I will be travelling to the Wollongong area shortly to investigate the areas where my Turnbulls lived after emigrating to Australia from Scotland. Sadly, I am yet to find their emigration details.
William Turnbull and his wife Mary (Wilson) Turnbull were both born c 1799, in/around Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Of course, everyone knows that the Scots continued to use the wife’s maiden name after marriage, but once arrived in Australia – Turnbulls every one!
I have found them in Australian censuses as living at Osborne’s Estate, Marshall Mount.
These days, Marshall Mount is often called/referred to as Marshall’s Mountain, though I believe that the correct usage should still be Marshall Mount. The only reference to Osborne’s Estate is the heritage listed house of the family, located on one of the main roads in the area – Marshall Mount Road and North Marshall Mount Road.
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