Researching William Sutton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19067 people with the Sutton surname? In that year Sutton was ranked number 194 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Sutton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Sutton and the Sutton Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 24723 people with the Sutton surname in the UK? Sutton is now ranked number 205 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called William Sutton
William Sutton (Southport)
William Sutton (1752 – 1840 in North Meols, Lancashire), also known as The Mad Duke or The Old Duke) was a local forward-thinking man from North Meols (North of Southport). In 1792, Sutton took advantage of the fashionable new trend of sea bathing by building a bathing house at South Hawes (2 miles [3 km] south of Churchtown). Realizing the importance and opportunity presented by the newly created canal systems, he gambled on the idea of constructing a hotel by the seaside. His hotel was just 4 miles [6 km] away from the newly constructed Leeds and Liverpool Canal, to and from which he arranged transport for potential guests.
Born in 1752, he was originally the landlord of the Black Bull Inn in Churchtown (now the Hesketh Arms) and known as a good-natured, jovial gentleman who entertained his regulars by playing the fiddle.
He constructed his "Original Hotel" at the southern end of what is now the mile-long and much-admired Lord Street, but was nothing of the sort at the time. Rather, the project became a source of disbelief and amusement to the folk of Churchtown and Meols, who referred to William Sutton as "The Mad Duke" and the hotel as "Duke's Folly". The hotel was described as being 'in the southern hawes of nowhere' at the time.
Over time Lord Street grew, with the hotel anchoring the southern end, helping to create its own more respectable address.
Nowadays, the town of 93,000 still pays tribute to its founder with a notable plaque set in a cornerstone at Duke Street/Lord Street, along with a hotel just off the corner which bears the name Dukes Folly Hotel. His own later life is uncertain. It is understood that William "Duke" Sutton, who died on May 22, 1840, aged 88, actually ended his life in Lancaster gaol for debtors – "on the fiddle or just fiddling?", as someone supposedly expressed it at the time. He is buried in St Cuthberts Church, (Churchtown).
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