Birth 09 May 1793 • Saint John And Saint Martin, Beverley, Yorkshire, England The third generation of Gillyatt Sumners - father and Grandfather
Death of Brother Thomas Sumner(1791–1794) 23 Nov 1794 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Birth of Sister Ann Sumner(1796–1797) 02 Jul 1796 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Death of Sister Ann Sumner(1796–1797) 12 Apr 1797 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Death of Mother Peggy Stevenson(1760–1812) 20 Nov 1812 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Birth of Half-Sister Jane Sumner Denton(1820–1849) 05 May 1820 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Birth of Half-Brother Joseph Denton Sumner(1823–) 1823 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Buck Inn Beverley Landlord 1823 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England The Buck Inn, Beckside 23 Dec 1823 – “Lease and Release for £15…Thomas Pickering of Beverley, labourer and wife Mary (nee Stimson) to Gillyatt Sumner jnr… their share of Buck Inn and adjoining house on N. side of Barley Holme” (Hull University Archives)
Birth of Half-Brother Thomas Sumner(1826–1882) 08 Mar 1826 • Saint Mary And Saint Nicholas, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Church Warden 1827 • Beverley St John and Woodmansey, Yorkshire, England Continuous from 1827- 1837 (except 1834) Possibly refers to his father (?)
Death of Father Gillyatt Sumner(1760–1831) 19 Jul 1831 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Residence 1841 • St John, Beverley, Yorkshire, England Independent means. Household includes Sarah Stephenson, female servant, 25. Perhaps Sarah is a descendent of one of Gillyatt's mother, Peggy Stevenson's, siblings. Thomas, 65 & Ann, 55 Stephenson live nearby with Charles, 30 & grandson, Thomas, 1.
Burglary - Manuscript 27/12/1849 Copies of Letters to and from Charles Brereton ... on the subject of the burglary committed in the house of Gillyatt Sumner ... on the twenty seventh of December, 1849. MS. note [Unknown Binding]
Death of Half-Sister Jane Sumner Denton(1820–1849) Dec 1849 • Yorkshire - East Riding, England
Woodmansey Residence 1851 • Woodmansey, East Riding, Yorkshire, England 4 King Street
Death of Half-Sister Sarah Sumner(1782–1852) 22 Sep 1852 • Flemingate, St Martin, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Ann Clarkson - Companion est 1855 • Woodmansey, Yorkshire - East Riding Ann lived with Gillyatt from 1852/1861 to his death in 1875.
Residence April 1861 • Beverley St John and Woodmansey, Yorkshire, England Landed Proprietor Woodmansey
Prosecution/ Imprisonment 28 Jun 1861 • Beverley, Yorkshire, England CHARGE OF SODOMY. – Gillyatt Sumner, an old man with white hair, who has resided at Woodmancy, near Beverley, and a young man named Crabtree, from Bradford, were charged with committing sodomy. Sentenced to 14 months hard labour
Residence 04 Jul 1861 • Yorkshire - East Riding, England
Woodmansey Residence 1871 • St John, Yorkshire, England No Profession shown
Death 24 Mar 1875 • Woodmansey, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Will 14 May 1875 • Woodmansey, Yorkshire - East Riding Probate of will by executrix, Ann Clarkson, "Effects under f 800. Pencil note under f 2000 in 1878. Condition of will for Ann to stay in the house with the collected artefacts - but she only outlived him by 2 yrs
Antiquary - Sale of papers dating from 1860 - for sale 2012 £320: File of papers giving insight into the buying and record-making procedures of an antiquary and collector.They are crudely sewn together, with some damage and staining, texts clear and complete except railway receipt (trimmed), collection comprising: a. Catalogue ("Part Fifty-Three", Feb. 1860, from Thomas Arthur, 45 Booksellers' Row, Strand, London, W.C. ( some items ticked by Sumner, including item 454 Ratsall's History of . . . .Southwell" which is also marked "Ordered"). b. Invoice from Thomas Arthur, 13 Feb. 1860 for Ratstall's "Southwell", with a note added and signed by Sumner about his sending a "Post Office Order" in payment. c. Notification of readiness for collection from the Railway Station of the parcel, Beverley, 16 Feb. 1860. d. Label from parcel with addresses of Sumner and Arthur with a note signed by Sumner about payment of carriage. e. Envelope addressed to Sumner by Arthur, docketed to that effect by Sumner including date 20 Feb. 1860. g. Autograph Note from Arthur (from above envelope) acknowledging receipt of the PO Order. Note: a. "In October of this year was held the great sale of the antiquarian collection of Mr. Gillyatt Sumner, then recently deceased. For the interest of the local manuscripts and deeds, many of which were of the greatest rarity, then brought to the hammer, this sale was scarcely surpassed by that of the famous Burton Constable archives. Mr. Sumner's collection realized upwards of £2,500."
