The Turing Baronetcy, of Foveran

Foveran

Foveran is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is located 11 miles north of Aberdeen and 4 miles south-east of Ellon; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road. The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is...

 in the County of Aberdeen, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created in 1638 for John Turing. He was a supporter of Charles I

Charles I of England

Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

 and was taken prisoner by the Covenanter

Covenanter

The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent in that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century...

s in 1639. In 1651, he fought at the Battle of Worcester

Battle of Worcester

The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester, England and was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalist, predominantly Scottish, forces of King Charles II...

. The Turing family descends from Sir William Turing, a supporter of David II

David II of Scotland

David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...

, who was granted the barony of Foveran

Foveran

Foveran is the name of both a parish and village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is located 11 miles north of Aberdeen and 4 miles south-east of Ellon; the main group of houses and the village school are located adjacent to the main A90 trunk road. The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is...

 in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

 by the king.

The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing

Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS , was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of "algorithm" and "computation" with the Turing machine, which played a...

was the uncle of the twelfth Baronet.

Turing Baronets, of Foveran (1638)

• Sir John Turing, 1st Baronet (c. 1595–1662)
• Sir John Turing, 2nd Baronet (d. 1682)
• Sir John Turing, 3rd Baronet (1680–1733)
• Sir Alexander Turing, 4th Baronet (1702–1782)
• Sir Inglis Turing, 5th Baronet (1743–1791)
• Sir Robert Turing, 6th Baronet (1745–1831)
• Sir James Henry Turing, 7th Baronet (1791–1860)
• Sir Robert Fraser Turing, 8th Baronet (1827–1913)
• Sir James Walter Turing, 9th Baronet (1862–1928)
• Sir Robert Andrew Henry Turing, 10th Baronet (1895–1970)
• Sir John Leslie Turing, 11th Baronet (1895–1987)
• Sir John Dermot Turing, 12th Baronet (b. 1961)