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Robert Turnbull Sr. (1803 - 1892)

Captain Robert Turnbull Sr.
Born in County Durham, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died at age 88 in Kildare Cape, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canadamap
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Biography

Notables Project
Robert Turnbull Sr. is Notable.

"Captain Robert Turnbull, Sr., was an accomplished master mariner... born in County Durham, England, on 29 March 1803, and emigrated to Prince Edward Island sometime in the early 1820s. A young adventurer par excellence, he met, courted, and won another Yorkshire native, Isabella Severy (nee Gray), the 43-year-old widow of John Severy of Crapaud. They married on 5 August 1826, and overnight Captain Turnbull became a landowner of minor means. On 24 March 1827, a daughter, Hannah Gray, was born.

Appointed Constable for in 1830, Turnbull soon added a further 150 acres to his farm. By the late 1840s, he owned and operated the sailing vessel, Hannah Gray... Isabella Severy Turnbull died on 11 January 1856... on 27 May, he took as his second wife Mary Duncan of Three Rivers, Prince Edward Island... They married at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but they made their home at Charlottetown, where the Captain kept his schooner. From this second marriage was born William Duncan Turnbull in 1867." [1]

Robert Turnbull of Kildare Cape, Township No 2 and formerly of Charlottetown, wrote his will on February 25, 1892. He left his entire estate to his daughter, Hannah Gray, wife of George McRae of Kildare Cape. The executor noted that a portion of the indemnity paid by the Government of Chile to the Government of the United States for the murder of certain men of the crew of the US Warship "Baltimore" had been awarded to the family of William Turnbull, but the amount was as yet unknown. [2]

"Captain Robert Turnbull, well known all over the Island as a very successful coaster. The deceased ran packets for many years, for the carriage of passengers between this port and Boston, and we believe never lost a man nor a passenger. " [3]



Sources

  1. "William Duncan Turnbull and the Chilean-American Controversy, 1891- 1892: 'William Turnbull and the Brink of War.' University of California; 1984, pp. 20-23."
  2. Prince Edward Island Probate Records, Will of Robert Turnbull, Will T-77, 1892 FamilySearch Person: 3QHV-V386-9TKJ
  3. Turnbull, Robert (Capt.) Charlottetown Guardian - 19 March 1892, page 4, col. 4
  • Robert Turnbull (B) and Isabella Savery (W) both of Queen's County obtained a marriage license on August 3rd 1826 and were married by Phillips Callbeck Esq, JP. Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records Office, Marriage Licenses, RG19, S3, SS1 vol 2 pg 29 1826; Prince Edward Island Register about Aug 1, 1826
  • Died. "At Crapaud, on Friday night, the 11th inst., after a long illness, Isabella, wife of Capt. Robert Turnbull, aged 74 years." The Islander – Jan 18, 1856
  • "At the residence of Mr. McRae, on 14th inst., at the advanced age of 91 years, Capt, Robert Turnbull well known all over the Island as a very successful coaster. Deceased was father of William Turnbull, of US ship Baltimore, recently killed at Valparaiso." Examiner -- 18920319 -- Page 02, www.islandnewspapers.ca




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