Turing baronets


The Turing Baronetcy, of Foveran in the County of Aberdeen, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. 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.
The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing was the uncle of the twelfth Baronet.

Turing baronets, of Foveran (1638)

The following have been Turing baronets:
  • Sir John Turing, 1st Baronet, created Baronet by the king
  • Sir John Turing, 2nd Baronet, grandson of his predecessor
  • Sir John Turing, 3rd Baronet, grandnephew of the 1st Baronet
  • Sir Alexander Turing, 4th Baronet, son of his predecessor
  • Sir Inglis Turing, 5th Baronet, son of his predecessor
  • Sir Robert Turing, 6th Baronet, brother of his predecessor
  • Sir James Henry Turing, 7th Baronet, great-grandnephew of the 3rd Baronet
  • Sir Robert Fraser Turing, 8th Baronet, son of his predecessor
  • Sir James Walter Turing, 9th Baronet, son of his predecessor
  • Sir Robert Andrew Henry Turing, 10th Baronet, son of his predecessor
  • Sir John Leslie Turing, 11th Baronet, brother of his predecessor
  • Sir John Dermot Turing, 12th Baronet, great-great-grandnephew of the 7th Baronet
  • * Heir Apparent: John Malcolm Ferrier Turing, son
  • * Second in line: James Robert Edward Turing, son

    Family tree

The Turing baronets are related as follows: