rd January 1644 Dean Thomas Turner (age 53) was appointed Dean of Canterbury.
In September 1645 [his son] Thomas Turner was born to Dean Thomas Turner (age 54) and [his wife] Margaret Windebank.
On 10th May 1647 [his son] Archdeacon William Turner was born to Dean Thomas Turner (age 56) and [his wife] Margaret Windebank.
On 8th October 1672 Dean Thomas Turner (age 81) died. He was buried in the Dean's Chapel Canterbury Cathedral.
John Evelyn's Diary. 20th February 1676. Dr. Gunning (age 62), Bishop of Ely, preached before the King (age 45) from St. John xx. 21, 22, 23, chiefly against an anonymous book, called "Naked Truth", a famous and popular treatise against the corruption in the Clergy, but not sound as to its quotations, supposed to have been the Bishop of Hereford and was answered by Dr. Turner, it endeavoring to prove an equality of order of Bishop and Presbyter.
John Evelyn's Diary. 17th June 1683. I dined at the Earl of Sunderland's (age 41) with the Earls of Bath (age 54), Castlehaven (age 66), Lords Viscount Falconberg (age 56), Falkland (age 27), Bishop of London, the Grand Master of Malta, brother to the Duke de Vendôme (a young wild spark), and Mr. Dryden (age 51), the poet. After evening prayer, I walked in the park with my Lord Clarendon, where we fell into discourse of the Bishop of Salisbury (Dr. Seth Ward), his subtlety, etc. Dr. Durell, late Dean of Windsor, being dead, Dr. Turner, one of the Duke's chaplains was made dean.
