Robert Murray McTurk
Robert M. McTurk’s parents were Scottish. They were Andrew McTurk, a draper, and his wife, Helen (or Ellen) Frances. In the Census (1841), the McTurks lived in St James Street. By 1852, Robert described himself as a merchant and manufacturer in Carver Street. In the following year, he advertised as the ‘sole manufacturer’ of Russell’s Patent Seamless Metallic Handle Table Cutlery, alongside Bowie knives, daggers, silver plated desserts, and scales for pen and pocket knives and ....
