Alderman Albert Victor Turnbull J.P. 1913 – 1996

Albert V. Turnbull was the son of Albert Turnbull and Mary Randall, born in Gateshead beside the River Tyne in NE England. He was a 16th generation descendant of the Turnbull's of Tyneside

Albert was only 10 years of age when his mother died and he was left to look after his brother Ralph and sisters Elsie and Mary, while his father worked as a labourer at a local Flour Mill.

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