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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: John Gunn born abt 1845 Helmsdale Scotland
« on: Wednesday 05 December 12 09:56 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Russ,
There were eight children born to George and Marion.
In the 1841 census the eldest three, Ann, Robert and Donald, are listed.
In 1851 Robert, Donald, Esther, Alexander, John, William are listed. Ann is obviously away working somewhere else.
Lastly Jessie was born just after this census.

No Mary in the census records for this family.   

I know the family tree you are referring to. It is extensive but does have one or two errors.
Regards
Adair

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: John Gunn born abt 1845 Helmsdale Scotland
« on: Friday 30 November 12 20:50 GMT (UK)  »
Please note I have modified my original post after an alert from a PM.
John Gunn's sister who became Mrs James Bruce was Ann not Mary.
Apologies!! I have the correct name Ann in my original records so not sure how I managed to change her name to Mary.
Adair

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Sutherland / Re: MACKENZIE & POLSON
« on: Wednesday 10 October 12 03:56 BST (UK)  »
Hamish,
I have sent you a personal message regarding our POLSON common ancestry.

Kind regards
Adair

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: John Gunn born abt 1845 Helmsdale Scotland
« on: Monday 01 October 12 10:41 BST (UK)  »
The North Otago Museum has replied with a mother listed on the death records for the John Gunn in the NT death notice  - Ann McDonald. Wrong mother so that has drawn a blank
Archives have done a check through a few records with no luck, but did say John Gunn could have come as an unassissted passenger and not have had his name recorded.

I'm going to leave the search for now and have a rethink.
Thank you to everyone who has responded so generously.

Adair

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: John Gunn born abt 1845 Helmsdale Scotland
« on: Saturday 29 September 12 04:23 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for your offer - I have just joined the NZ Society of Genealogists so hoping to find some more information there. I don't know if there was a marriage or children but I will follow that through.

Like you I think the reference in First Families will be an earlier John Gunn.

Do you know if there is a recorded passenger list for the Douglas? I see reference to its arrival in Papers Past but can't find a list of passengers. Not in the other immigrant ship sites I go to either.

Adair

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: John Gunn born abt 1845 Helmsdale Scotland
« on: Saturday 29 September 12 02:47 BST (UK)  »
Thank you!
These are great leads to follow up.

Adair

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New Zealand Completed Requests / John Gunn born abt 1845 Helmsdale Scotland
« on: Friday 28 September 12 23:50 BST (UK)  »
I am wondering if anyone can help me find some information about this person.
He was John Gunn, born abt 1845 in Helmsdale Scotland. His parents were George Gunn and Marion Polson. I know that three of John's siblings came to New Zealand in 1862 on the Mermaid. They were Ann, Donald and Robert. Ann became Mrs James Sutherland Bruce of Palmerston. I am pretty sure I have evidence to prove Donald lived in the Canterbury region and Robert in the Queenstown region.

John Gunn was still in Scotland for the 1871 census living with his parents. By 1881 he had gone from there and can't be found in any other census or death records. So I'm assuming he may have joined his siblings in New Zealand. I have come across a death notice in the North Otago Times on 12 December 1888: John Gunn at the Oamaru Hospital, native of Scotland, aged 42 years. The age would be right and the death place close to his sister Ann. I'm wondering if it him.
Can anyone look up the Oamaru cemetery records for me please?
Any help would be appreciated
Adair

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: "Papers Past" Updates Part II
« on: Monday 20 August 12 07:51 BST (UK)  »
Mmmmm... might have to close the office door and pretend I'm marking essays

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Kincardineshire / Re: Andrew Gove
« on: Monday 30 July 12 08:41 BST (UK)  »
Oh.. wonderful. Thank you.
This is certainly a very favourable lead because the area is the right one.
Now - next question, where's Andrew??

Adair

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