James Tucker Sumner living in Lewisham London

[verdia]

Hi I'm looking for information like newspaper articles about James Tucker Sumner living in Lewisham London between 1885 and 1926.

[solidrock]

What may he of done to get into the newspapers?
In 1904/5 he was living at 14, Rembrandt Terrace. In 1911 still in Lewisham with his wfe Hester and 4 children. He married Hester in 1909, he may of been married before in 1885 to Sarah Caroline Cuthbert who died in 1906, Lewisham.

[chempat]

You can do a free search of the British newspaper archives to see if you can get any likely leads.

I think you can read 3 articles in detail before you have to pay.

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Newspaper articles (if any exist) may just refer to him as Mr J Sumner, or Mr Sumner, or J Sumner, and so more background information (which you should have) makes him easier to spot.  Also his name may be transcribed incorrectly.

There are lots of hits for James Sumner, variety performer.

Is this his death?
Deaths December quarter 1926
 James T Sumner age 72 at Elham  (born about 1854)

Are you hoping for an obituary?

[verdia]

Yes that is his death. I will try that website. Thank you very much.

[MaureeninNY]

I think his death was in 1928?

From GRO Deaths:
SUMNER, JAMES  THOMAS    72   
 1926  D Quarter in ELHAM  Volume 02A  Page 1379

SUMNER, JAMES  TUCKER    64   
 1928  S Quarter in BRENTFORD  Volume 03A  Page 99


Maureen
 

[Ladyhawk]

I think his death was in 1928?

From GRO Deaths:
SUMNER, JAMES  THOMAS    72   
 1926  D Quarter in ELHAM  Volume 02A  Page 1379

SUMNER, JAMES  TUCKER    64   
1928  S Quarter in BRENTFORD  Volume 03A  Page 99

 

Westminster Burials
Hanwell Cemetery Middlesex
12th Sept 1928
James Tucker SUMNER 152, Framfield Road, Hanwell age 64 Grave No 9801

London Electoral Register
Year 1928
152 Framfield Road, Hanwell
James Cuthbert Sumner
James Tucker Sumner
Ruby Sumner

Edit to add
James Cuthbert Sumner  Age 26 Sawyer father James Auditor
married  25th December 1914 at St John the Baptist Church , Great Marlborough Street
Ruby Leah Chapman age   25 father William, jeweller

[Ladyhawk]

He married Hester in 1909, he may of been married before in 1885 to Sarah Caroline Cuthbert who died in 1906, Lewisham.

1 Feb 1885 St Michael’s Blackheath
James Tucker Sumner f/a merchant clerk father James coal merchant
Married Sarah Caroline Cuthbert f/a father Charles John, messenger London & Provincial Bank
Witnesses were Charles John & Amelia Cuthbert

Sarah’s surname was crossed out and altered what looks like Tucker to Cuthbert

[verdia]

Thank you so very much for all this information.The information  tells me that my Great Great Grandfather James Tucker Sumner was living with his son James and wife near the time of his Death and is actually buried in Hanwell and not Lewisham, This is such a revelation.  :-)

[Jasaces]

Hi Verdia, I just stumbled across this by accident.  It is a couple of years old so hopefully you will see my response.

James is my great grandfather via his second wife (Hester).  Their son (Raymond) is my grandfather.

After James passed away the children were sent to an orphanage, and Ray was shipped off the Canada.  He returned to the UK during the war, got married, started a family and eventually migrated to Australia.