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Claire

Claire Report 27 Oct 2013 13:31

I am just wondering about some more Turnbull, I am trying to track down Robert Turnbull born Brafferton born 1845 I think not sure and Married Eliza Heaton, cannot find him in 1871 Census and not 100% certain on all other records, was there a war going on 1871 at all

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 27 Oct 2013 16:42

Your Robert Turnbull is on a tree on Ancestry but they don't show him on the 71 census. It lists 9 children.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 27 Oct 2013 16:44

Evidently Robert wasn't at home on the 71 census:

1871 England Census
about Eliza Turnbull Name: Eliza Turnbull
[Turnbull]
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Shap, Westmorland, England
Civil Parish: Over Darwen
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
Town: Over Darwen
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration District: Blackburn
Sub-registration District: Darwen
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Household Schedule Number: 137
Piece: 4189
Folio: 142
Page Number: 26
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Turnbull 25
John William Heaton 5
James Turnbull 3
Ann Turnbull 1