George Turner (buried 1936)

George was born in the village of Moreton near Thame in Oxfordshire. He was the eldest son of Richard Gibbons Turner and his wife Susan. George was baptised in Thame on 22nd October 1852. As a young man, he worked as a grocer's assistant in Bath but returned to Henley-on-Thames and opened a shop in Bell Street. His two brothers Edward and William also worked in the shop. George was a local councillor and magistrate with, according to the local newspapers radical views. By 1891, he had retired to the village of Rotherfield Greys just outside the town. George never married and lived with his widowed mother until her death and his sister Susan. In 1903, George appeared in court with 12 other men, protesting about the rise in his rates by 2 shillings. He lost his case and was ordered to pay the extra amount. George continued to live in the Henley district until 1929 when he moved to Worthing with his sister Susan. They moved into a new house called "Four Gables" in Brooklyn Avenue. (The house later became Harcourt School which was demolished in the 1960's. Wimborne Court now stands in its place). In 1934, George and Susan moved to "Sea Breeze" in St Valerie Road. George died here on 27th February 1936. Probate was granted on 26th May to Sydney Brain solicitor and Jonathan Dillistone builder and decorator. Effects £17820 9s 9d. Susan died in 1953 and is also buried at Heene.