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 barony of Foveran in Aberdeenshire by the king. He was a supporter of 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
- Sir John Turing, 2nd Baronet
- Sir John Turing, 3rd Baronet
- Sir Alexander Turing, 4th Baronet
- Sir Inglis Turing, 5th Baronet
- Sir Robert Turing, 6th Baronet
- Sir James Henry Turing, 7th Baronet
- Sir Robert Fraser Turing, 8th Baronet
- Sir James Walter Turing, 9th Baronet
- Sir Robert Andrew Henry Turing, 10th Baronet
- Sir John Leslie Turing, 11th Baronet
- Sir John Dermot Turing, 12th Baronet
