Gunn Family - COMPLETED

[dortmund]

Hi,

Trying to find any information on the following family, it is belived that Peter Gunn was in the Army.


PETER GUNN was born 1802 in Scotland, and died Bef. 1881.  He married ANN ETHELL 24 December 1832 in Woolwich, St Mary Magdalene, daughter of JOHN ETHIL and ANN HUDSON.  She was born 28 August 1814 in Chatham,Kent..

More About ANN ETHELL:
Occupation: 1881, Formerly Servant
Residence: 1881, Hoo Union,Hoo, Kent.
   
Children of PETER GUNN and ANN ETHELL are:
   i.   JENET GUNN, b. 1836, Ireland.
   ii.   WILLIAM GUNN, b. 1838, Ireland; m. HARRIET ?; b. 1843, Milton,Kent.

More About WILLIAM GUNN:
Occupation: 1881, Labourer
Residence: 1881, Hoo Street,Hoo,Kent

More About HARRIET ?:
Residence: 1881, Hoo Street,Hoo,Kent

   iii.   MARCUS ALEXANDER GUNN, b. 1840, Portsmouth,Hants; m. EMILY ?; b. 1844, London,Middx.

More About MARCUS ALEXANDER GUNN:
Occupation: 1881, Brickmaker
Residence: 1881, 2 Bells Lane,Hoo,Kent

More About EMILY ?:
Residence: 1881, 2 Bells Lane,Hoo,Kent

   iv.   HUGH HENRY GUNN, b. 1844, Scotland.
   v.   PETER ETHELL GUNN, b. 1846, Scotland.
   vi.   JOHN T R GUNN, b. 1848, Gillingham,Kent.
   vii.   RICHARD GUNN, b. 1850, Hoo,Kent.


Trevor

[Valda]

1851 census HO107 1609 folio 645
Near Hoo Pottery Hoo Kent
Peter Gunn 49 Scotland Head  Married Pensioner of Chelsea
Ann Gunn 37 Gillingham, Kent, Wife Married
Jensh? Gunn 14  Ireland Daughter 
William F Gunn 12 Ireland Son
Marcus Alain? Gunn 10  Portsmouth, Kent,  Son
Hugh Henry Gunn 6  Scotland Son 
Peter Ethell Gunn 4 Scotland Son   
John T R Ethell Gunn 2  Gillingham, Kent,  Son   
Richard G Ethell Gunn 5mths Hoo, Kent,  Son 

This is probably Peter's army record held at The National Archives
WO 97/1232/146 PETER GUNN Born RAY, Caithness Served in Royal Artillery
Discharged aged 41 1823-1844

There is a Peter Gunn baptism on the IGI a little earlier than 1802

PETER GUN 
Christening:  15 MAY 1799   Reay, Caithness, Scotland
Father:  DONALD GUN  Family
Mother:  JANET MACPHERSON 

with other siblings

JOHN GUN
Christening: 15 SEP 1797 Reay, Caithness, Scotland 
PATRICK GUN
Christening: 14 APR 1800 Reay, Caithness, Scotland
DONALD GUNN
Christening: 17 JAN 1805 Reay, Caithness, Scotland
ALEXANDER GUN
Christening: NOV 1806 Reay, Caithness, Scotland
HUGH GUN
Christening: 04 MAY 1810 Reay, Caithness, Scotland   

and a marriage for the parents
DONALD GUN 
JANET MACPHERSON 
Marriage:  24 SEP 1793   Reay, Caithness, Scotland
 
1861 census RG9 475 folio 29
Hoo Street Hoo  Kent
Peter Gunn 58 Caithness, Scotland Head  Married  Chelsea pensioner shoemaker
Ann Gunn 47  Gillingham, Kent,  Wife  Married  Shoemaker's wife
Janet E Gunn 24  Tipperary, Ireland Daughter  Dressmaker
William F Gunn 22 Tipperary, Ireland Son   Brickfield lab
Marcus A Gunn 20  St Mary, Hampshire, Son  Brickfield lab
Hugh H Gunn 16 Caithness, Scotland Son  Potter
Richard J Gunn 10  Hoo, Kent,  Son   
Ann J Gunn 8  Hoo, Kent, Daughter 

The occupation of shoemaker might indicate Peter had been invalided out of the army, though his record shows he served his full 21 years to obtain his pension. However soldiers who had been injured were often retrained as shoemakers since it was an occupation that could be done sitting down. perter's army record would show whether he had been injured.

1871 census RG10 901 folio 56
Hoo Street Hoo  Kent
Peter Gunn 71  Caithness, Scotland Head Married Pensioner
Anne Gunn 59 Gillingham, Kent, Wife  Married
Hugh Henry Gunn 27  Carthness, Scotland Son  Lab Brickfield
Richard James Gunn 26 Hoo, Kent, Son  Lab Brickfield
Ann Jean Gunn 15  Hoo, Kent, Daughter   
 
From FreeBMD
Death June quarter 1872 Volume 2a page 235
GUNN, Peter aged 72
Hoo registration district
and in the same district
death September quarter 1894 Volume 2a page 275
Gunn, Ann aged 80

FreeBMD is at

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

Regards
Valda





 

[dortmund]

Hi Valda,

Thank you very much for the above info.

Trevor

[eltel]

Trevor,
I donīt know if this fits with your Gunns at all, but the connection is the Woolwich area of Kent.
My Great Grandmothes Elenoror(Ellen) Sophie Wills married for a second time after my Great Grandfathers death. She married a Thomas Howard Gunn at Holy Trinity Church New Charlton,on the 28th July 1901.
He was a widower aged 41 with 2 Children Florence Isabella and Walter. They had previously been living in Plumstead.
Any Help?

[Valda]

Thomas Howard Gunn according to the 1891 and 1901 censuses was born circa 1858 in Plumstead.
The 1891 census gives him three children including a daughter Ethel M. aged 6
Thomas appears on the 1881 census in Plumstead with his parents Charles Gunn born Edmonton circa 1822 and Maria born circa 1823 in Highgate and his two siblings.

The 1901 census gives 124 Gunns who were born in Kent (4,300 in all), so far from a rare surname.

Regards

Valda

[dortmund]

Hi Valda &  Eltel,

Thanks for the info, I will follow it up.

Trevor