Fanny Maria ( nee Page-Turner ) marries Revd. Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes. Her surviving son, Frederick Augustus, took the name and arms of Page-Turner in 1903
Fanny Maria nee (Page-Turner) Blaydes 1819-1884
Birth. 25 Oct 1819 Piccadilly, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
DEATH 21 Aug 1884 (aged 64) Harringworth, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire,
England BURIAL Saint John The Baptist Churchyard Harringworth, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Sir Edward George Thomas Page-Turner, died intestate in 1846. Sir Edward Henry Page-Turner, 6th Bt., was his son and heir and died without issue in 1874. After his wife's death, he left all his estates to the issue of his eldest sister and coheir, Fanny Maria, who had married the Revd. Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes. Her surviving son, Frederick Augustus, took the name and arms of Page-Turner in 1903. (fn. 80) The Ambrosden estate was sold in 1930, a year before his death.
Fanny Maria Blaydes nee Page-Turner & her daughters :
Blanche, Helen, Kate & Constance Blaydes
Arthur Charles Julius Blaydes,
Frederick Augustus Blaydes,
George Frederick Handel Blaydes)
Blanche Sophia Blaydes,
Helen Agnes Blaydes,
Constance Gertrude Blaydes,
Katherine L. F. Blaydes,
An unusual small memorial situated on the north side of Gretton Road between Harringworth and Gretton is set back from the road and sits amongst the vegetation. For many years the memorial was hidden from view but in recent years Villagers from Harringworth and Gretton have tended the area and want to see the memorial preserved.
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People who see the memorial often ask, “Is it an animal’s grave”? “Is
someone buried there”? The answer to both questions is no, it is a memorial to
Fanny Maria Blaydes who died in a carriage
accident between Harringworth and Gretton on 21stAugust
1884.
The memorial was placed there by her husband, the Rev. Frederick H. M.
Blaydes the vicar of Harringworth between 1843 and 1886.
A public
information board has been placed at the site. The board briefly describes the
following:
Fanny Maria Blaydes (nee Page Turner) was the wife of Frederick M
Blaydes, the Vicar of Harringworth between 1843 and 1886.
In August 1884 Fanny was returning home from Gretton with friends when
her horse and carriage ran out of control. Fanny was thrown out of the carriage
and died instantly, her two friends escaped without injury.
Fanny Bladdes is buried in Harringworth Churchyard. The memorial was
placed here by her husband and there is a further memorial to her in the
Chancel of Harringworth Church.
The inscription reads ‘HIC OBIT (here remembered in death) F.M.B
August 21st 1884. Sudden Death Sudden Glory.
This article is from the Grantham Journal dated 30thAugust
1884:
Fatal Accident to Mrs Blaydes of Harringworth
A sad carriage accident occurred on the 21st inst. At
Gretton, resulting in the death oif Mrs F.M Blaydes, wife of the Rev. F.H.M.
BLaydes M.A. vicar of Harringworth. The deceased lady was returning from paying
some visits when the horse took fright and started off. Mrs Blaydes jumped
out and fell on the back of her head causing instant death. The other
occupants of the carriage escaped without injury.
The deceased was the sister of the late Sir Edward Page Turner, Bart.
An inquest was held at the Swan Inn, Harringworth before Mr. J. T.
Parker, Evelyn Holmes, daughter of the Rev. Edward Holmes, rector of Wakerley,
deposed that in company with the deceased and Mrs Bouts they were out for a
drive in a pony phaeton, from Gretton to Harringworth. Witness was driving, and
while descending a hill near Harringworth the shafts went up as high as the
pony’s head, and the animal started off in a gallop. He went about 40 yards;
ran the carriage into some railings and then stopped. Witness did not notice
that Mrs Blaydes had gone out of the carriage till it stopped. She and Mrs
Bouts then got out of the carriage, and ran back and found the deceased lying
on the grass, by the road, about 10 yards from the place where the pony first
started. Witness did not know how deceased got out of the carriage. Found she
was seriously injured and unconscious. Witness had driven several miles before
the accident happened. The harness seemed to be all right when they started,
and it was not altered.
The pony and carriage belonged to the witness’s father, Mrs Jane Theresa
Bouts, of Brixton, said at the time of the accident, she was staying at
Harringworth Vicarage. She saw the deceased get up; Miss Holmes told them both
to keep their seats. She did not know how the deceased left the carriage, but
it was over the back. She did not step out. She stopped by the deceased while
Miss Holmes went for assistance, and during the time Mrs Blaydes died. Mr
Tomlinson, surgeon of Barrowden, deposed to being called to the vicarage. He
examined the deceased and found that her neck was dislocated.
A verdict of “Accidental Death” was returned.
(Plaque in Harringworth church): IN AFFECTIONATE
REMEMBRANCE OF FANNY MARIA, THE LOVING AND BELOVED WIFE OF REV. F.H.M. BLAYDES,
VICAR OF HARRINGWORTH, AND DAUGHTER OF SIR E.G.T. PAGE TURNER, BART. WHO DIED
AUGUST 21, 1884, AGED 64 YEARS.--NO LONGER MUST THE MOURNER WEEP, NOR CALL
DEPARTED CHRISTIANS DEAD; FOR DEATH IS HALLOWED INTO SLEEP, AND EVERY GRAVE
BECOMES A BED.
(Marker on grass verge between Gretton and Harringworth on Harringworth road):
HIC OBIIT (Translation: Here is where she died)
F. M. B.
Aug 21 1884
SUDDEN DEATH
SUDDEN GLORY
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