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Frank Turton (1844-1883)

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Frank Turton (1844-1883) of Turton Brothers and Matthews

1844 Born in Sheffield, son of Joseph Turton, merchant, and his wife Emma.

'…In 1864 Mr. Frank Turton left the Hallamshire Bank, where he had been a clerk, to enter the service of his brothers, who traded as Turton Brothers, and to gain an insight into the business. The members of the firm then were Messrs. Thomas, William, and Joseph Turton. On the 27th of March, 1867, Mr. Joseph Turton died, and shortly afterwards Mr. Frank Turton was induced to join the surviving partners, and he took into the business £2,000. Sometime after this Thomas Turton went to reside Liverpool, and gave very little attention to the affairs of the firm, so that the debtor was left with almost the sole responsibility....It was ultimately arranged that Messrs. Thomas and Wm. Turton should retire from the firm, and Mr. Frank Turton was to find £4,000 to make up the estimated deficiency. When this had been done Mr. T. B. Matthews joined Mr. Frank Turton and brought in the capital for carrying on the business. This last mentioned partnership commenced on the 1st day of December, 1871, and was carried on under the title of Turton Brothers and Matthews. Mr. Frank Turton had had to borrow the £4,000 required to make up the deficiency of Turton Brothers, so that on the said 1st of December, 1871, he owed, besides his ordinary household debts, £1,000 lent to him by Mr. Matthews and £3,000 borrowed from his bankers....Mr. Turton was legally liable at the date of his petition, and such assets as were legally vested in Mr. Turton jointly with Mr. Matthews. None of the joint debts are expected to rank against the estate for dividend, there being no doubt that they will all be paid in fall by Mr. Matthews in due course of business....It was then resolved to liquidate the ... by arrangement...'[1]

1879 Frank Turton, bankrupt, of Sunny Side, Lawson-road, Broomhill, in the parish of Sheffield, in the county of York, of business, lately carrying on business at Phoenix Steel Works, Wentworth-street, in Sheffield aforesaid, in partnership with Thomas Bright Matthews, as File and Steel Manufacturers, under the style of Turton Brothers and Matthews[2]

1881 Merchant And Agent, lodging in Salford with Clara Jane Turton 34, Clara J. Turton 11, Emma Turton 9[3]

1883 Died in Chorlton[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 11 November 1879
  2. London Gazette 28 Oct 1879
  3. 1881 census
  4. BMD