Robert Sumner

  General Notes:

Robert was buried in Hyde cemetery in 1931. His wife presumably died several years earlier, since she is not in the grave. ¹⁵⁶

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Cotton Carder -> Manager. ¹⁵⁷

• Census: 1851, 30 Mar 1851, 125, Cross Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. ³⁴

• Occupation: Card tenter (Cotton factory hand), 1861. ⁴²

• Census: 1861, 7 Apr 1861, 229, Cross Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. ¹⁶²

• Census: 1871, 2 Apr 1871, 29 Duke Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. ¹⁶³

• Occupation: Carder in cotton mill, 2 Apr 1871, Farnworth, Lancashire. ¹⁶³

• Census: 1881, 3 Apr 1881, 51 Bolton Street, Oldham, Lancashire. ¹⁵⁷

Robert married Eliza (Sumner), daughter of Unknown and Unknown. (Eliza (Sumner) was born about 1846 in Farnworth, Lancashire. ¹⁵⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census: 1871 census, 2 Apr 1871, 29 Duke Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. ¹⁶⁴

• Census, 1881, 51 Bolton Street, Oldham, Lancashire.

  Marriage Notes:

Neville Grieves: His recollections from conversations with his mother, Olga Hubbard.

Robert was originally a Mill Manager in Oldham. He was sent by his employer to russia to open a factory as manager in charge. Neville's brother had pictures of their house in Russia. It was a bungalow type house (probably taken in the 1890s) with a verandah. They also had servants including a coachman, cleaners and a woman who used to do the washing.

They had a bull mastiff named Carlo. One day Carlo was locked outside the house by mistake and was killed by wolves.

My notes say that they were "not too far out of Moscow (St. Petersburg) - ??? - Robert had a friend who worked for the Tsar. Robert (and family?) stayed in the Tsar's palace. They used to stay for long periods (where?).