Turnbulls will be fighting the Vikings & Normans at the battle of Hasting at Battle Abbey

August 14^th-15^th, 2004.

We will field a Turnbull side at this event (again) but we haven’t decided which side to fight for yet. This is a major English Heritage event in East Sussex. We will be wearing early medieval period costumes with chain-mail and Saxon/Norman gear, carrying weapons and arms dating from the Conquest.

At a Glance; Up coming events:
September 11, 12th .. Nottingham Castle
September 18, 19^th ..Groombridge Place
September 19^th ..Arundel Castle
September 18, 19^th ..Battle of Bannockburn.

Clan Prints in History

Charles Wesley Turnbull,  Born in St. Thomas, a School teacher and principle, delegate to national convention for the Virgin Islands in 2000, Governor 2000-2003 .

John Trumbull, author.

Edward Augustus Turnbull Born in England, delegate to National Convention for Michigan 1907-1908.

William E. Trombley, candidate for Michigan state house of representative 1966.

Mercedes Rule, Stage and movie screen star.

George Cleveland Trombo Sr.  Member of the West Virginia state house of Delegate 1886.

George Cleveland Trombo Jr. followed in his fathers footprints to serve in the Virginia state house in 1949-1950. He was a school teacher, farmer and serve in WW ll.

Mrs. Charles Trimble, Alternate Delegate to National convention from Missouri 1948.

Mrs. Frank H. Trimble, Delegate to National convention from Missouri 1952.

David Trumbull, Member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives.

Who are we?

Herbert Westren Turnbull

Born August 31, 1885; in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, England. Died May 4, 1961; Grasmere, Westmoreland, England

As a Professor of Mathematics, and author on

this subject, he held teaching positions in many prestigious schools and had honors for his work in Mathematics.

A few of the places he taught were; St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge 1909, University of Liverpool, 1910,  University of Hong Kong, 1912, and Master at St. Stephens College in Hong Kong 1911-1915. When he returned to England he served as a Fellow at St. John’s College, Oxford 1919-1926 and Regius Professor at St. Andrew’s until he retired in 1950.

He authored, the Theory of Determinants and Invariants 1928, Theory of Equations 1939, just to name a few.

He loved music and was an excellent pianist, playing in a chamber orchestra. He also loved to mountain climb and as a member of the Alpine club he made many ascents without the help of a guide. The maiden Rock and the Rock and Spindle were a couple of his favorite places to climb. These are volcanic stack, near cliffs, which have survived the routine washings of the surround sea, located in the Bay of St. Andrew

Highland Game

There are four types of weight toss and throws. The object is height and distance.

The Scottish Hammer the weight for men is 16-22 pounds and for women 12-16 pounds. The weight is attached to a flexible wooden or PVC shaft with a handle, which replaced the old method of a chain. The length of the handle can not exceed 50 inches. The competitor stands with their back to the trig (wooden base plate) and whirls the hammer in wide circles and releases it from behind and over the shoulder. The winner is the farthest throw in the competition.

The Weighted Throw the weight for men is 28-56 pounds and for women the weight is 14-18 pounds. The weight is either a block of stone or metal cylinder with a short handle. The object is to throw the weight for distance. Standing behind the trig the athlete spins for momentum (much like a discus thrower) and tries for the winning distance.

The Weight Toss the weight for men is 42-56 pounds and for women is14-28 pounds. The object here is to toss the weight up and over a horizontal bar that is raised in increments until only one person remains in the competition.   The weight made much like the weight in the throw may have a handle or may not depending on the rules of the particular game committee. Standing with your back to the bar,