John SUMNER (1940- )

	John Hilton SUMNER, John Sumner Jrn

	Father: Ronald Charles SUMNER, Ronald Sumner

	Mother: Doris KENNETT, Doris Kennett

1 John Hilton SUMNER ¹ (1940- ) [707]. Born 6 Jul 1940, Bristol (Redland). 154 Redland Road, Redland, Bristol 6. Christened 1940, Bristol (St.John's - Clifton).

2 Ronald Charles SUMNER ¹ (1907-1985) [811]. Born 12 Jun 1907, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Marr Doris KENNETT 1939, Bristol. ² Died 26 Feb 1985, Bristol.

In the 1930's he was an Insurance Collector working for his father who managed the Bristol Co-Operative Insurance Company.

In 1940 his job was refered to as a Package Examiner Petroleum Board.

In the 1950's he worked as Security Police at the Bristol Aircraft Corporation, Filton, Bristol.

4 Charles William SUMNER ¹ (1878-1970) [790]. Born Q2 1878, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. Christened . Marr Florence Annie RICHARDS Q4 1902, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Died 3 May 1970, Bristol (Clifton).

At the 1881 census living at 51 Tivoli Street, Cheltenham, Glos. with his parents, sister Elizabeth and brother Arthur. He was 2 years old. They had a lodger, a Farrier, William Robert Mealin born 1856, from British Burma, East India.

In 1891 he lived at 51 Tivoli Street, Cheltenham with his parents, brother and sister and a lodger William Robert Mealen, a Farrier aged 25 from British Burma, East Indies. Charles was 12 years old and described as a Scholar.

In 1901 he lived with his parents, 4 brothers and a sister at 51 Tivoli Street, Cheltenham. He was 22 years old and an Insurance Agent.

8 Francis William SUMNER ^1,3 (1853-1908) [780]. Born Q1 1853, Erlestoke, Wiltshire. Marr Elizabeth POTTER Q3 1877, Cardiff, Glamorgan. Died Q3 1908, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

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.

9 Elizabeth POTTER ^1,3 (1856- ) [781]. Born 1856, Erlestoke, Wiltshire.

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.

5 Florence Annie RICHARDS ¹ (1878-1963) [791]. Born 22 Apr 1878, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Christened 23 Mar 1897, Cheltenham (St.Matthew's), Gloucestershire. Died 31 Mar 1963, Bristol.

In 1881 she was living at 20 Victoria Place, Cheltenham with her parents, a brother and sister. She was 3 years old and a Scholar.

In 1891 she was living at 21 Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham with her parents, brother and great aunt Elizabeth Shurmer who was aged 65, an invalid, and a former Schooll Mistress from Leckhampton, Gloucestershire. There is no mention of her younger sister. Florence was 12 years old and a Scholar.

10 George William RICHARDS (1848- ) [822]. Born Q3 1848, Holcombe, Bath, Somerset. Marr Elizabeth SHURMER Mar 1871, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

In 1851 he was living in Holcombe, Somerset with his parents, 3 brothers and a sister. He was 5 years old.

In 1861 he is living at Horsecastles with his mother Martha. He is 14 years old and an Apprentice Confectioner. He gives is birthplace as Alcombe, near Bath, Somerset.

In 1881 he was lving at 23 Victoria Place, Cheltenham with his wife, 2 daughters and a son. He was 33 years old and a Confectioner.

In 1891 he was living at 21 Twekesbury Road, Cheltenham with his wife, son William, daughter Florence and aunt-in-law Elizabeth Shurmer who was 65 years old, a former School Mistress, an invalid and from Leckhampton, Gloucestershire. George was 43 years old and a Corporation Labourer.

In 1901 he was living with his wife and 3 children at 20 Victoria Place, Cheltenham. He was a Confectioner.

11 Elizabeth SHURMER (1844-1913) [816]. Born Q2 1844, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Died Q3 1913, Cheltenham Registration District, Gloucestershire. ²

In 1851 she was living at 15 Back of Mount Pleasant, Cheltenham with her parents and 2 sisters. She was 6 years and 'At Home'.

In 1861 she is living at 6 Roebuck Passage, Cheltenham with her parents, 4 sisters and 2 brothers. She is 17 years old and unmarried.

In 1881 she was living at 20 Victoria Place, Cheltenham with her husband, 2 daughters and a son. She was 32 years old.

In 1891 she was living at 21 Twekesbury Road, Cheltenham with her husband, son William, daughter Florence and aunt Elizabeth Shurmer.

