Robert TURLE4

1789 - 3rd Mar 18583

dismissed from the City of London police1

Life History

1789	Born in Taunton
8th Jan 1810	Married Rebecca (BARKER) in St Botolph Without Bishopsgate.5 Rebecca was already a widow when she married Robert. They were married by Banns and both signed their names. The witnesses were David Pembertham? or Rowbartham? and John Cutler.
26th Jan 1811	Birth of son Robert TURLE in Stepney
3rd Mar 1811	Resident in Goodman Yard, Whitechapel
18th Aug 1812	Birth of son James TURLE in Stepney
18th Oct 1812	Resident in Goodman Yard, Whitechapel
1814	Birth of daughter Ann Mary TURLE in Stepney
9th Jan 1814	Occupation shoemaker
9th Jan 1814	Resident in Goodman Yard, Whitechapel
1815	Occupation dock worker If prisoner then occupation prior to being court was a dock worker
from 1st Nov 1815 to 31st Oct 1816	Occupation prisoner in Newgate Prison for larceny
1826	Occupation victualler in Three Tuns Public House in Bridgewater Square
1827	Occupation victualler in Horse and Groom in Hosier Lane West Smithfield
1827	Occupation victualler in Three Tuns Public House in Bridgewater Square
Sep 1830	Occupation policeman
1832	Occupation policeman
2nd Apr 1832	Occupation policeman in City of London.1 Warrant no 21. He was appointed to the 2nd division as an inspector.
1833	Occupation police constable
1833	Occupation police sergeant in City of London police No 5
1834	Occupation policeman
24th May 1840	Occupation dismissed from the City of London police.1
6th Jun 1841	Occupation Superintendent of Police in Woburn, Buckinghamshire.2
6th Jun 1841	Recorded in census in Woburn, Buckinghamshire (Bedford Street, Woburn, Buckinghamshire).2
Dec 1844	Death of Rebecca (BARKER) in Strand
1851	Occupation porter in W London Workhouse name Tirell, widower, b Taunton
1851	Recorded in census in West London Workhouse
20th Feb 1854	Occupation head porter in the W London Union in Smithfield The Times - charge of wilful neglect of duty - fined £5
1858	Occupation gate porter in W London Workhouse
3rd Mar 1858	Died in Union House, West Street, W London.3 Chronic bronchitis 1c 48 Union House was the West London Workhouse

Notes

Will of Robert Turle 1762 - 1803

The entry in the Public Records Office Wills for Robert Turle ref: Prob 11/1463 August the 4th 1803

The will and testament of Robert Turle I give to my two children Betsey and Robert three quarters of a hundred vested in the consolidated three per cent Annuities also the sum of thirteen Guineas a six and thirty piece and three crown pieces and all my clothes to my son Robert.

Robert Turle. Witness James Turle.Sarah Cogan. William Turle. Richard Turle. The mark x of JosephTurle.

On the twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven administration with the will[…..] of all and singular the goods chattels and[…..] of Robert Turle late of Taunton St Mary Magdalen in the county of Somerset deceased was granted to Elizabeth Newbery (wife of John Newbery) the natural and lawful daughter and next of kin to the said deceased having been first sworn by commission only to administrator - No executor or Residuary Legatee having been named in the said will.

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1837 Metropolitan Police

MEPO 7/4
10 Feb 1837
The following PC's are suspended until further orders
PC Thomas Wallis N div pay to 9th
PC Robert Turtle 4 div pay to 9th

Could this Robert Turtle be Robert Turle? The '4' may represent the level of literacy where N means that he can neither read or write, and '4' or 'sup' indicates a superior education above being able to read and write well. He may also have been in 'L' division (Lambeth or M - Southwark). These records are police personnel records recorded in date order and I have found no entry for Robert Turtle being reinstated. There are many suspensions and dismissals recorded usually for being drunk or leaving their beat when they should have been on duty.

MEPO 7/4
16 Mar 1837
R Turtle received a gratuity of 1/3. (M 56 (or 36))
1848 Post Office Directory
Turle Robert, Beer retailer, Bartholomew terrace, City road.

Is this Robert back to selling beer briefly between police and security type jobs?

Sources

1. LMA
- City of London Police Warrant Book 1832-1878, p.368-369
2. Census 1841 Woburn, Buckinghamshire
3. Death certificate
4. Probate Principal Registry of the Family Division
5. IGI Extract
- M001611