Alexander Keard b. c1804 , wife Ann ?

[trish1120]

Only one I can find;

Anna GUN christened 31 Dec 1807 Gairloch, Ross ad Cromarty, Scptland
Parents John Gun and Katherine Matheson
On Familysearch.Org with several siblings;
Christian 1806
John 1810
Katherine 1813
Dond 1815
Isabel 1818
Annabella 1821
Janet 1824

This appear to be the Family in Gairloch in 1841 Census;
John Gunn, 55
Catharine Gunn, 50, Tenant
Christy Gunn, 30
Catharine Mciver, 70
John Gunn Jun, 30
Lilias Gunn, 25
Anabel Gunn, 18
Janet Gunn, 15
Duncan McLeod, 15
Catherine McLeod, 6

Marriage;
16 February 1804 / 16 March 1804, Gairloch, Ross And Cromarty
John GUNN to Katherine MATHESON

Looking at the McLeod children;
Duncan 3 September 1826 Father JOHN
Catherine I cant find.

A Tree has her as the Daug of John McLooad and Isabella Campbell*** who married 1815

Just posting what I have found and I may be really clutching at straws here.

[AnnGeorge]

Thanks trish it's all worth looking into.

[AnnGeorge]

.I am looking into the family of Alexander Keard B. Aberdeen approx. 1806. He married Ann Gunn (father John Gunn) 8/3/1826 St. Nicolas Church Aberdeen. His mother was Isabella Lumsden but I do not know who she married. She Could possibly have been the daughter of  John Lumsden and Isabella Simpson as they had a son named Alexander also. Ann Gunn could possibly have the middle name of Campbell as she named her elderst daughter Ann Campbell Keard and there is a death in London, where they lived, of Ann Campbell Keard matching the age of Ann Gunn/Keard . They named their next daughter Isabella Lumsden Keard and other children were James Robert, Elizabeth Gunn, Rachael and Duncan. Alexander Keard joined the Royal Artillery as a career and that's why they lived mostly in London.Please can anyone help me with this family. Thanks


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[Wendy2305]

The Scottish had a naming pattern which not all families followed but yours possibly did
the first born son was named after the paternal grandfather
Second born son after maternal grandfather
Third born son after father

First born daughter after maternal grandmother
Second born daughter after paternal grandmother
Third born daughter after mother
of course there are flaws to this missing baptism records babies dying young parents having the same name as their parents etc

[AMBLY]

This looks like Alexander's parents - and his own baptism in 1805:

BIRTH/BAPTISM: in Aberdeen to parents: Alexander CARD and Isobel (Isabel/Isabella) LUMSDEN
William CARD 10 Nov 1802
Helen CARD bp 21 Jan 1804
Alexander CARD bp 7 Sep 1805
Rachael CARD bp 26 Jul 1807
John CARD bp 22 Oct 1809
Catherine CARD bp 2 Feb 1812

MARRIAGE:
Alexander CAIRD and Isabel LUMSDEN, 17 Dec 1801 Aberdeen

Cheers
AMBLY

[AMBLY]

For reference - Alexander & Ann's known issue (Rachel was middle name Duncan when she married but not on Birth registration? And I see no son named Duncan, but a last daughter named Alexandrina...?) :

Ann Campbell KEARD, abt 1835 Kent
James Robert KEARD, bp 1838 Portsmouth
Isabella Lumsden KEARD, 1840
Elizabeth Gunn KEARD, b 1843 Woolwich
Rachael Duncan KEARD, b abt 1845 Woolwich
Alexandrina KEARD, b abt 1848 Stepney

I agree naming pattern is such a valuable tool and often applied. But it's difficult  to confidently identify a naming pattern with a near 10 year gap from 1826 marriage to eldest known child Ann born abt 1835.

If they DID follow pattern and Isabella 1840 is the 2nd born daughter, then is suggests Ann GUNN's mother is Ann  - maybe Ann CAMPBELL.   You already know Ann GUNN's father is John (as it's apparently mention on her marriage lines). The known children suggests there might be  at least 2 sons missing, who may have died in infancy - one named Alexander and the other, John - again, if they followed pattern... 

The 1826 marriage record for Alexander and Ann may be useful if it gives an occupation and/or abode for her father, John GUNN.

Cheers
AMBLY

[Wendy2305]

A John Gunn and Ann Campbell had
William Gunn b 1801
Christian Gunn b 1807
John Gunn b 1810
All Aberdeen no sign of Ann