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Sumner Genealogy
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Elizabeth POTTER's parents: James POTTER (1818-1889) and Ann LONG (1818-1882)

Family of Francis William SUMNER and Elizabeth POTTER

Husband: Francis William SUMNER (1853-1908)
Wife: Elizabeth POTTER (1856- )
Children: Charles William SUMNER (1878-1970)
Elizabeth Ethel SUMNER (1879- )
Arthur James SUMNER (1880- )
Francis Herbert SUMNER (1882- )
Henry Cecil SUMNER (1884- )
Percy John SUMNER (1887-1916)
Marriage Q3 1877 Cardiff, Glamorgan

Husband: Francis William SUMNER

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      Francis William SUMNER, Francis Sumner Snr    
 
Name: Francis William SUMNER 1,2
Sex: Male
Father: John SUMNER (1825-1899)
Mother: Mary Ann HOLLOWAY (1829-1888)
Birth Q1 1853 Erlestoke, Wiltshire
Occupation Farrier / Shoeing Smith 2
Death Q3 1908 (age 55) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Wife: Elizabeth POTTER

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      Elizabeth POTTER, Elizabeth Potter    
 
Name: Elizabeth POTTER 1,2
Sex: Female
Father: James POTTER (1818-1889)
Mother: Ann LONG (1818-1882)
Birth 1856 Erlestoke, Wiltshire
Occupation Wife of Farrier

Child 1: Charles William SUMNER

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      Charles William SUMNER, Charles Sumner     Spouse: Florence Annie RICHARDS, Florence Richards    
 
Name: Charles William SUMNER 2
Sex: Male
Spouse: Florence Annie RICHARDS (1878-1963)
Birth Q2 1878 Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire
Christening .
Occupation Farrier/Blacksmith / Insurance Agent - Manager
Death 3 May 1970 (age 91-92) Bristol (Clifton)

Child 2: Elizabeth Ethel SUMNER

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      Elizabeth Ethel SUMNER, Elizabeth Sumner    
 
Name: Elizabeth Ethel SUMNER 1,2
Sex: Female
Spouse: Alfred Edward TOWNSHEND (1867?- )
Birth Dec 1879 Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire

Child 3: Arthur James SUMNER

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      Arthur James SUMNER, Francis Sumner Jrn    
 
Name: Arthur James SUMNER 2
Sex: Male
Nickname: Jim
Spouse: Helen R (A) LEISHMAN (1884?- )
Birth Q4 1880 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 3
Occupation Shoeing Smith / Farrier Sargeant Royal Gloucester Hussars 2

Child 4: Francis Herbert SUMNER

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      Francis Herbert SUMNER, Arther Sumner    
 
Name: Francis Herbert SUMNER 2
Sex: Male
Spouse: Elizabeth S. SARGENT (1877-1927?)
Birth Q1 1882 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 3
Occupation Carpenter & Joiner / Farrier / Blacksmith 2

Child 5: Henry Cecil SUMNER

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      Henry Cecil SUMNER, Henry Sumner    
 
Name: Henry Cecil SUMNER 2
Sex: Male
Spouse: Grace Annie LEISHMAN (1889- )
Birth Q4 1884 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 3
Occupation Farrier/Blacksmith 2
Death Wyberton, Linconshire
Burial Wyberton, Linconshire

Child 6: Percy John SUMNER

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      Percy John SUMNER, Percy Sumner    
 
Name: Percy John SUMNER 2
Sex: Male
Birth Sep 1887 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 3
Occupation Farrier/Blacksmith / Private 2nd battalion Coldstream Guards 2
Death 14 Sep 1916 (age 28-29) France

Note on Husband: Francis William SUMNER

In 1861 he was living with his parents and 2 brothers in Potterne. He was 8 years old and a Scholar.

In 1871 he was living in Erlestoke with his parents and 5 brothers. He was 18 years old, unmarried and an Assistant Blacksmith.

At the 1881 census living at 51 Tivoli Street, Cheltenham, Glos. with his wife and children Charles, Elizabeth and Arthur. He was Farrier. They had a lodger, also a Farrier, William Robert Mealin born 1856, from British Burma, East India.

In 1991 he was living in Blandford Villa, Andover Road, Cheltenham with his wife and children Charles, Elizabeth, Arthur, Franic, Henry and Percy. He was a Shoeing Blacksmith.

In 1901 he was living in in Blandford Villa, Andover Road, Cheltenham with his wife and 6 children. He was 48 years old and a Shoeing Smith / Blacksmith.

Note on Wife: Elizabeth POTTER

In 1871 she was living next to the Sub Post Office in Erlestoke, Wiltshire with her parents, brother William and sister Ann. She was 14 years old and a Scholar.

In 1881 she was living at 51 Tivoli Street, Cheltenham with her husband, sons Charles and Arthur and William Robert Mealen a Farrier aged 25 from British Burma, East Indies. She was 25 years old.

In 1901 she was living at in Blandford Villa, Andover Road, Cheltenham with her husband, 1 daughter and 4 sons. She was 45 years old.

Sources

1Church of Latter Day Saints Database, "IGI - LDS".
2"Family knowledge".
3"FreeBMD".