Roger Turpie (1834–1901)
Mariner. Only mate certificate, 1854; first mate, 1856; master, 1860. Mate and later first officer on the London Missionary Society ship, John Williams, from 1856; captain from at least 1871 until 1894.
BMD (Death index)
England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966 (Ancestry.com, accessed 30 January 2014)
New Zealand Herald, 13 June 1896, p. 2
UK and Ireland, masters and mates certificates, 1850–1927 (Ancestry.com, accessed 30 January 2014).