3 Doris KENNETT ¹ (1912-1969) [703]. Born 7 Mar 1912, Bristol (Shirehampton). Died 27 Nov 1969, Bristol (Clifton).

6 Sidney (Sydney) KENNETT ¹ (1871- ) [699]. Born 1871, London (Bermondsey). ³ Marr Amy Ellen ROWLES 10 Oct 1895, Bristol (Cotham). ⁴

In 1881 he was living at Thatched Cottage, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.

In 1891 he is living in Shirehampton, Bristol with his mother (a widow) and siblings Ellen, Frank and George. He was 19 years old and a Railway Shunter.

In 1901 he was living in Lower High Street, Shirehampton, Bristol with his wife Amy and son William. He was 29 years old and a Port Railway Shunter. ²

12 George Hilton KENNETT (1843-1881) [951]. Born 10 Sep 1843, Deal, Kent. The ship was the Runnymeade. Christened 12 Nov 1843, Deal, Kent. Marr Eleanor LAWRENCE 16 Oct 1866, London. Div 1875, London. 41 St. Andrews Hale, Carter Lane, London. Cause: Cruelty and Adultery. Apparently she had left him once because of his abusive behaviour, then returned, but he did not mend his ways and she left again to seek the protection of friends because of his threats. (She also claimed he had willfully given her VD according to a side note made by one of the judges). Died 8 Jul 1881, Bristol (Westbury-on-Trym). Cause: Meningitis. He died in the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Buried 12 Jul 1881, Bristol (Shirehampton).

In 1861 he was a crew member on board 'Her Majesty's Ship James Watts'. He was 18 years old and 'Boy 1st.Class'.

In 1866, the year of his wedding to Eleanor, he was living at 15 Little Knight Rider Sreet and working as a clerk.

In 1867 the family were living at 20 Arthur St, North St. Giles, then 25 Foley Street, Marylebone, New Oxford St. Later they lived in Bow St., Covent Garden, Elizabeth St., Hackney Rd., and Aldersgate, all in London.

On the 1871 census George was living at 42 Deverill Street, Newington, Southwark with Elizabeth Margaret Kerr aged 21.

In 1872, on a daughter’s birth certificate George was with Elizabeth Margaret Kerr. They were living at 1 Roberts Place, Newington and George was a commercial clerk. However Elizabeth Margaret Kerr had married Amos Edward Chandler in the spring of 1867 in London. There is no record of Amos dying between 1867 and 1872, so it looks as if George and Elizabeth just ran off together and lived as man and wife.

In 1881 lived at Thatched Cottage, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol with his wife 4 children. He was a Dock Labourer. He died that year.

Summary of events -

In 1866 George Kennett married Eleanor Lawrence in London.

In 1867 Elizabeth Kerr married Amos Chandler in London.

By 1871 George was living with Elizabeth Kerr in London and had a son by her.

In 1872 George and Elizabeth had a daughter.

In 1875 George had a son by Lucy Palethorpe in Cardiff. This son was raised as one of Elizabeth's.

In 1875 Eleanor devorced George on grounds of cruelty and adultery.

In 1876 he had a son in Bristol by Elizabeth Kerr.

So far no record has been found showing Amos's death or his divorce from Elizabeth, so all George and Elizabeth's children, and one from Lucy Palethorpe, were illigitimate and there is no marriage record for George and Elizabeth.

Another researcher provides these comments -

George Hilton Kennett first married Eleanor Lawrence at the Parish at the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdelene, London on 16 October 1866, four days after his sister Charlotte's wedding. Eleanors father was an umbrella manufacturer. George was living at 15 Little Knight Rider Sreet at the time and working as a clerk. John Kennett witnessed the wedding.

In 1867 the family were living at 25 Foley Street, Marylebone, London.

In 1872, on a daughters birth certificate, George was living with Elizabeth Margaret Kerr, not to Eleanor, and they were living at 1 Roberts Place, Newington. George was a commercial clerk.

Elizabeth was born in Poole, Dorset.

A further researcher gives these notes -

Eleanor, George Hilton Kennett's wife, living at 41 St. Andrews Hale, Carter Lane, in the city of London, divorced George in 1875 on the grounds of cruelty and adultery. Apparently she had left him once before because of his abusive behaviour, then returned, but he did not mend his ways and she left again to seek the protection of friends because of his threats. (She also claimed he had willfully given her VD - according to a side note made by one of the judges). The adultery was supposed to have been committed by him with a Lucy Palethorpe at 242 Bute St., Cardiff. This address was also given for the birth of his son Frank, but this son was listed on the census as one of George and Elizabeth’s sons, born in 1875. He does not appear in the birth registers.

