George Roberts & Marion Benitz Page last updated:
11 February 2020

Roberts & Turnbull Family Trees

George Roberts’ parents were James Henry Roberts and Helen Ogilvie Turnbull, both were from Scotland.  We include here a chart of his direct ancestors, and family trees with siblings at most levels.  The Roberts family tree begins in 1793 with the birth of George's grandfather, he became a Royal Navy surgeon.  The Turnbull family tree begins in 1811 with the birth of George's great-grandfather, he became a taylor.  Both trees omit living generations.

On this page:
Chart of George Roberts’ Direct Ancestors
Descendants Tree of George Roberts (b.1793)
Descendants Tree of John Turnbull (b.1811)

Abbreviations:b: born;  d: died;  m: married;  Occ: occupation;  Res: residence;
  Dates:   Abt. About;  Aft. After;  Bef. Before
  Places:  Arg. Argentina;  BsAs Buenos Aires  BA (prov.) Buenos Aires Province  Ea. estancia  SFé Santa Fé

Chart of George Roberts’ Direct Ancestors

Note: The Roberts and Turnbull family trees (see below this chart) include siblings and cousins, as well as provide more details about each person, e.g. occupation and residences.

      ~~
    George Roberts
b: Abt. 1793
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d: 20 Sep 1863
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
 
      ~~
  James Henry Roberts
b: 15 May 1849
London, England
d: Arg. ?
m: 22 Apr 1845
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
 
      William Bannerman
    Henrietta Bannerman
b. Abt. 1817
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d. Aft. 1891
 
      ~~
George Roberts
b: 21 Sep 1891
Ea. "El Ingerto", Pellegrini, SFé, Arg.
d: 4 Jun 1954
Ea. "El Ingerto", Pellegrini, SFé, Arg.
m: Bef. 1890    
      John Turnbull
b: Abt. 1811
Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Duncan Niven Turnbull
b: Abt. 1840
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d: Aft. 1891
m. Abt. 1835
      Isabella —
b. Abt. 1813
Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d. Aft. 1851
  Helen Ogilvie Turnbull
b: 31 Oct 1866
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d: Arg. ?
m: 18 Feb 1864
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
 
      John Aitken
    Margaret Stewart Aitken
b: 23 Jul 1839
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d: Aft. 1901
m: 8 Jul 1838
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Helen Ogilvie
       

Roberts Family Tree

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George Roberts
Surgeon in the Royal Navy

Executors Named, 31 Oct. 1863
(Source: Scotch Confirmations)

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William Bannerman Roberts
Baptism 4 Sep. 1846
(shows date of birth)
(Source: Church records)

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James Henry Roberts
Baptism 13 June 1849
(shows date of birth)
(Source: Church Records)

1) George Roberts
b: Abt. 1793, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d: 20 Sep 1863, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Res: 1846 &-1849: 6 Graham Street, Upper Chelsea, Middlesex (London), England
Res: 1861: 22 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Occ: Surgeon in the Royal Navy

+ Henrietta Bannerman
FATHER: William Bannerman
b: Abt. 1817, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
m: 22 Apr 1845, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Res: 1846 &-1849: 6 Graham Street, Upper Chelsea, Middlesex (London), England
Res: 1861: 22 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Res: 1871: 341 Bath St., Glasgow, Scotland
Res: 1881: 22 Argyl St, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Res: 1891: Woodlee Argyll St., Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

2) William Bannerman Roberts
b: 02 Aug 1846, London, England
Res: 1861: 22 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Res: 1871: 341 Bath St., Glasgow, Scotland
Occ: 1871: Commercial Clerk

2) James Henry Roberts
b: 15 May, 1849, London, England
Res: 1861: 22 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Res: 1871: 341 Bath St., Glasgow, Scotland
Occ: 1871: Commercial Clerk
Occ: 1875: established Ea. “El Ingerto”, Carlos Pellegrini, SFé, Arg.

+ Helen Ogilvie Turnbull
b: 31 Oct 1866, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

3) Henrietta “Rita” Margaret Roberts
b: 05 Feb 1890, Rosario, Santa Fé, Arg.

+ John “Johnny” Arthur Edward Traill
b: 8 Dec 1882, Penge, London, England
m: 18 Feb 1913, Rosario, Santa Fé, Arg.
d: 1958, Wandsworth, England
Res: 1900s: Ea. “Las Limpias” & "La Esterlina", Carlos Pellegrini, SFé, Arg.
Res: 1920s: Putney Lane, Roehampton, London, England

4) James “Jim” R. Traill
b: Abt. 1917, Buenos Aires, Arg.
d: WW-II, RAF pilot - killed by friendly fire

+ Greta Linley
b: Australia

4) John “Jack” Basil Traill
b: 1922, London, England
d: Abt. 1970, Ea. “La Esterlina”, Carlos Pellegrini, SFé, Arg.

