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Cassandra Turner, Baroness Hawke (1746 – 1813) British Hanoverian novelist

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  Cassandra Turner Baroness Hawke 1746-1813 with her son Edward Hawke-Harvey, 3rd Baron Hawke (1774–1824) by Thomas Beach 1738-1806  Cassandra Turner was born (on Feb 28, 1746), the youngest daughter of Sir Edward Turner, second baronet of Ambrosden in Oxon and his wife Cassandra Leigh. She became the wife of Martin Bladen (1744-1805) the second Baron Hawke of Towton and became the Baroness Hawke. He was the son of  Admiral Edward  Hawke , 1st Baron Hawke of Towton  and  Catherine  Brooke . He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Saltash of Oxford University between 1768 and 1774. He graduated from  Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England , with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) He succeeded as the  2nd Baron Hawke of Towton, co. York  [G.B., 1776]  on 17 October 1781.   Children of Martin Bladen Hawke, 2nd Baron Hawke of Towton and  Cassandra  Turner 1.     ...

Elizabeth Saye and Sele (nee Turner) 1741-1816

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Elizabeth Lady Saye & Sele 1741-1816 before Ambrosden House by Thomas Beach 1738-1806  Elizabeth daughter of Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Bart. of Ambrosden  and his wife  Cassandra daughter of William Leigh of Adlestrop. Born 18.2.1741 married 1767 Thomas Twistleton 7th Baron Saye & Sele In the following year, 1768, Lord Saye and Sele sold Horsmans Place and other lands in Kent (his father had inherited these Twistleton estates in 1757), and this sale appears to have provided the money for a considerable amount of work which was carried out at Broughton over the next few years. This work consisted largely of redecorating much of the interior in the newly fashionable Gothick style: the hall was given a new ceiling, a small library was formed between the hall and the dining parlour; the long gallery was refurbished, the first-floor rooms between the hall and the chapel were redecorated, and a number of windows renewed. Lord Saye and Sele died by his own hand 1.7.1788; ...