Captain James Tullis (b. 1818, d. 19 February 1860)
James Tullis (son of James Tullis and Mary Anderson) was born 1818 in Tarvit Mill Cottage, Ceres, Fife, Scotland., and died 19 February 1860 in Bellbrae Cottage,Cupar, Fife, Scotland. He married Mary Lamb on Abt. 1851, daughter of William Lamb and Helen Mary Yooll.
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James Tullis, my great great grandfather.
Captain James Tullis.
Born 1818 in Tarvit Mill Cottage, Ceres, Fife, Scotland.
Married about 1851 to Mary Lamb.
Died February19th 1860 of accidental gunshot wound to chest. * Death certificate on file.
James and Mary had 4 children
James b. June 13th 1852
William John Samuel Dean b. July 2nd 1857.
Alexander b. 1859, possibly stillborn.
Alexander Yooll b. April 14th 1860.
Peter Anderson b. 24th October 1857.
When he died he left £185-2-10 which in 2003 would be £8733-00, all to 'his beloved wife Mary'. Will on file under My Pictures
* From The Fife Herald, Kinross, Stratheam & Clackmannan Advertiser, 23rd February 1860.
Cupar, Two more sudden deaths on Saturday. Captain James Tullis met his death in a very distressing manner. Deceased was out shooting and while in the nursery grounds of Messrs Laird, his fowling piece, which was probably carried carelessly, went off and the contents lodged in his breast. The body was found on a knoll in the nursery where it is supposed to have remained unnoticed for some considerable length of time, life was extinct, indeed from the nature of the wound, death must have ensued instantaneously. Captain Tullis' pipe was found beside his body and, from circumstances, it is inferred that, while trailing his gun up the hill, the trigger had come in contact with one of the young bushes. He was widely and greatly respected and has left a widow and four children to mourn his premature death.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT CUPAR FIFE. 21 February 1860.
On saturday last, between one and two o'clock, the body of captain Tullis was found in the mssrs Lairds Nursery, quite cold, with a gunshot wound to his left breast. The deceased had been out with his gun an hour or two previously; and the supposition is, from the posture of the body and the lie of the ground, rthat he had been trailing his piece like a walking stick, muzzle upwards, and that it had gone off in consequence of a missed step or some such cause. Captain Tullis was in the merchant service, has lived for some time in Cupar and has left a widow and several young children to deplore his sad fate.
We are still trawling to find more information 28/8/04.
More About James Tullis and Mary Lamb: Marriage: Abt. 1851
Children of James Tullis and Mary Lamb are:
+James Tullis, b. 13 June 1852, Cupar, Fife, Scotland., d. 12 November 1883, River Eden, opp Tarvit Mill,Ceres, Fife, Scotland..
+Peter Anderson Tullis, b. 24 October 1857, Tarvit Mill Cottage, Ceres, Fife, Scotland, d. 13 November 1936, 4 Glenan Gardens, Helensburgh, Dunbarton, Scotland..
+Alexander Yooll Tullis, b. 14 April 1859, Cupar, Fife., d. 5 December 1925, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada..
Captain James Tullis (b. 1818, d. 19 February 1860)
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