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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Sutherland => Topic started by: rubygee on Monday 21 September 09 11:27 BST (UK)
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hi, i'm looking for confirmation of sgt william gunns father. i have him as john gunn b30.8.1759. william is the father of alexander gunn b 6.10.1834, who immigrated to australia in 1853. :D
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hi rubygee
welcome to rootschat :)
looking at some old posts on here would this be the william gunn who married
isabella syme ?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,170609.0.html
ev
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Yes, Isabella Syme is my G.G.G Grandmother. Her husband William b1878, Her son Alexander b1834 Durness Sutherland married Ellen scanlan b abt 1834 County Clare Ireland. They lived in Rural Victoria farming mostly, some labouring and horse work. They had 9 children. My G.Grandfather Daniel is the 8 child.
Rubygee
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Hi My GG Grandfather was Robert Gunn son of William Gunn and Isabella Syme. He had a brother Alexander and a lot of other siblings. I have no idea of his parents and am seeking help here also for his heritage
hi, i'm looking for confirmation of sgt william gunns father. i have him as john gunn b30.8.1759. william is the father of alexander gunn b 6.10.1834, who immigrated to australia in 1853. :D
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hi seachinganswers,
we seem to have some connection. My tree states;
Robert Gunn b abt 1730 m Isabella Elder b abt 1730
issue-
Janet Gunn 1755
John 1757 did not survive
John b1759
Barbara 1761
David 1764
Elisabeth1764- twin
john Gunn1759 m Helen Gunn ( no relation? )
issue-
William abt 1778
Robert 1786
John 1792
Angus 1795
Barbara 1799
william Gunn b1778 d 20.12.1861 m Isabella Syme b abt 1797 liverpool
issue-
John Gunn1822 did not survive
Helen 1823
Margaret 1825
Robert 1828 was this son your rellie?
Georgina 1830
John 1832
Alexander 1834 my GG Grandfather
Daniel 1836
William1840
Alexander came to Australia in 1853
He married Ellen Scanlan in victoria 1854
issues were-
Robert Gunn1856
william patrick 1859
alexander 1861
ellen 1863
isabella 1865
georgina 1868
joseph 1870
daniel 1871 my Great grandfather.
mary ann 1878
Hope this information is helpful there are heaps more but i'm not sure what you need.
Hopefully we are on the right connection
Regards Rubygee
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Hi,
it seems we have a connection William Gunn married an Isabella Syme( I have been told for years it was henderson so I have been at a stalemate.
Their son Robert Gunn married Wilhelmina Cunningham. He was born 1828. Would love to trade info if this is the right line. They had a son William Alexander Gunn whom married Octavia Vendy.
regards,
Debbie.
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Hi All,
I'm actually just writing up the Gunns of Achanaichan / Achaneccan so I'm pleased to get the information. May I suggest you firstly enter 'Robert Gunn of Achaneccan' on the computer and read lots in the Sage book 'Memorabilia Domestica' which will turn up? I am assuming we are all the same as the Sage book points out 'Achaneccan' is only a farm.
I am am painfully working through an 1868 Family tree of the various Chief lines of the Clan Gunn; the Achanaichan line is 'William in Achanaichan the 2nd son of Donald the Scholar'. Donald 'the Scholar' Gunn is second son of 'William beag / bheg' whose older brother was 'William mhor' Chief of the Clan Gunn. I should be be able to write up this line in a couple of days, especially given the new information.
However I have now got a blog for my sins. May I suggest you look at http://clangunn1.blogspot.co.uk/ ? The current entry concerns Donald the Scholar's first son (yours is the second, as I have said) and then you can wander down the other other Chief lines as you go down the blog. Note the 1868 family tree I am using...
It would be sensible to read up about the contentious Clan Gunn Family Convention / Chief issues there as well, as it relates to you if you can prove things...
Cheers
Alastair (not on that line, sorry- a much more obscure one...)
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Hi I have some photos from the Gunn family and Im not entirely sure who they are. I have a few photos that I think that they are Alexander Gunn and Ellen Scanlan as we;; of a few that I think are their children.
Would anyone be willing to have a look at them and help identify who they are?
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Hi,
I am compiling the Vendy tree for a client and have all the Vendy info in it, if you are willing to trade?
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Cerip 23, My grandfather was a William Mace Vendy (b about 1914) Father William Matthew Vendy. William Mace moved to Zimbabwe, is he included in your information at all?
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hi seachinganswers,
we seem to have some connection. My tree states;
Robert Gunn b abt 1730 m Isabella Elder b abt 1730
issue-
Janet Gunn 1755
John 1757 did not survive
John b1759
Barbara 1761
David 1764
Elisabeth1764- twin
john Gunn1759 m Helen Gunn ( no relation? )
issue-
William abt 1778
Robert 1786
John 1792
Angus 1795
Barbara 1799
william Gunn b1778 d 20.12.1861 m Isabella Syme b abt 1797 liverpool
issue-
John Gunn1822 did not survive
Helen 1823
Margaret 1825
Robert 1828 was this son your rellie?
Georgina 1830
John 1832
Alexander 1834 my GG Grandfather
Daniel 1836
William1840
Alexander came to Australia in 1853
He married Ellen Scanlan in victoria 1854
issues were-
Robert Gunn1856
william patrick 1859
alexander 1861
ellen 1863
isabella 1865
georgina 1868
joseph 1870
daniel 1871 my Great grandfather.
mary ann 1878
Hope this information is helpful there are heaps more but i'm not sure what you need.
Hopefully we are on the right connection
Regards Rubygee
I am interested in the Robert Gunn/Isobel Elder information. I have received information that the Donald Gunn of Kildonan mentioned in Sage's "Memorabilia Domestica" was "probably" the son of this couple. However, as I look into this it seems unlikely due to time and distance factors. this post seems to confirm that. I would like to contact the poster, Rubygee, to find out a little more.