According to the Bodleian Library - Gillyatt collected the first example of a book with a dust jacket. http://theconveyor.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/earliest-known-book-wrapper-or-dust-jacket/
Buck Inn: Buck Inn Beck Side. Deeds relating to the property which now houses the Buck Inn date back to at least 1666, however the first reference to it as an inn appears to have been in 1727 when William Smith was listed as the innkeeper (DDBC/32/1 onwards, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Archives). In 1759 an alehouse licence was granted to Richard Hopwood for “the Buck Inn- the sign of the Blue Bell” (DDBC/32/87). This curious reference may suggest that the Buck Inn had previously also been known as the Blue Bell and that the signboard or possibly a blue bell itself still hung outside. The frequent change of tenants at the pub are well documented in archive material held at the Hull University and show that this practice, often thought to be a modern problem where landlords change frequently, is one that has occurred throughout history. For example: - 23rd December 1823 – “Lease and Release for £15…Thomas Pickering of Beverley, labourer and wife Mary (nee Stimson) to Gillyatt Sumner jnr… their share of Buck Inn and adjoining house on N. side of Barley Holme” (Hull University Archives ref. DDMC/9/159). 6th April 1825 – “Lease at £16.4s. rent…Gillyatt Sumner jnr. To Richard Stimson of Beverley, gardener and publican and wife Sarah…Buck Inn and adjoining tenement on E., on N.side of Barley Holme” (DDMC/9/164). 6th October 1827 – “Lease for 7 years at £16.10s. rent…Gillyatt Sumner jnr. to William Bielby jnr. of Beverley, butcher… Buck Inn” (DDMC/9/187).http://www.paul-gibson.com/history/beverley-pubs-A-to-B.php#
Any internet search will show up collections of documents made by Gillyatt Sumner e.g. Beverley Borough Library : Scrapbooks of Beverley documents and printed ephemera collected by Gillyatt Sumner zDDX24/2 1412-1853 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=047-ddbc_2&cid=7-8#7-8
Palmer & the break-up of the collection: After the death of Ann Clarkson, the estate passed to John Hall Palmer - (linked to his Brother-in-Law ?), who sold the extensive collection of documents , books and artefacts at auction.
According to the Bodleian Library - Gillyatt collected the first example of a book with a dust jacket. http://theconveyor.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/earliest-known-book-wrapper-or-dust-jacket/
Buck Inn: Buck Inn Beck Side. Deeds relating to the property which now houses the Buck Inn date back to at least 1666, however the first reference to it as an inn appears to have been in 1727 when William Smith was listed as the innkeeper (DDBC/32/1 onwards, East Riding of Yorkshire Council Archives). In 1759 an alehouse licence was granted to Richard Hopwood for “the Buck Inn- the sign of the Blue Bell” (DDBC/32/87). This curious reference may suggest that the Buck Inn had previously also been known as the Blue Bell and that the signboard or possibly a blue bell itself still hung outside. The frequent change of tenants at the pub are well documented in archive material held at the Hull University and show that this practice, often thought to be a modern problem where landlords change frequently, is one that has occurred throughout history. For example: - 23rd December 1823 – “Lease and Release for £15…Thomas Pickering of Beverley, labourer and wife Mary (nee Stimson) to Gillyatt Sumner jnr… their share of Buck Inn and adjoining house on N. side of Barley Holme” (Hull University Archives ref. DDMC/9/159). 6th April 1825 – “Lease at £16.4s. rent…Gillyatt Sumner jnr. To Richard Stimson of Beverley, gardener and publican and wife Sarah…Buck Inn and adjoining tenement on E., on N.side of Barley Holme” (DDMC/9/164). 6th October 1827 – “Lease for 7 years at £16.10s. rent…Gillyatt Sumner jnr. to William Bielby jnr. of Beverley, butcher… Buck Inn” (DDMC/9/187).http://www.paul-gibson.com/history/beverley-pubs-A-to-B.php#
Any internet search will show up collections of documents made by Gillyatt Sumner e.g. Beverley Borough Library : Scrapbooks of Beverley documents and printed ephemera collected by Gillyatt Sumner zDDX24/2 1412-1853 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=047-ddbc_2&cid=7-8#7-8
Palmer & the break-up of the collection: After the death of Ann Clarkson, the estate passed to John Hall Palmer - (linked to his Brother-in-Law ?), who sold the extensive collection of documents , books and artefacts at auction.
More Detailed records available: There is a very comprehensive piece of scholarship available on the life of this Gillyatt Sumner available via www.ancestryhunters.com . Far more documents than could ever be displayed here over the course of this troubled individuals litigious life.
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1851 England Census
1861 England Census
1871 England Census
England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
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