Roxburghshire

Mary Turnbull was born in 1865. She married David Besford (1863–1954) in 1887. The couple had 12 children.

The Border Reivers were raiding families during the 15th to early 17th centuries on both sides of the border between England and Scotland.

Several Reiver family names occur in Mary Turnbull’s ancestry.

George Turnbull and Mary Barron were the parents of Mary Turnbull, who married David Besford (1863–1954) in December 1887.