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I have traced my Sumner family back to a William Sumner who first married a Sarah Bate on 24 May 1774 in St Oswald’s Church, Winwick, Lancashire and then, after her death, married Mary Cawley on 09 November 1797 also in St Oswald’s. I have a copy of the Banns of Marriage for the latter marriage extracted from the parish register however the parents of the bridal couple are not reflected and the witnesses provide no clues.

The Vicar of St Oswald’s has been most helpful and the records of his church reflect the death of a William Sumner in 1822 aged 69 which would make his date of birth about 1752/1753. A search of birth records on numerous genealogical sites for this time period reveals many William Sumner’s however none from Winwick. I am now at the point where I have no idea where my William Sumner hailed from nor who his parents were.

Have I reached the end of the research line or are there other avenues I could explore that I am not aware of bearing in mind that I am in South Africa and am unable to physically access records?

Thank you
Brian

WILLIAM SUMNER 1852 CROSTON LANCS.DID HE HAVE SIBLINGS JOHN,ESTHER,ROBERT,THOMAS?

not very helpful but you never know
baptisms from lancashire on line parish clerks
Baptisms: 18 Oct 1747 St Andrew, Leyland, Lancashire, England
William Summer - son of John Summer & Ann
Abode: Leyland
Register: Baptisms 1742 - 1774, Page 10, Entry 35
Source: LDS Film 1470824

Baptisms: 14 Aug 1748 St Leonard the Less, Samlesbury, Lancashire, England
William Sumner - S of Willm Sumner & Dorathy
Born: 3 Aug
Abode: Sam.
Register: Baptisms 1722 - 1760, Page 19, Entry 1
Source: LDS Film 1526061

Baptisms: 16 Oct 1748 St Andrew, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Will. Sumner - son of Ellis Sumner & Eliz.
Abode: Leyland
Register: Baptisms 1742 - 1774, Page 11, Entry 37
Source: LDS Film 1470824

Baptisms: 19 Jan 1752 St Michael and All Angels, Croston, Lancashire, England
William Sumner - Son of William Sumner & Eliz:
Born: 12 Jan 1752
Abode: Ulnes Walton
Occupation: Yeoman
Register: Baptisms 1728 - 1782, Page 32, Entry 17
Source: LDS Film 93712

Baptisms: 21 Jun 1752 St Michael, St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, England
William Sumner - Son of John Sumner
Abode: Out Rawcliffe
Source: LDS Film 94024

you already have the death but here anyway
Burial: 20 Mar 1822 St Oswald, Winwick, Lancashire, England
Mr Wm. Sumner -
Age: 69
Abode: Woolden, late of Winwick
Buried by: Gs. Chippindall Curate
Register: Burials 1813 - 1826, Page 186, Entry 1487
Source: LDS Film 1885711

David - I do not know who his siblings were.
Maddie - Thanks for your help, the records I think may apply, still too questionable to load to my tree are:
Family Search
William SUMNER (AFN: FZHJ-2J) Pedigree
Sex: M Family
Event(s)
Birth: 1752
Christening: 19 Jan 1752
Croston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Father: William SUMNER (AFN: FZHH-WP) Family
Mother: Elizabeth SMITH (AFN: FZHH-XV)
Note: Croston is not too far from Winwick

and
Record title: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
name: Wm. Sumner
gender: Male
burial date: 20 Mar 1822
burial place: Winwick, St. Oswald, Lancaster, England
age: 69
birth date: 1753
indexing project (batch) number: B02783-7
system origin: England-EASy
source film number:

The million dollar question is how can I "prove" that the above records apply to my William
Brian

Brian
here are the online records for winwick
Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project - Parish of Winwick
A Brief History of the Church at Winwick Sources: `Discovering Winwick Church' Philip Andrews; `History of Winwick' Beaumont By kind permission of Canon ...
www.lan-opc.org.uk/Winwick/stoswald/index.html - Cached - Similar

Maddie

Thank you once again Maddie

I have already visited that site and unfortunately it does not show any new information.
It would appear that marriage certificates in the 18th century do not show the parent's names thus breaking the chain as far as tracing ancestors are concerned.

Brian