Here's a good example of how these things can be tricky to work out!
I saw this baptism:
Baptism: 23 Mar 1817 All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
William Calland - 1st. Son of William Calland & Esther
Born: 7 Feb
Abode: Haigh
Occupation: Miner
...and thought the father might be the man bap in 1796, so he wouldn't be your William as yours was a bachelor when he married Cicely.
However, it turns out the father at the above baptism is probably actually named Richard! There is a marriage in 1816 for Richard and Esther and the first of their subsequent male children is recorded as second son. William (b 1817) is with his parents Richard and Esther and the correct siblings in 1841.
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"Something has been filled in that I didn't know was blank" Matthew Broderick WDYTYA? March 2010
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