James TURREFF [10186]

  General Notes:

James attended Aberdeen Grammer School 1852-54. He was employed by the North of Scotland Bank at the age of 16, remaining there until his death. He was for 35 years a teller, being promoted to Chief Teller 3 years before his death.

His address at the time of his marriage was Woodside Cottage, Pitfodels (on the Deeside Rd), Banchory, Devenick. His address at his death was The Rectory, Woodhead, Fyvie, but generally his address was recorded as, North of Scotland Bank House, Aberdeen.

James was a Warden of St Andrews Church, King St., Aberdeen, and Diocesan auditor of Aberdeen and Orkney. His private library of ecclesiastical and local history was considered one of the best in Aberdeen. He was a member of the Aberdeen Diocesan Association and lectured on ecclesiastical history. One of his lectures on St Machar's Cathedral was printed in 1897 by the Aberdeen University Press. (Signed copy in the possession of Anthony Turreff - 2010)

Obituary in the Aberdeen Daily Journal.

Anthony Turreff has a painting, and a watercolour silhouette of James as a child c1846.

  Other Records

1. Census: Scotland, 1861, 39 Upperkirkgate Aberdeen. James is recorded as a son aged 18 occ. drapers son born St Nicholas Aberdeen

2. Census: Scotland, 1881, Deeside Rd Seafield Aberdeen ABD. James is recorded as head of house married aged 38 bank teller born Aberdeen

3. Census: Scotland, 1891, Seafield Cottage Gt Western Rd Aberdeen Scotland. James is recorded as head of house married aged 48 bank teller born Aberdeen

4. Census: Scotland, 1901, North of Scotland Bank House. James is recorded as head of house married aged 58 bank teller born Aberdeen

James married Ann CAMPBELL [10187] [MRIN: 3393], daughter of William CAMPBELL [10196] and Ann HAY [10197], on 28 Jun 1870 in Old Machar Aberdeen. (Ann CAMPBELL [10187] was born on 7 Nov 1839 in Aberdeen Scotland and died on 5 Jan 1929 in Fyvie Aberdeenshire.)