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William Turnbull (1810 - 1891)

William Turnbull
Born in Upper Denton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdommap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1832 in Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 81 in Hethersgill, Cumberland, Englandmap
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Biography

William Turnbull was born in about 1811 in Upper Denton, Cumberland, England. [1]

He appears to have married Sarah Graham but no marriage record has yet been found. However, Dennis Turnbull says they married in Gretna Green...

In 1841, he was living with his wife and 4 children in Moss Cottage, Kirklinton, Cumberland.[2]

William Turnbull M 30 Cumberland, England
Sarah Turnbull F 30 Cumberland, England
Thomas Turnbull M 7 Cumberland, England
Mary Turnbull F 5 Cumberland, England
Jane Turnbull F 2 Cumberland, England
Robert Turnbull M 0 Cumberland, England

In 1851, he was living with his wife and children in Hethersgill, Cumberland.[1]

William Turnbull Head M 40 Upper Denton, Cumberland, England
Sarah Turnbull Wife F 40 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
James Turnbull Daughter F 12 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Robert Turnbull Son M 10 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Mary Turnbull Daughter F 8 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
John Turnbull Son M 4 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Sarah Turnbull Daughter F 1 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Ann Turnbull Daughter F 6 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England

In 1861, he was living with his wife and 2 daughters in Hethersgill. [3]

William Turnbull Head M 51 Upper Denton, Cumberland, England
Sarah Turnbull Wife F 50 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Sarah Turnbull Daughter F 11 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Maria Turnbull Daughter F 9 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England

In 1871, he was living with his wife and grandson in Hethersgill. [4]

William Turnbull Head M 61 Denton, Cumberland, England
Sarah Turnbull Wife F 60 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
William Turnbull Grandson M 5 Blackburn, Lancashire, England

In 1881, a farm labourer, he was living with his wife, 2 daughters and a granddaughter in Swang Cottage, Hethersgill. [5]

William Turnbull Head Married M 71 Farm Labourer Denton, Cumberland, England
Sarah Turnbull Wife Married F 70 Farm Labourers Wife Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Ann Turnbull Daughter F 32 Housemaid (Unemp) Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Maria Turnbull Daughter F 24 General Servant Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Sarah J. Turnbull Granddaughter F Kirklinton, Cumberland, England

His wife died in 1883.

In 1891, he was widowed living with his daughter and a granddaughter in Hethersgill.[6]

William Turnbull Head M 81 Denton, Cumberland, England
Annie Turnbull Daughter F 42 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Sarah J Turnbull Granddaughter F 10 Kirklinton, Cumberland, England

He died on 25 May 1891 in Deane Cottage, Hethersgill. [7] [8] He was buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Hethersgill and is remembered on a memorial with his wife and several of his children. [9]

Research Notes

23 October. The Will of William Turnbull late of Dean Cottage Hethersgill in the Parish of Kirklinton in the County of G umber land Labourer who died 25 May- 1891 at Dean Cottage was proved at Carlisle by Grace Dickinson (Wife of Ralph Dickinson) of Chapel Green Hindley in the County of Lancaster and Maria Turnbull of Dykesfield Hexham in the County of Northumberland Spinster the Daughters the Executrixes.

All his brothers were baptised in Kirklinton.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 2428; Folio: 355; Page: 1; GSU roll: 87108; ED, institution, or vessel: 10b; Household schedule number: 4
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #15114855 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    William Turnbull (40) head of household in Hethersgill in Longtown registration district in Cumberland, England. Born in Upper Denton, Cumberland, England.
  2. 1841 Census: "1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: HO107; Piece number: 169; Page: 22; Schedule: 692
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 25 April 2024)
    William Turnbull (30) in Moss Cottage, Kirklinton in Longtown registration district in Cumberland, England.
  3. 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
    Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3912; Folio: 48; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543205; ED, institution, or vessel: 10; Household schedule number: 75
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #13166557 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    William Turnbull (51) head of household in Hethersgill in Longtown registration district in Cumberland, England. Born in Upper Denton, Cumberland, England.
  4. 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
    The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5214; Folio: 39; Page: 10; GSU roll: 849461; ED, institution, or vessel: 9; Household schedule number: 51
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #3457791 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    William Turnbull (61) head of household in Hethersgill in Longtown registration district in Cumberland, England. Born in Denton, Cumberland, England.
  5. 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
    Class: RG11; Piece: 5152; Folio: 111; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342243; ED, institution, or vessel: 9
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #2214345 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    William Turnbull (71), married, Farm Labourer, head of household in Swang Cottage, Hethersgill in Longtown registration district in Cumberland, England. Born in Denton, Cumberland, England.
  6. 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4283; Folio: 96; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6099393
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #24519034 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    William Turnbull (81) head of household in Hethersgill in Longtown registration district in Cumberland, England. Born in Denton, Cumberland, England.
  7. Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
    Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 10b; Page: 338
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8914 #34368008 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    William Turnbull death registered Apr-May-Jun 1891 in Longtown (age 81).
  8. Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #3287480 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    William Turnbull probate on 23 Oct 1891 in Carlisle. Died 25 May 1891 in Cumberland, England.
  9. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #163477084 (accessed 25 April 2024)
    Memorial page for William Turnbull (unknown-25 May 1891), citing St Mary's Churchyard, Hethersgill, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England; Maintained by Lost Ancestors (contributor 48778889).

See also

  • William Trumble

in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: William Trumble Gender: Male Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1810 Baptism Place: Nether Denton,Cumberland,England Father: Robert Trumble Mother: Mary Robson FHL Film Number: 90613





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William and Sarah were married at Gretna Green
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