William Bligh TURNBULL

1809 - 1892  (82 years)

• Name	William Bligh TURNBULL
  Born	08 Jun 1809	Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Apr 1892	Euroka, New South Wales, Australia   [1, 2]
  Obituary	09 Jul 1892	Windsor, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  	1892 'Death of an Early Hawkesbury Settler.', Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1954), 9 July, p. 6. , viewed 15 Nov 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72543348 Death of an Early Hawkesbury Settler. A Kempsey subscriber send us a clipping from the "Macleay Chronicle," from which we extract the following : - The death of William Bligh Turnbull removed from our midst an honest citizen, a loving husband, a kind father, a sincere friend, and closed the earthly career of the last member of the original Turnbull family. Mr Turnbull, senr., made one of the number of the second shipment of free settlers that came to the colony. He selected land on the Hawkesbury River at Ebenezer, where he spent the remainder of his days. His youngest child, William Bligh, was born at Ebenezer on the 8th of June, 1809, just about the time those exceptionally heavy floods which caused so much loss of property and life, visited the Hawkesbury River. Previous to coming to the Macleay, he occupied the greater portion of his time farming, but for some time he was trading to Sydney with a vessel called the La Casquarie. He was married in February 1838, and his eldest son, William John, and nine other children were born in the Hawkesbury district. Mr. Turnbull arrived at Kempsey during the month of December, 1868, and resided there until his death. The unfortunate circumstances which brought about his death are well-known and it is generally understood, that had it not been for an accident of the painful nature he would probably have lived many years, possessed as he was of that excellent physique which was the distinctive feature in his father's family. After the accident he lingered on to the end in a comatose condition with intervals of lucid reason. All that good nursing and attention could do did not avail, and he quietly drooped and died on the 11th inst. His remains were conveyed to their last resting place at Euroka cemetary the day following his death, a large number of people being present to pay their last tribute of reverence and respect. In the Hawkesbury district as well as on the Macleay he leaves a large circle of relations and friends to morn their loss. William Bligh Turnbull did not take any very prominent part either in political or religious matters, but, uninfluenced by theological hatred and free from sectarian bigotry, he tried to perform his duty prudently and independently, and did not suffer himself to be swayed by personal bias or popular prejudice. His genial and kind hearted disposition, his integrity and probity, won respect wherever he was known. There is little to add. No eulogies that we can make can in any way add to the purity of the reputation he leaves behind him. He was an honest man. To him may be applied the concluding words addressed by Antony to Octavius and Messala:- His life was gentle ; and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world: This was a man. May the record of his useful life be an incentive to all earnest men and women to endeavour to follow the example he has set.
  Buried	Euroka, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  	Euroka Cemetery
  		TURNBULL William Bligh Headston
  Person ID	I22295	Rossow-Beitzel
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	John TURNBULL,   b. 28 Apr 1751, Morebattle, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 12 Jun 1834, Portland Head, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Ann WARR,   b. Abt 1765, United Kingdom ,   d. 19 Dec 1819, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Married	04 Apr 1790	Westminster, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F104434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah DAVIS,   b. 16 Jun 1822, Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 09 Mar 1906, Euroka, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1838	Windsor, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  Children	1. Louisa TURNBULL,   b. 27 Oct 1839, Sackville Reach, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 07 Jun 1920, Epping, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 80 years)   2. Sarah Jane TURNBULL,   b. 10 Jan 1841, Ebenezer, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 25 Dec 1911, Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 70 years)   3. William John TURNBULL,   b. 19 Jul 1843, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 23 Mar 1924, Euroka, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 80 years) + 4. Joseph James TURNBULL,   b. 26 May 1845, Macdonald River, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 20 Nov 1940, Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 95 years) + 5. James Bligh TURNBULL,   b. 06 Apr 1847, Colo, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 02 Apr 1930, Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 82 years)   6. Henry War TURNBULL,   b. 03 Apr 1849, Colo, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 23 Mar 1938, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 88 years)   7. John Boyne TURNBULL,   b. 08 Apr 1851, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 31 Jul 1928, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 77 years)   8. Ralph TURNBULL,   b. 09 Apr 1854, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 14 Nov 1934, Euroka, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 80 years)   9. Robert TURNBULL,   b. 16 Aug 1856, Colo, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 14 Jun 1861, Colo, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 4 years)   10. Martha Ann TURNBULL,   b. 31 May 1858, Windsor, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 21 Sep 1942, Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 84 years)   11. George Davis TURNBULL,   b. 10 Mar 1863, Colo, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 04 Nov 1933, Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2017
  Family ID	F104435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 08 Jun 1809 - Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Married - 24 Dec 1838 - Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Died - 14 Apr 1892 - Euroka, New South Wales, Australia Obituary - 09 Jul 1892 - Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Buried - - Euroka, New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1] New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths Marriages, 6773/1892. [S123] http://austcemindex.com/index.php?state=ALL. [S128] Newspapers - Australia NLA, National Library of Australia, 1892 'Death of an Early Hawkesbury Settler.', Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1954), 9 July, p. 6. , viewed 15 Nov 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72543348. [S1] New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths Marriages, 273/1838 V1838273 162A.