Turing baronets

The Turing Baronetcy, of Foveran in the County of Aberdeen, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.^[2] It was created in 1638 for John Turing, who was granted the baronetcy of Foveran in Aberdeenshire by the King. He was a supporter of King Charles I and was taken prisoner by the Covenanters in 1639. In 1651, he fought at the Battle of Worcester. The Turing family descends from Sir William Turing, a supporter of David II (1329–1371).

Turing baronets
Crest	A hand holding a helmet Proper.
Shield	Argent on a bend Sable three boar’s heads Or.
Supporters	Two stags Proper.
Motto	Latin: Audentes Fortuna Juvat ("Fortune favours the bold")[1]

The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing was the uncle of the twelfth Baronet.^[3][4]

Turing baronets, of Foveran (1638)

The following have been Turing baronets:

• Sir John Turing, 1st Baronet (died 1662), created Baronet by the king
• Sir John Turing, 2nd Baronet (died 1682), grandson of his predecessor
• Sir John Turing, 3rd Baronet (1680–1733), grandnephew of the 1st Baronet
• Sir Alexander Turing, 4th Baronet (1702–1782), son of his predecessor
• Sir Inglis Turing, 5th Baronet (1743–1791), son of his predecessor
• Sir Robert Turing, 6th Baronet (1745–1831), brother of his predecessor
• Sir James Henry Turing, 7th Baronet (1791–1860), great-grandnephew of the 3rd Baronet
• Sir Robert Fraser Turing, 8th Baronet (1827–1913), son of his predecessor
• Sir James Walter Turing, 9th Baronet (1862–1928), son of his predecessor
• Sir Robert Andrew Henry Turing, 10th Baronet (1895–1970), son of his predecessor
• Sir John Leslie Turing, 11th Baronet (1895–1987), (younger twin) brother of his predecessor
• Sir John Dermot Turing, 12th Baronet (born 1961), great-great-grandnephew of the 7th Baronet
  • Heir Apparent: John Malcolm Ferrier Turing (born 1988), son
  • Second in line: James Robert Edward Turing (born 1991), son

Family tree

The Turing baronets are related as follows:

William Turing of Foveran d. 1613

John Turing, 1st Baronet d. 1662

Henry Turing d. 1657

George Turing d. 1657

John Turing 1650–1681

John Turing, 2nd Baronet d. 1682

John Turing, 3rd Baronet 1680–1733

Walter Turing 1681–1743

Alexander Turing, 4th Baronet 1702–1782

James Turing 1714–1788

Inglis Turing, 5th Baronet 1743–1791

Robert Turing, 6th Baronet 1745–1831

John Turing 1751–1798

James Turing, 7th Baronet 1791–1860

John Turing 1793–1828

Robert Turing, 8th Baronet 1827–1913

John Turing 1826–1883

James Turing, 9th Baronet 1862–1928

Julius Turing 1873–1947

Robert Turing, 10th Baronet 1895[note 1]–1970

John Turing, 11th Baronet 1895[note 2]–1987

John Turing 1908–1983

Alan Turing, OBE FRS 1912–1954

John Turing, 12th Baronet b. 1961

John Turing, Heir Apparent b. 1988

James Turing b. 1991

1. Older twin
2. Younger twin

References

1. Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1903
2. Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990., ^{[page needed]}
3. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3957
4. "An interview with Dermot Turing: Alan Turing's nephew". UK: Loughborough University. 5 October 2016.