Roxburghshire  - 238½ days at 1s per day – 1793

James Turnbull, tenant of Hassendean (farm), presented an account for enclosing part of the farm in 1793 – 11th February 1794. With receipt by Turnbull 9th March 1795

George Turnbull has received an allowance for work done at Lempitlaw Eastfield and Holefield, east Roxburghshire – 3rd May 1797

Robert Turnbull in Lurdenlaw to receive an allowance for erecting a boundary fence at his farm – 15th February 1798

Elisabeth Turnbull – Contract of Marriage 29 January 1814   ( Burnfoot, Hawick)

 John Turnbull was in charge of wood plantations and their management in 1814-1815. He had to supervise and pay labourers including Robert Scott who received £9.7s.6d for ‘upholding the plantation dikes’ on 9th June 1815. Turnbull was based at Branxholm near Hawick and was employed by the Duke of Buccleuch.

Agnes Turnbull – Testament [Will] of  18 February 1836  - at Hawick, Roxburghshire

William Turnbull, Backwater, settled account ‘To upholding plantation Dykes and Hedges on Rigg [Carlenrig] Dyviethead [i.e. Teviothead] 183 Roods at 2d per Rood from Feb.2nd 1853 to Feb.2nd 1854 £1.10s.6d 

Things you do for love  

(from Ann Arbor News)

Gary Turnbull of Ypsilanti was willing to make a fool of himself for love, but as it turned out, few thought him a fool for declaring his love to the woman of his dreams even while dressed as an oversized eagle.

During half-time at the Feb. 28 Eastern Michigan University’s men’s basketball game, Turnbull, dressed as EMU’s mascot, Swoop, popped the question to his girlfriend after leading a group of children in a rendition of the chicken dance.

Turnbull led Yvette Bishop out to half-court. Then he re moved his mascot head, dropped to his knees and, microphone in hand, proposed to her.

Bishop, a 1992 EMU graduate, said yes.

The couple’s faces and the word ‘YES’ appeared on the big screen so fans could register the emotional event.

Turnbull said he first laid eyes on Bishop, of Ann Arbor, in August after finishing a softball game in Van Buren.

“She happened to be sitting by her car and I asked her if she was accepting applications,” he said. “We’ve been inseparable ever since.”

Although he said he was nervous, hot and uncomfortable in the heavy costume, Turnbull said it was worth it to surprise Bishop.

“I told her I wanted her to be the last piece of my life and be come my wife. She had her hands up on her face, ran around in a few circles and I gave her a big hug.”

Turnbull also handed Bishop two-dozen multi-color roses. “I decided one color rose just wasn’t right because life is a bunch of different things, and pinks and yellows and reds – that seemed right,” he said.

Bishop said the proposal fits Turnbull’s spontaneous, fun nature.

“When I saw him take his mask off, I was like ‘Oh, he’s on his knees!’ I was surprised, speechless. I heard a lot of oohs and ahhs and clapping. I was like ‘Yeah, now can we get off the floor?”

It was ‘Turnbull’s sense of fun, his patience with children and generosity to friends and family Bishop said, that made her fall for him.

They plan to marry in March 2005.