Turton Boys at Chetham's Hospital School 1653 - 1943

The list below is reproduced from a typed summary compiled in 1952. It should be noted that the original registers contain additional information not included in this list, including the names of the father and, from 1767, the mother; dates of baptism in some instances; and, from 1810, details of the person to whom each boy was apprenticed. SJT.

A list of boys from Turton who have been admitted to Chetham's Hospital, Manchester with the dates of admission. Compiled to celebrate the opening as a museum of the Turton Tower, Wednesday, 25 June 1952. A total of 457 boys from Turton at Chetham's Hospital in 299 Years.

Boys at Chetham's Hospital School, Manchester, in 1900
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Charles Hornby 1816-1881 (Gareth Winrow)

Upcoming Talk - August 2026

7.30pm at Harwood Methodist Church
Thursday 27th August 2026

Speaker: Gareth Winrow

Gareth's book Past Lives, Forgotten Stories: Cobbled Patchworks of History was published by The Book Guild in early 2026.  The book is about his own family and local and social history, focusing largely on the Bolton area. 

One of the chapters focuses on the life of the author's 3x great grandfather Charles Hornby. An illegitimate child raised by Presbyterian weavers in the Egerton area, Charles rapidly climbed the social ladder. For many years he was manager of Ormrod & Hardcastle's Pin Mill in Bolton.