Edward Sunderland was the son of William Sunderland and Ann ??????.

Edward was born around 1820 in Littleborough, Rochdale, Lancashire.

Edward married Mary Chew in 1844 in the Rochdale Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Mary Chew:

- Sarah Sunderland	born in 1850 in Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.
- Elizabeth Sunderland	born in 1853 in Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.
- James William Sunderland	born on 2 March 1857 in Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.
- Ellen Sunderland	born on 12 July 1859 in Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.
- John Thomas Sunderland	born around 1862 in Shawforth, Rochdale, Lancashire.

Edward's second marriage was to Helen ??????

Details of Edward's marriage are not known.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1820		Littleborough, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1851		Knotthill Nook, Spotland, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1861		Shanter, Spotland, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1871		19 Sparth Bottoms, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1881		145 Bury Road, Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.

Edward was a Cotton Power Weaver.

Edward died when he was 62 years old, in 1883 in the Rochdale Registration District.  

Census Data:

Year	Address
1851	Knotthill Nook, Spotland, Lancashire.
1861	Shanter, Spotland, Lancashire.
1871	19 Sparth Bottoms, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire.
1881	145 Bury Road, Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.