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Capt. William Gunn 1777–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1777

Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Dec 1809

Death Location: Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Father: John Gunn

Mother: Jean Horne

Spouse(s): Sophia Sinclair

Children(s): Jane Gunn

Capt. William Gunn was born in 1777 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, the child of John Gunn And Jean Horne. Capt. William Gunn married Sophia Sinclair, and had children including Jane Gunn. Capt. William Gunn passed away in 1809 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Capt. William Gunn was born in 1777 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, the child of John Gunn And Jean Horne.
  • Capt. William Gunn married Sophia Sinclair, and had children including Jane Gunn.
  • Capt. William Gunn passed away in 1809 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gunn
1748–
Birth Location: Coghill, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
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Jean Horne
1751–1847
Birth Location: Watten, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sophia Sinclair
1777–1808
Birth Location: Lybster Caithness
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Children(s)

Jane Gunn
1808–1843
Birth Location: Lybster, Caithness, Scotland
JG

Capt. Gunn's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Gunn
1777–1809
Birth Place: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
John Gunn
1748–
Coghill, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Jean Horne
1751–1847
Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Gunn (Hamish)) (Merchant)
1698–1798
Coghill, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
**Helen (Marie) Sutherland
1714–1780
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
William Horn
1713–1772
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Elizabeth (SUTHERLAND) R
1715–1771
Watten,Caithness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Esther Mackay
1692–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Gunn's Descendants

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Capt. (William) Gunn (2 May 1777–18 Dec 1809) m. Sophia Sinclair (1777–1808)
  1. 1. Jane Gunn 1808–1843 m. William Darling 1789–1883
    1. 1. Elizabeth Darling 1839–1907 m. Cuthbert (Young) Wright 1845–1921
      1. 1. William (Darling) Wright 1874–1953 m. Annie (Johanna) Lipinski 1876–1959
        1. 1. Leonard (Bernard) Wright 1919–1990 m. Imelda (Edith) Askew 1921–1994
        2. 2. Jane (Cecelia Janie Jean) Wright 1900–1981 m. Ernest (Edmond Jesse) Prestidge 1896–1971
        3. 3. Edward (Francis) Wright 1905–1993 m. Edna Birchell 1913–
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Darling) Wright 1905–1981 m. Carl (Edward) Hausman 1903–1981
        5. 5. Pauline (Veronica Darling “Pearl”) Wright 1902–1974 m. George (Herbert) Pinfold 1899–1976
        6. 6. Isabelle (Darling) Wright 1915–1982 m. Clarence (John) Hooper 1905–
        7. 7. William (James) Wright 1911–1996 m. Isabel Warrington 1916–2004
        8. 8. Alexander (Archie) Wright 1912–1978
        9. 9. Monica (Mary) Wright 1917–1979 m. Thomas Fitzmaurice –1988
        10. 10. Margaret (Gwendolyn) Wright 1921–1989 m. Noelis (Eric) Jones 1919–2005 m. Raymond (Victor) Willoughby 1921–1942
        11. 11. Annie (Catherine) Wright 1910– m. Sydney (James) Macilquham 1906–1977
        12. 12. Angus (John) Wright 1919–1984 m. Colleen (Marise) Robinson 1922–1984
        13. 13. Frank Wright 1922–1978 m. Dorothy (Mary Buick) Hodder??? 1926–2014
      2. 2. John Wright 1878–1890

Capt. Gunn's Timeline

2 Records

1777
2 May 1777
Birth of Capt. William Gunn in Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
1809
18 Dec 1809
Age 32
Death of Capt. William Gunn in Bower, Caithness, Scotland
Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1777
    Event Place: Wick, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1809
    Event Place: Bower, Caithness, Scotland
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