+ Yvonne “Nenai” Miles
m: 1948

5) Four children, many living Descendants (2017)

3) George Roberts
b: 21 Sep 1891, Ea. “El Ingerto”, Carlos Pellegrini, SFé, Arg.
d: 04 Jun 1954, Ea. “El Ingerto”, Carlos Pellegrini, SFé, Arg.
Occ. WW-I: Acting Major, 123rd. Brigade, Royal Field Artillery; DSO, MC & 2 bars
Occ: Rancher

+ Marion Winona Benitz
b: 11 Aug 1897, Winona, Minnesota, USA
m: 18 Feb 1921, “Greystone”, Los Cocos, Córdoba, Arg.
d: 27 Jul 1986, Buenos Aires, Arg.

4) James “Jimmy” Richard Bannerman Roberts
b: 29 Dec 1921, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Arg.
d: 1967, Malaysia, Car accident on business trip
Occ. WW-II: Officer rose to rank of Major (youngest in the British Indian Army),
Occ: Aft. 1945: Manager

+ Maria del Carmen “Camucha” Lopez del Cerro
b: Arg.
m: 21 Mar 1952, Rosario, Santa Fé, Arg.
d: 31 May 2006, Fisherton (Rosario), SFé, Arg.
Res: Aft. 1960: Rosario, Prov. Santa Fé, Arg.

5) Four children, many living descendants (2017)

4) William “Billy” Bannerman Roberts
b: 15 Oct 1925, Ea. “El Ingerto”, Carlos Pellegrini, SFé, Arg.
d: 08 May 1987, Buenos Aires, Arg.
Occ. WW-II: Able Bodied Seaman, Royal Navy (submarines)
Occ: Aft. 1945: Ranch Manager, Ea. “Quem Quem Treu”, Neuquen, Arg.

+ Ida Frances Codrington
b: 16 Jan 1927, Barker, Colonia, Uruguay
m: 31 Mar 1951, Montevideo, Uruguay
d: 20 May 2007, Bariloche, Río Negro, Arg.

5) Five children, many living descendants (2017)

3) John Bannerman “Bunty” Roberts
b: Abt. 1893 (Scotland?)

Turnbull Family Tree

1) John Turnbull
b: Abt. 1811, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Res: 1841: Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Occ: 1841: Tailor

+ Isabella
b: Abt. 1813, Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Res: 1851: 38 St. Andrew's Square, Glasgow, Scotland

2) John Turnbull
b: Abt. 1837, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

2) Alexander H. Turnbull
b: Abt. 1838, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

2) Duncan Niven Turnbull
b: Abt. 1840, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Res: 1861: 6 Dumbarton Rd., Glasgow, Scotland
Res: 1871: 86 Hill St., Glasgow, Scotland
Res: 1881: 16 Argyle St., Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Res: 1891: 11 India St., Glasgow, Scotland
Occ: 1861: Shirt Manufacturer’s Salesman
Occ: 1871-1891: Shirt Manufacturer

+ Margaret Stewart Aitken
PARENTS: John Aitken & Helen Ogilvie
PARENTS: m: 8 Jul 1838, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
b: 23 Jul 1839, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
m: 18 Feb 1864, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Res: 1901: Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland

3) John Aitken Turnbull
b: 23 Mar 1865, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

3) Helen Ogilvie Turnbull
b: 31 Oct 1866, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

+ James Henry Roberts
b: 15 May, 1849, London, England
Res: 1871: 341 Bath St., Glasgow, Scotland
Res: 1861: 22 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
Occ: 1871: Commercial Clerk
Occ: 1875: established Ea. “El Ingerto”, Carlos Pellegrini, Santa Fé, Arg.

4) Three children - see generation 3 in Roberts Family tree above.

3) Duncan Turnbull
b: 17 Nov 1868, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

3) Charles Frederick Turnbull
b: 21 Sep 1870, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

3) Isabella Hendry Turnbull
b: 10 Nov 1872, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

3) Walter Turnbull
b: 05 Jul 1874, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

3) Henry James Turnbull
b: Abt. 1877, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

3) Margaret A. Turnbull
b: Abt. 1879, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

3) Martin Turnbull
b: Abt. 1879, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

3) George A. Turnbull
b: Abt. 1880, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

3) Jane A. Turnbull
b: Abt. 1885, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

2) Christina H. Turnbull
b: Abt. 1842, Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

2) William Turnbull
b: Abt. 1845, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

2) Walter Turnbull
b: Abt. 1847, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland


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