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Sepia-toned portrait of a middle-aged man with a thick moustache, wearing a suit, waistcoat, and high-collared shirt.

Alexander Stewart Turbett

Locomotive Works, Melton Constable

History of Locomotive Works, Melton Constable

Alexander Stewart Turbett, born Edinburgh, was in charge of the railways works at Melton Constable, Norfolk.

A detailed black and white Ordnance Survey map showing the railway station, locomotive works, and village of Melton Constable.

Melton Constable OS 1901

He was the father of nine children, six boys and three girls, of whom Louisa Turbett was the youngest.

The family lived at Chudleigh in the main street of the town.

A 1907 medical document from a Norwich optician featuring handwritten patient details, eye diagrams, and prescription data.

Louisa Turbett spectacle prescription, 1907

Two men and two women pose in a garden before a two-story brick house, with a dog lying on the grass in the foreground.

The Turbett family at Chudleigh, Melton Constable, date unknown.

The photo shows Alexander Turbett seated, Louisa, his daughter, and another couple, a great aunt and uncle.

A sepia-toned studio portrait of a woman in a light dress and gloves sitting on a carved wooden chair with a cross necklace.

Louisa Turbett circa 1914 at Melton Constable

A sepia-toned studio portrait of a woman in a long skirt and white blouse sitting on a chair with a large dog at her feet.

Louisa Turbett, pre 1914

Two women and two young girls pose for a studio portrait with a large, dark-furred dog sitting at their feet.

Louisa and Christina Turbett (plus two young children and dog) 1914

A creased, handwritten receipt dated 3-7-1918 from Norwich, documenting a payment of one pound, two shillings, and twopence.

Bill for cost of Forage Army uniform, £1 2s 2d, 3rd July 1918.

Three women in early 20th-century hats and dark dresses pose for a studio portrait, with one standing behind two seated women.

Louisa Banner and two others (Enid Mills?)

On her marriage in 1919 to William Banner, Louisa seems to have moved to Wymondham.

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