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| The early Victorian Tower following James Kay's Gothic extensions |
Date of descent indicates death of owner, other than where indicated by * which indicates sale or death followed by a sale. In 1930, Turton Tower passed into trusteeship.
| Owner | Occupant | |
|---|---|---|
c 1200
| Henry de Torboc | |
c 1212
| Richard de Lathom | |
c 1251
| Sir Henry de Torboc Robert de Torboc | |
c 1283
| Henry de Lathom Richard de Torboc Sir Richard de Torboc | |
1380
| Henry de Torboc | |
1386
| Sir Richard de Torboc | |
c 1400
| Henry de Torboc | |
1420
| John de Torboc | |
1475
| William Orrell | Orrell family to 1648 |
1506
| Ralph Orrell | |
1530
| William Orrell | |
1533
| Ralph Orrell | |
1581
| John Orrell | |
1612
| William Orrell | |
1627
| John Orrell | |
* 1628
| William Orrell | |
1653
| Humphrey Chetham | George Chetham 1653 – 1664 |
1664
| George Chetham | |
1697
| James Chetham | |
1744
| Samuel Chetham | |
1749
| Humphrey Chetham | c 1750 – 1820 Horrocks family |
1769
| Edward Chetham of Nuthurst | |
c 1774
| Alice Bland (nee Chetham) | |
1796
| Mary Greene (nee Bland) | |
1814
| James Greene | |
1835
| Mary Frere, Arabella Hoare Charlotte Wilkins, Angelina Hoare (all nee Greene) | |
1857
| James Kay | Kay family 1835 -1890 |
1876
| James Kay | |
1878
| Robert Kay | |
* 1890
| James Kay | |
* 1903
| The Misses Appleton, Elizabeth and Anne | 1895-1903 Rigg family |
1929
| Sir Lees Knowles, Bart | |
* 1930
| Lady Nina Knowles |
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| Turton Tower as it appeared c. 1800. The building remained unaltered during the Georgian era when it was owned by absentee landlords |
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| William Horrocks, whose family were tenants of Turton Tower 1780 - 1820 |
