See also

Family of Joshua SUMNER and Mary LEECH

Husband: Joshua SUMNER

  • Name:

  • Joshua SUMNER

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Joshua SUMNER (c. 1768-1837)

  • Mother:

  • Ann HESKETH (c. 1762-1809)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1803

  • Ormskirk, Lancashire4,5

  •  

  • Address: Burscough

  • Baptism:

  • 12 Jun 1803 (age 0)

  • Ormskirk, Lancashire5

  •  

  • Address: St Peter and St Paul

  • Residence:

  • 1803 (age 0)

  • Ormskirk, Lancashire5

  •  

  • Address: Burscough

  • Occupation:

  • 1830 (age 26-27)

  • Farmer1

  • Occupation:

  • btw 1831 and 1854 (age 27-51)

  • Carter3,4

  • Residence:

  • 1831 (age 27-28)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Mason's Place, Gloucester Street

  • Residence:

  • 1833 (age 29-30)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Hunter Street

  • Residence:

  • btw 1835 and 1838 (age 31-35)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,4

  •  

  • Address: Cartwright Place

  • Residence:

  • 1840 (age 36-37)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Ennerdale Street

  • Residence:

  • btw 1841 and 1842 (age 37-39)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Gildart's Gardens

  • Residence:

  • btw 1844 and 1846 (age 40-43)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Ennerdale Street

  • Residence:

  • 1851 (age 47-48)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire4

  •  

  • Address: Penrhyn Street

  • Death:

  • Dec 1854 (age 50-51)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire5,6

  • Burial:

  • 27 Dec 1854

  • Halsall, Lancashire5

  •  

  • Address: St Thomas', Melling

    Abode noted as Liverpool.

Wife: Mary LEECH

  • Name:

  • Mary LEECH4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William LEECH (1768-1837)

  • Mother:

  • Margaret WESTON (c. 1773-1846)

  • Birth:

  • 21 Apr 1808

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,4

  •  

  • Address: Pitt Street

  • Baptism:

  • 1 May 1808 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Our Lady and St Nicholas

  • Residence:

  • 1831 (age 22-23)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Mason's Place, Gloucester Street

  • Residence:

  • 1833 (age 24-25)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Hunter Street

  • Residence:

  • 1838 (age 29-30)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire

  •  

  • Address: Cartwright Place

  • Residence:

  • 1840 (age 31-32)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Ennerdale Street

  • Residence:

  • btw 1841 and 1842 (age 32-34)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Gildart's Gardens

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 32-33)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire7

  •  

  • Address: Frederick Street

    There is a Mary Leech with the correct birth range in the same household as Margaret Weston. A bit of a puzzle as to why she would revert to her maiden name - perhaps the Census person just assumed she had the same surname as Joshua was not there and she was Margaret's daughter.

  • Residence:

  • btw 1844 and 1846 (age 35-38)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Ennerdale Street

  • Residence:

  • 1851 (age 42-43)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire4

  •  

  • Address: Penrhyn Street

  • Death:

  • aft 1851 (age 42-43)

  •  

  •  

  • Several possibilities in the 1850s particularly in St Mary's cemetery which unfortunatley gives no details other than the name so is not much use.

Child 1: Thomas SUMNER

  • Name:

  • Thomas SUMNER

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1831

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Jan 1831 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St John's

  • Residence:

  • 1831 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Mason's Place, Gloucester Street

  • Death:

  • Feb 1832 (age 0-1)

  • Ormskirk, Lancashire5

  •  

  • Address: Lathom

  • Burial:

  • 14 Feb 1832

  • Ormskirk, Lancashire5

  •  

  • Address: St Peter and St Paul

    Closest fit.

