His birth was registered showing a mother's maiden name of Sumner. Her maiden name was Farrimond; she assumed the name Sumner when her mother married.
Sources
↑Birth Registration England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp database entry for ROTHWELL, WILLIAM Mother's maiden surname: SUMNER ), GRO Reference: 1898 J Quarter in CHORLEY Volume 08E Page 531
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