Robert Turnbull (1846 - abt. 1879)

Born 1846 in Barbados

Died about 1879 at about age 33 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

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• Immigrants of African Ancestry to 19th Century Australia

Biography

Robert Turnbull has African ancestry.

Robert Turnbull was born in Barbados.

Robert Turnbull was born in 1846 in Barbados. He arrived in Australia in 1871 on board the Ship: Springbox(?) and his occupation had been that of Sailor. He had black hair, black eyes and in 1876 was 5 foot and 7 inches in height. Robert's religion was Church of England.

In 1871 Robert was convicted of stealing and in 1874 he was found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting and assaulting the Police. In 1876 Robert can be found in Maitland Gaol in New South Wales, Australia. A head shot image of Robert Turnbull and reference details can be found: ^[1]

Research Notes

On identifying when Robert passed away, a search of the Death Records of New South Wales for the years 1876 to 1936 revealed 19 males with the name of Robert Turnbull. Only 2 possibilities were identified.

1. Robert Turnbull who died in 1879 in Sydney and was age 32. This corroborates with the birth year of the Robert Turnbull of this profile. ^[2]
2. Robert Turnbull who died in 1926 in North Sydney. This would have made the Robert Turnbull of this profile the age of 80 at this death which is a possibility. ^[3]

Because of the higher suitability of the first Robert Turnbull above to the individual of this profile (corresponding year of birth) - these are the details inserted in the profile. The details of the Robert Turnbull 2 are more vague but are recorded here as they do not put him outside the realm of possibility to be linked to the profile.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW Government State Archives and Records Gaol: Inmates/Prisoners Photos Index 1870-1930 Item No: [2/2106] | Digital ID: IE375488 | Series: NRS2326 | Page No: 43 | Photo No: 42
2. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Turnbull Robert. Death. Registration number: 42/1879, Age 32 years, Died Sydney. District: Sydney. . Accessed 31 May 2023 Death search page
3. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Turnbull Robert. Death. Registration number: 11952/1926 District: North Sydney. Accessed 31 May 2023 Death search page