Child 2: Margaret SUMNER

  • Name:

  • Margaret SUMNER

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • c. 1831

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  •  

     

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Feb 1831 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St John's

  • Death:

  • Jan 1832 (age 0-1)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire8

  • Burial:

  • 30 Jan 1832

  • Halsall, Lancashire9

  •  

  • Address: St Thomas, Melling

Child 3: Thomas SUMNER

  • Name:

  • Thomas SUMNER

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1833

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Jun 1833 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St John's

  • Residence:

  • 1833 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Hunter Street

  • Death:

  • Nov 1834 (age 0-1)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire5

  • Burial:

  • 16 Nov 1834

  • Halsall, Lancashire5

  •  

  • Address: St Thomas, Melling

Child 4: Martha SUMNER

  • Name:

  • Martha SUMNER4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • c. 1835

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  • Baptism:

  • 3 May 1835 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St John's

  • Death:

  • Apr 1837 (age 1-2)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire5

  • Burial:

  • 26 Apr 1837

  • Halsall, Lancashire5

  •  

  • Address: St Thomas, Melling

Child 5: Joshua SUMNER

  • Name:

  • Joshua SUMNER4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1837

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,4

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Mar 1837 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St John's

  • Residence:

  • 1837 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Cartwright Place

  • Education:

  • btw 1848 and 1849 (age 10-12)

  • North Corporation Evening School; Liverpool, Lancashire10

  • Residence:

  • btw 1848 and 1851 (age 10-14)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire4,10

  •  

  • Address: Penrhyn Street

  • Occupation:

  • 1861 (age 23-24)

  • Carter11

  • Residence:

  • 1861 (age 23-24)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire11

  •  

  • Address: Licensed Lodging House, 20 Holly Street

    Run by Mr John Crackett.

  • Death:

  • Q3 1866 (age 28-29)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire6

  •  

  • Fits.

     

Child 6: Mary SUMNER

  • Name:

  • Mary SUMNER

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • James TAYLOR (c. 1840-1901)

  • Birth:

  • 15 Sep 1838

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,12

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Oct 1838 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St John's

  • Residence:

  • 1838 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Cartwright Place

  • Residence:

  • 1851 (age 12-13)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire4

  •  

  • Address: Penrhyn Street

  • Residence:

  • 1859 (age 20-21)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Gascoyne Street

  • Residence:

  • 1861 (age 22-23)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire11

  •  

  • Address: 4 Landor Street

  • Residence:

  • btw 1864 and 1871 (age 25-33)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,12

  •  

  • Address: Oswald Street

  • Residence:

  • 1865 (age 26-27)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire13

  •  

  • Address: 2 Hadden Street

     

    Given as next of kin on William's Attestation.

  • Residence:

  • 1867 (age 28-29)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Dryden Street

  • Residence:

  • btw 1881 and 1885 (age 42-47)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,14

  •  

  • Address: 50 Ho Dryden Street

  • Residence:

  • 1887 (age 48-49)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire8

  •  

  • Address: 21 Bostock Street

    This is her daughter, Mary's, address.

  • Death:

  • Oct 1887 (age 49)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire6

  •  

  • Best fit and burial address matches daughter, Mary's.

  • Burial:

  • 3 Nov 1887

  • Liverpool, Lancashire8

  •  

  • Address: Everton Cemetery, Fazakerley, Section 22 (CoE), Grave 447

Child 7: Elizabeth SUMNER

  • Name:

  • Elizabeth SUMNER

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1 Nov 1840

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,15

  •  

  • Address: Gildart's Gardens

    Only GRO record that fits.

     

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Dec 1840 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St John's

  • Residence:

  • 1840 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Ennerdale Street

  • Death:

  • Aug 1841 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire

  • Burial:

  • 25 Aug 1841

  • Halsall, Lancashire5

  •  

  • Address: St Thomas, Melling

Child 8: John SUMNER

  • Name:

  • John SUMNER

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1842

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,15

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Aug 1842 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St Peter's

  • Residence:

  • 1842 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Gildart's Gardens

  • Death:

  • bef 1851 (age 8-9)

  •  

  •  

  • Not present in 1851 census - he would have been 9 so normally would still have been at home. Cannot find any particular clues though.

Child 9: James SUMNER

  • Name:

  • James SUMNER

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1843

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3,15

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Jul 1844 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St Martin in the Fields

  • Residence:

  • 1844 (age 0-1)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Emmerdale Street

  • Death:

  • Q4 1845 (age 1-2)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire6

  •  

  • Best fit - also a death in 1844 but there is a RC burial associated with it.