There seems to be no record of a marriage for George and Elizabeth Margaret Kerr after 1875 (the year of his divorce from Eleanor) so the 4 children he had with Elizabeth (and/or possibly with Lucy Palethorpe), were therefore illigitimate.

The court ordered George to pay Eleanor £26 costs. Alimony of £30 a year. The costs then rose to £42 in 1876. In January 1877 there was an order for George to pay 10/- a month. It seems that George and Elizabeth simply moved to Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol so they could not be found, as he did not obey the court order.

In 1881 the couple were living at Thatched Cottage, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. Elizabeth was 29 years old. George was working as a dock labourer at Bristol Docks according to the census, but he could still actually have been a clerk checking goods etc. In 1891 Elizabeth, was a 'widow' and working as a milliner and dressmaker, and refered to as Margaret Kennett.

13 Elizabeth Margaret KERR (1849-1892) [698]. Born Sep 1849, Poole, Dorset. Marr Amos Edward CHANDLER Q2 1867, East London Registration District. Died 27 Feb 1892, Bristol (Shirehampton). Cause: Diseased heart. Buried 3 Mar 1892, Bristol (Shirehampton).

In 1851 Margaret was living in 76 New Street, Poole, Dorset with her parents, William and Elizabeth. Her father was a Linen Draper and Tea Dealer from Dumfrieshire. Her mother was from Kinson, Bournemouth. Also living there were Margaret's two brothers - George and John, and two sisters - Maria and Sarah. They had a servant Mary Ann Allen age 15. On the day of the census they had visitors staying with them - Archibald Bryden, William McQuire and Adam Bryden - all were travelling Linen Drapers and Tea Dealers.

In 1861 she was living with her mother at 195 Russel Place, Poole, Dorset together with her sisters Maria and Ellen and brother John. Her is now refered to as Elizabeth Bryden. there is no reference to her husband. Also living there are William aged 6 and Emma aged 4 both with the surname of Bryden. Elizabeth Margaret was aged 11 and described as a scholar.

There is no record of Amos, her husband, dying between 1867 and 1872, so it looks very much as Elizabeth and George just ran off together and lived as man and wife.

In 1891 she was a 'widow' living at Flowers Cottages, Shirehampton, Bristol with her 4 children. She is refered to as Margaret Kennett (not Kerr) although so far no record has been found of her marriage to George. She was a Milliner (Dress) aged 39 and originally from Poole, Dorset.

7 Amy Ellen ROWLES ¹ (1874?- ) [697]. Born 1874 (app), Bristol (Bedminster). ³ Christened 1 Sep 1875.

In 1881 she lived at 6 Hanover Place, Cumberland Road, Bedminster, Bristol with her parents and 5 sisters. She was 6 years old and a Scholar.

In 1901 she was living in Lower High Street, Shirehampton, Bristol with her husband and son William. She was 26 years old.

14 William ROWLES (1846-1916) [690]. Born 13 Dec 1846, Bristol (Hotwells). Marr Sarah Rebecca CUTHBERT Mar 1868, Bristol. Died 4 Oct 1916, Bristol.

In 1851 he was living at 1 Jones's Cottage, Clifton, Bristol with his parents and 3 siblings. He was 4 years old and a Scholar.

In 1871 he was living at 19 Avon Crescent, Clifton, Bristol with his wife Sarah, daughters Edith and Alice and son William. He was 23 years old and a Master Mariner.

In 1881 he was living at 6 Hanover Place Cumberland Road, Bedminster with his wife and 6 daughters. He was 34 years old and a Mariner.

In 1891 he was living at 6 Crown Terrace, Shirehampton, Bristol with his wife Sarah. He was 44 years old and described as "Rank Inspector, Master of Launch 'Firefly' Board of Trade".

15 Sarah Rebecca CUTHBERT (1847-1906) [692]. Born Q2 1847, Bristol (St.George's), Brandon Hill. Died 20 Jan 1906, Bristol (West Town).

In 1871 she was living at 19 Avon Crescent, Clifton, Bristol with her husband William, daughters Edith and Alice and son William. She was 24 years old.

In 1881 she was living at 6 Hanover Place Cumberland Road, Bedminster with her husband and their 6 daughters. She was 33 years old.

In 1891 she was living at 6 Crown Terrace, Shirehampton, Bristol with her husband William. She was 43 years old.

Sources

1	"Family knowledge".

2	"Ancestry.Co.Uk Census Returns 1841 - 1901.".

3	Church of Latter Day Saints Database, "IGI - LDS".

4	"Gerald Rosser".