John
Turpie
Born in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Turpie
and Janet (Orr) Turpie
Brother of
Alexander Turpie, Janet (Turpie) Cunningham, Thomas Turpie, James Orr Turpie, Jean (Turpie) Fletcher, Roger Turpie, Archibald Turpie, William Turpie, David Turpie and Robert Chrystie Turpie
Husband of
Elisabeth (Spence) Turpie
— married
14 Nov 1824 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Husband of
Margaret (Lyall) Turpie
— married
28 Sep 1860 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Barbara Paterson (Turpie) Allan, Alexander Turpie, Janet Orr Turpie, George Spence Turpie, John Turpie, Henry Spence Turpie and John Joseph Lyall Turpie
Died
at about age 80
in St. Andrews and St. Leonards, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Mar 2021
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Biography
This profile is part of the Turpie Name Study.
John was born in 1799. He is the son of Alexander Turpie and Janet Orr. In 1852 John was a mason, living in Sinclairtown, Kirkcaldy; by 1858 (at the marriage of his son Alexander) he was a Master Mason.
Sources
- National Records of Scotland (Online Database “Scotland’s People”), Old Parish Registers (accessed 12/03/2021), Marriages, ref 426/40 477 Dysart, entry for TURPIE, JOHN, 06/10/1799, ALEXANDER TURPIE/ JANET ORR FR1394 (FR1394)
- National Records of Scotland (Online Database “Scotland’s People”), Old Parish Registers (accessed 13/03/2021), Marriages, ref 426/70 16 Dysart, entry for TURPIE, JOHN, 14/11/1824, BETTY SPENCE/
- National Records of Scotland (Online Database “Scotland’s People”), Census 1841; accessed 28/07/2021; ref : 426/ 10/ 21 Dysart; Entry for : TURPIE, JOHN, age: 40, Occupation: -
- National Records of Scotland (Online Database “Scotland’s People”), Census 1851; accessed 29/07/2021; ref : 426/ 11/ 37 Dysart; Entry for : TURPIE, JOHN, age: 51, Occupation: -
- National Records of Scotland (Online Database “Scotland’s People”), Statutory Registers (accessed 13/02/2022), Marriages, ref 447/ 29 Markinch, entry for TURPIE, JOHN, 1860, MARGARET LYALL
- National Records of Scotland (Online Database “Scotland’s People”), Census 1871; accessed 10/12/2021; ref : 426/ 13/ 27 Dysart; Entry for : TURPIE, JOHN, age: 73, Occupation: -
- National Records of Scotland (Online Database “Scotland’s People”), Statutory Registers (accessed 13/09/2021), Deaths, ref 453/ 260 St Andrews and St Leonards, entry for TURPIE, JOHN, 1880, mmn ORR; age 80
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
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