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Title: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: debbiclapham on Tuesday 26 August 08 19:23 BST (UK)

I am looking on any inormation regarding the Dunn family of Mevagissey, especially William Dunn b 1786, he married Phillipa Edwards-Lelean, their son was William b1814.

Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: krisesjoint on Tuesday 26 August 08 21:34 BST (UK)

Hi Debbi,

A big welcome to RootsChat and the Cornwall Board?

What sort of information are you looking for? Is there anything in particular we can try to help you with?

Cheers Kris  :D

Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: jamajo on Tuesday 26 August 08 21:45 BST (UK)

  Hi and welcome to Rootschat :) :)

    1841   HO107 / 145 / 8 / 28 / 6

William Dunn age 55
Phillipa Dunn age 55
William Dunn age 25 occ looks like mariner
Philip Dunn age 22     
John Dunn age 20
Mary Ann Dunn age 18
Emaline Dunn age 15
Ann Lelian age 75

All b Cornwall, Address Well Alley, Mevagissey


                        Sue :)

Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: jamajo on Tuesday 26 August 08 21:55 BST (UK)

  And here is Phillipa in 1851  in Mevagissey
            HO107 / 1908 / 98 / 24

Matthew Hunkin head age 61 occ fisherman
Ann Hunkin wife age 63
Phillipa Dunn sister in law age 65
Phillipa Paron grand or grand niece age 9

All b Mevagissey, Address Chapel Street

                    Sue :)
               

Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: jamajo on Tuesday 26 August 08 22:05 BST (UK)

 This looks like William in 1861
            RG09 / 1540 / 12 / 18

William Dunn head age 47 b Flushing, Cornwall, occ mariner
Jane wife age 44 b Padstow, Cornwall
Betsy Jane dau, unmarried age 19 b St Austell, Cornwall, occ dressmaker
William son age 17 b Mevagissey, occ apprentice
Mary Ann A dau age 15 b Mevagissey, occ servant
Phillipa dau age 12 b Mevagissey
Emaline dau age 8 b Padstow
Samuel son age 6 b Padstow

Address Workhouse Hill, Padstow.

                     Sue :)

Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: debbiclapham on Wednesday 27 August 08 09:12 BST (UK)

Dear Kris & Sue

 Many thansk for the info. I am particularly interested in  William's (b1786) parents. I seem to have hit a bit of a brick wall with them.

Debbie
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Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: deb usa on Wednesday 27 August 08 22:16 BST (UK)

Hi Debbie, Kris and Jamajo  ;D

Thought I would join in ...

IGI has these two extracted records

WM Dunn s/o Jn Dunn and Mgy
09 OCT 1785   Mevagissey

Wm Dunn s/o Jas Dunn and My
31 JUL 1785   Mevagissey

The children (and there are many  ;D) include ;
ELIZ HUNKIN DUNN d/o Jn and Mgy
30 June 1771   Mevagissey

Philippa Dunn  is with her in-laws Ann and husband Matthew Hunkin on the 1851 census ...

Mgy Hunkin = Jn Dunn
03 April 1769   Mevagissey

deb  ...will follow up :)
 
 

Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: deb usa on Wednesday 27 August 08 22:36 BST (UK)

hi

Matthew Hunkin =  Ann Lelean
15 FEB 1789   Mevigassey
IGI submitted

Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: jorose on Thursday 28 August 08 14:08 BST (UK)

I have quite a few relatives in Mevagissey/Gorran areas.  There is a brilliant site which has all kinds of info:
http://www.gorran-haven.org/mevagissey_parish.htm

Title: Re: DUNN family - Mevagissey
Post by: mcconnell922 on Sunday 21 September 08 15:39 BST (UK)

my husbands family are hunkins of mevagissey they married into the dunn family try the glennperry.co.uk website it has loads of cornish families on it
clare