John William Turnbull (1829 - 1902)

Born 15 Aug 1829 in Edinburgh, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Martha Turnbull — married 14 Oct 1858 in South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1902 at age 73 in Loop St, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

1829 Scotland Births and Baptisms^[1]

Name: John William Turnbull

Gender: Male

Christening Place: EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1829

Birthplace: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father's Name: Andrew Turnbull

Mother's Name: Elizabeth Robertson

John was born in 1829. He was the son of Andrew Turnbull and Elizabeth Robertson.^[2]

He married Lucy Turnbull on 14 October 1858 in South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland.^[3]

They had the following children:

Andrew Maitland

William Dalziel

Alexander Robertson Ruel

Elizabeth Helen Ruel

Lucy Margaret Edith Ruel

Alice Mary Beatrice Anne

Jamima Isabel Catherine

Una Ethel Agathee

Irene Lilian Winifrede

John and Lucy emigrated from Scotland to South Africa.

Occupation: Retired Judge of the Supreme Court of Natal

He passed away in 1902 at the age of 73. Cause of Death: Cerebral Haemorrhage^[4]

Probate Date: 1902

Event Place: Natal, South Africa^[5]

^[6]Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln's Inn, 1855; Advocate, Natal Sup. Court, 1859; Puisne Judge of Supreme Court, 1888; retired 1896.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT5J-XC7 : 10 February 2018), Elizabeth Robertson in entry for John William Turnbull, 15 Aug 1829; citing Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:18KZL6N, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,691.
2. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQCQ-LXX : 10 February 2018), John William Turnbull, 15 Aug 1829; citing EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,691.
3. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9Z-KQM : 10 February 2018), J. W. Turnbull and Lucy M. Turnbull, 14 Oct 1858; citing Leith,Midlothian,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
4. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6G-JX59 : 17 March 2018), John William Turnbull, 11 Dec 1902; Death, Burg, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm 2,099,734.
5. ↑ "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLR2-CRB4 : 17 March 2018), John William Turnbull, 1902; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
6. ↑ Comes from a document put together by my uncle [Jerry Fairbridge] in the early 2000s. He got the information from another document that was compiled by his great aunt Brenda Troil Fairbridge in the 1920s. From the personal files of Natalie Fairbridge, Sherwood Park, AB.

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