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Walter Turnbull¹

(say 1720 - after 1769)

Father

Robert Turnbull (say 1690 - ); relationship a complete assumption and based purely on both families using Canonbie for their children's baptisms, and naming pattern of Walter's children²

Mother

Helen Blacklock² (say 1690 - )

Relationship

5th great-grandfather of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

Walter Turnbull was born say 1720 ?Dykehead, Par. of Kirkandrews on Esk, CUL, ENG

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Walter Turnbull married Betty Turnbull say 1742 ?Canonbie, DFS, SCT

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Walter Turnbull died aft. 1769 prob. at ?Dykehead, Par. of Kirkandrews on Esk, CUL, ENG

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     My assumptions for this family are:
     - Robert and Helen are at the top of the dynasty
     - I have assigned both James and Walter to this couple, despite not finding a baptism for either.
     - both James and Walter named their first sons Robert
     - Walter also neatly has a 2nd dtr Helen
     - James' sons Robert 1753, Walter 1763, and dtr Mary 1755, were all b. Dykehead
     - Walter's sons Walter 1745, and James 1764, and dtrs Helen, Betty and Hannah were all b Dykehead (and possibly some of the others)
     Bear in mind however that I have absolutely no evidence to tie Robert and Helen to Dykehead other than they too had their children baptised in Canonbie. The records around that time do not conveniently add place, or other identifying data.²
Of the children shown below as belonging to this couple, the baptisms of Walter, the younger Helen, Betty, Hanah, Margaret and James have been checked, and all show Walter as "in Dykehead". But there is more than one Dykehead, and only the earlier baptisms show wife Betty by name.
Walter's 1745 baptism however very helpfully has both Betty Turnbull, and Parish of Kirkandrews to elaborate, so I am now comfortable that I have the right Dykehead. The later baptisms, Hanah, Margaret and James, show the Minister saving ink by only writing "and wife". However the other Walter of Dykehead didn't marry until 1772, was then clearly shown as a bachelor, and these later baptisms show them to a married Walter, so I am also comfortable that they are in their correct family.²

Names

His surname was recorded as Turnbul on assorted children's baptisms.¹

All the other info

Walter Turnbull married to Betty Turnbull and Walter Turnbull a contemporay with a child born Glendenning Rigg, CUL, ENG, in 1744 were possibly related althought the closest they can be is cousins.²

Family

Betty Turnbull (say 1722 - aft. 1764)

Children

Robert Turnbull⁵ (cir. Feb 1744 - )
Walter Turnbull+^3,6 (cir. Jun 1745 - aft. 1791)
Mary Turnbull¹ (Aug 1747 - )
Helen Turnbull¹ (Jun 1749 - )
Margaret Turnbull¹ (Nov 1751 - )
Helen Turnbull¹ (cir. Jul 1753 - )
Betty Turnbull¹ (cir. Oct 1755 - )
Hanah Turnbull^7,8 (cir. Mar 1759 - )
Margaret Turnbull⁹ (cir. Dec 1761 - )
James Turnbull+¹⁰ (cir. Aug 1764 - bet. 1841 - 1851)
Sarah Turnbull⁴ (cir. Oct 1769 - )

Charts

My pedigree chart
Maternal ancestors of Lorna
TURNBULL

Ellen TURNBULL's ancestors

Last Edited

1 Aug 2015

Citations

Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Walter TURNBULL/Betty DFS: children searched Aug 2002: Batch C118142 1693-1820 1067956, 0102309 Film 6901641.
"Lorna's Family History Musings", Dec 2008.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 16 Jun 1745 Walter s/o Walter TURNBULL and Betty TURNBULL, in Dykehead, Par. of Kirkandrews, Canonbie, DFS 814/0010 0070, copy d/loaded Dec 2008.
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 22 Oct 1769 Sarah d/o Walter TURNBULL "N", Canonbie, DFS, 821/00 0020 0345, copy d/loaded Mar 2015.
Robin A FAIRSERVICE, "EM TURNBULL/ELLIOT ex Robin F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Bap. 12 Feb 1744 Robert s/o Walter TURNBULL and Betty TURNBULL, from Sct People Canonbie TURNBULL index, 814/0010 0067, index rcvd Dec 2008.
Robin A FAIRSERVICE, "EM TURNBULL/ELLIOT ex Robin F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Bap. 16 Jun 1745 Walter s/o Walter TURNBULL and Betty TURNBULL, from Sct People Canonbie TURNBULL index, 814/0010 0070, index rcvd Dec 2008.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 11 Mar 1759 Hanah d/o Walter TURNBUL and wife in Dykehead, Canonbie, DFS 814/0010 0096, copy d/loaded Dec 2008.
Robin A FAIRSERVICE, "EM TURNBULL/ELLIOT ex Robin F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Bap. 11 Mar 1759 Hannah d/o Walter TURNBULL, reg. Canonbie, DFS OPR Births 814/0010 0096, index rcvd Dec 2008.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bap. 30 Dec 1761 Margaret d/o Walter TURNBUL and wife in Dykehead, Canonbie, DFS 814/0010 0101, copy d/loaded Dec 2008.
Robin A FAIRSERVICE, "EM TURNBULL/ELLIOT ex Robin F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Bap. 2 Sep 1764 James s/o Walter TURNBULL in Dykehead, Canonbie, DFS, extract rcvd Dec 2008.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

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