I'm looking for any information about Thomas Turton who lived on Bayfield (?) street in Sheffield during the 1830-1850s and who corresponded with Richard Carlile the radical who published The Prompter and The Republican and a Every Woman's Book. I think Turton was a book seller, perhaps. He had three children, two daughter and one son--the son died unexpectedly in his early adulthood.

Gail, it might help if you could provide us with names and ages of his children.
Dave

These are the Thomas TURTONs in the 1852 directory. Thomas Burdett TURTON was a former Mayor of Sheffield

Turton Thos. & Sons, merchants, and steel, file, saw, railway spring, cutlery, &c. manufacturers, Sheaf Works, Park; & Spring Works, Russell street; and tilters and forgers, Upper Slack

Turton Thomas Burdett, merchant & manufacturer, (Thos. & Sons;) h West Lodge, Claremont place

Turton Thomas, manager, 57 Radford place

Hugh

I don't recognise the street name 'Bayfield' - do you have the original source for that?

Hugh

I'm working at the Huntington Library in Pasadena, California in the Richard Carlile Papers. One of Carlile's letters to Turton has the address of 3 Red Croft, Sheffield.

Gail, if you look in our directories over to the left and search Red Croft in Address there are seven answers. The first is for a Thomas Carlisle in 1843/4. He had a house and dram shop.
Dave

It looks like Turton published a magazine or journal entitled Free Enquirer.

It looks like the son's name was also Thomas.

It looks like he resided at 3 Red Croft and then 35 Bailey St, both in Sheffield in 1830s.

Thanks for all your help!

Gail,
The following burial at Sheffield St Paul may be of interest:
TURTON Thomas 16th Feb 1838 Age 18 of Bailey St. son of Thomas

Also on FMP there is a newspaper article about his death and his grieving parents.
Also in 1841 in a Sheffield newspaper a Thomas Turton of Daisy Walk signs himself as a "Radical"

Perhaps someone with a membership can look at the full articles for you?
Dave

Fabulous! I'll take a look. Thanks so much, gail

Gail,
It looks like Thomas senior Much respected died age 78 in Sheffield in August 1870. There is a newspaper announcement of that too.
Dave

Hi Gail,

1841 census, Dasey (Daisy) Bank, Sheffield.
Thos. Turton, 45yrs, Clark, Y.
Mary Turton, 50yrs, Y.
Jane Turton, 15yrs, Y.
Thomas Cross, 15yrs,Ap. Y.
(Ages rounded down to nearest 0 or 5).

1851 census, 57 Radford Place, Sheffield.
Thomas Turton, head, mar, 58yrs, Table knife manager.
Mary Turton, wife, 63yrs.
Jane Wragg, Dau, 27yrs.
William Wragg, Son-in-Law, 29yrs, Cabinet case maker furnisher.
Mary Ann Wragg, G.dau, 9yrs.
William Hen. Wragg, G.son, 5yrs.
Turton Wragg, G.son, 2yrs.
All born Stannington, Yks.

In 1861 Thomas and Mary are lodging with Thomas and Elizabeth Earnshaw
and family at Hanging Water, Upper Hallam, Sheffield.

Mary Turton aged 76yrs, buried 27 Feb 1865, All Saints, Ecclesall, of Trippet Lane.
Thomas Turton aged 78yrs, buried 30 Aug 1870, All Saints, Ecclesall, of Trippet
Lane.

Moira.

This is so helpful! Many thanks to Dave and Moira! gail