There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Turner, all in the Baronetage of Great Britain, one of which became extinct after two holders, one after three and one of which is extant however became renamed in 1766 to match the new successor's new surname Page-Turner and subsequently devolved to the Dryden baronets.

Arms of Turner baronets of Warham, Norfolk (1727): Sable, a chevron ermine between three fers-de-moline or on a chief argent a lion passant gules[1]

The Turner baronetcy, of Warham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 27 April 1727 for Charles Turner, for many years Member of Parliament for King's Lynn.[2] The second and third Baronet's also represented this constituency in Parliament. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1780.

The Turner (later Page-Turner, later Dryden) baronetcy, of Ambrosden in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 24 August 1733.[3] For more information on this creation, see Dryden baronets.

The Turner baronetcy, of Kirkleatham in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 8 May 1782 for Charles Turner, Member of Parliament for York.[4] The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull. The title became extinct on his death in 1810.

Turner baronets, of Warham (1727)

Turner (later Page-Turner, later Dryden) baronets, of Ambrosden (1733)

Turner baronets, of Kirkleatham (1782)

Escutcheon of the Turner baronets of Kirkleatham

References

  1. Burke, General Armory, 1884
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 66, retrieved 12 April 2019
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 77, retrieved 12 April 2019
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 218, retrieved 12 April 2019
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