Walter
Turnbull
Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Euphemia Dickson
— married
about 2 Jan 1796 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Isabel Turnbull, James Turnbull, Euphemia (Turnbull) Dobson, Nelly Turnbull and William Turnbull
Died
in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Biography
Walter worked as a parochial schoolmaster in Melrose.[1]
Walter married Euphemia Dickson in 1796 after giving their names for marriage in both her parish of Hawick[2] and his parish of Melrose.[3]
1796 January 1st - Mr Walter Turnbull of the parish of Melrose and Euphan Dickson of this parish gave up their names for proclamation in order to marriage. 2/6 to the poor.[4]
1796 Jan 2 - Booked for marriage Walter Turnbull in this parish and Euphemia Dickson in the parish of Hawick. Cautioner David Kyle.[5]
When they married, the 100 acres of land that Euphemia had inherited from her father, William Dickson, became part of Walter's estate. He sold Cartlahole in Melrose in 1797 to Dr. Robert Douglas, the minister in Galashiels. In turn this land was sold to Sir Walter Scott and became the location of Abbotsford House.[6][7][8][9]
He died in Melrose on 18th December 1804.[10]
Sources
- ↑ FindMyPast.co.uk, Southern Reporter 23 April 1868, p. 3 [1]
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. Church Registers - Old parish registers - Banns and Marriages, 01/01/1796, 789, 30 / 120, HAWICK
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. Church Registers - Old parish registers - Banns and Marriages, 02/01/1796, 799, 40 / 166, MELROSE
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. Church Registers - Old parish registers - Banns and Marriages, 01/01/1796, 789, 30 / 120, HAWICK
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. Church Registers - Old parish registers - Banns and Marriages, 02/01/1796, 799, 40 / 166, MELROSE
- ↑ Crockett, W. S. (William Shillinglaw), The Scott country, A. and C. Black, London, 1905, p. 254 [2]
- ↑ Crockett, W. S. (William Shillinglaw), Abbotsford, Adam and Charles Black, 1905, p. 21 [3]
- ↑ Lorrain, William, add. Mitchell, Aubrey, A Borders schoolmaster : the written effects of William Lorrain, A.M., 1772-1841, Kelso : A. Mitchell, 2000, p. 23 [4]
- ↑ Jeffrey, Alexander, History and antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts, from the most remote period to the present time, T.C. Jack, Edinburgh, p. 74 [5]
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. Church Registers - Old parish registers - Deaths and Burials, 18/12/1804, 799, 40 / 224, MELROSE
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