Child 10: William SUMNER

  • Name:

  • William SUMNER16

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Sarah SUMNER (c. 1848- )

  • Birth:

  • 5 Oct 1846

  • Liverpool, Lancashire4,11,15

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Nov 1846 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: St John's

  • Residence:

  • 1846 (age 0)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Ennerdale Street

  • Residence:

  • 1851 (age 4-5)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire4

  •  

  • Address: Penrhyn Street

  • Residence:

  • 1861 (age 14-15)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire11

  •  

  • Address: 4 Landor Street

    Living with sister Mary.

  • Occupation:

  • 1861 (age 14-15)

  • Errand Boy11

  • Occupation:

  • to Aug 1865 (age 18)

  • Carter13

  • Occupation:

  • frm 14 Sep 1865 to 28 Dec 1886 (age 18-40)

  • Private; Liverpool, Lancashire13

  •  

  • Address: 1st Batallion 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot

     

    Service Number 1468.

     

     

  • Physical Description:

  • 1865 (age 18-19)

  • Height: 5'6"; Compexion: Fresh; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Brown13

  • Residence:

  • frm 12 Jun 1867 to 27 May 1869 (age 20-22)

  • North America13

  • Residence:

  • 1871 (age 24-25)

  • Kinsale, Ireland17

  • Residence:

  • frm 7 Oct 1873 to 8 Dec 1886 (age 27-40)

  • India13

  • Residence:

  • 1887 (age 40-41)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Lionel Street

  • Occupation:

  • 1887 (age 40-41)

  • Warehouse Man3

  • Death:

  • Q1 1891 (age 44)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire6

  •  

  • This guy lived in Prince Edwin St which we know. Would also explain why I can't find him in the census. Can't find Sarah either.

Child 11: James SUMNER

  • Name:

  • James SUMNER4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Margaret WORTHINGTON (c. 1856- )

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1848

  • Liverpool, Lancashire4,15

  • Residence:

  • 1851 (age 2-3)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire4

  •  

  • Address: Penrhyn Street

  • Occupation:

  • 1861 (age 12-13)

  • Errand Boy11

  • Residence:

  • 1861 (age 12-13)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire11

  •  

  • Address: 4 Landor Street

    Living with sister, Mary.

  • Occupation:

  • 1871 (age 22-23)

  • Carter12

  • Residence:

  • 1871 (age 22-23)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire12

  •  

  • Address: 4 Oswald Street

    Living with sister, Mary.

  • Residence:

  • 1872 (age 23-24)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire3

  •  

  • Address: Scotland Road

  • Occupation:

  • 1881 (age 32-33)

  • Unemployed14

  • Residence:

  • 1881 (age 32-33)

  • Liverpool, Lancashire

  •  

  • Address: 4 Oswald Street

    Living with Margaret's mother.

  • Death:

  • aft 1881 (age 32-33)

  •  

  •  

  • Sort of disappears after 1881

Sources

1.

Anglican Church, Bishop's Transcripts. Various.

2.

Genealogical Society of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. Family Search Inc.

3.

Liverpool Catholic Parish Records. Liverpool Record Office, 3rd Floor Central Library,

William Brown Street,

Liverpool L3 8EW. Web: https://liverpool.gov.uk/libraries/archives-family-history/.

4.

HO 107, 1851 Census England and Wales, (30 Mar 1851). The National Archives.

5.

Lancashire Parish Records.

6.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, General Registrar's Office.

7.

HO 107, 1841 England and Wales Census, (6 Jun 1841). The National Archives.

8.

Burial Records. Various.

9.

Ibid. Lancashire Burial Records. Various.

10.

School Records. School Admission Records, Liverpool City Council.

11.

RG09, 1861 Census England and Wales, (7 April 1861). The National Archives.

12.

RG10, 1871 Census England and Wales, (2 Apr 1871). The National Archives.

13.

British Army Service Records, The National Archives, Findmypast (https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F3973%2F114%2F001&parentid=GBM%2FWO97%2F3973%2F468914: accessed June 2022), Personnel File, Attestation, WO97, Box 3973, Box Record Number 114;

14.

RG11, 1881 Census England and Wales, (3 Apr 1881). The National Archives.

15.

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, General Registrar's Office.

16.

RG12, 1891 Census England and Wales, (5 Apr 1891). The National Archives.

17.

British Army Service Records 1760 to 1915. WO 12/3933. Cit. Date: 1871. The National Archives.