William Lakin Turner

• Name — William Lakin Turner • Born — 25 February 1867 • Birthplace — Barrow upon Trent • Died — 21 October 1936 • Place of death — Sherborne, Dorset • Occupation — Landscape painter

William Lakin Turner was born to George Turner and his wife, Eliza Turner (née Lakin) (1837–1900) in 1867 at Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire. He was educated locally before he boarded at Trent College in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. He was the eldest of four children and inherited his artistic talent from his father who was known as "the Derbyshire Constable." George Turner had a number of successful students including David Payne and Louis Bosworth Hurt. The family was not related to the artist J. M. W. Turner. • Illustration — Leith Hill by Turner George Turner served on the Art Committee of Derby Art Gallery and both his and William's paintings are included in the city's collection. Turner lived at various places, including Fulham, Loughton, (Essex), at Deerholme in Levens, and at Yew Tree Cottage, Applethwaite, Keswick, where he painting some of his best known paintings of the Lake District. Following the death of William's mother in 1900 his father remarried in 1903, to Kate Stevens Smith. George Turner died in 1910, leaving the majority of his estate to his second wife. William received a small legacy of £100. William Lakin Turner met his first wife Rachel Selina (Lina) Burville (1868-1935) whilst they were both studying art at West London College of Arts and they married in Chelsea on 31 July 1892. Lina died on 20 November 1935. On 2 April 1936, William made a new will, leaving bequests to his three siblings and also to a number of charities. He left the bulk of his estate to his intended second wife, Janet Langham (1894-1982), who he married five days later in Eastbourne, Sussex. William Lakin Turner died of cancer on 21 October 1936 at the Yeatman Hospital, Sherborne, Dorset, and was buried on 23 October 1936 at the church of St Mary Magdalene, Castleton, Sherborne, Dorset.