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David Gunn 1818 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1818

Birth Location: St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland

Death Date: 13 May 1884

Death Location: St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland

Father: Donald Gunn

Mother: Isabella Stark

Spouse(s): Barbara Tait, Margaret Tullock

Children(s): Anne Gunn, James Gunn, Mary Gunn, Margaret Gunn, Robert Gunn

In 1818, David Gunn entered the world in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland, born to Donald Secundus Gunn and Isabella Stark. David Gunn married Barbara Tait, Margaret Tullock, and had children including Anne Sinclair Gunn, James Flaws Gunn, Mary Ann Gunn, Margaret Calder Gunn, Robert Gunn. David Gunn passed away in 1884 in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1818, David Gunn entered the world in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland, born to Donald Secundus Gunn and Isabella Stark.
  • David Gunn married Barbara Tait, Margaret Tullock, and had children including Anne Sinclair Gunn, James Flaws Gunn, Mary Ann Gunn, Margaret Calder Gunn, Robert Gunn.
  • David Gunn passed away in 1884 in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Donald Gunn
1795 – 1874
Birth Location: Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland
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Isabella Stark
1786 –
Birth Location: Alrick, Caithness
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Tait
1818 – 1865
Birth Location: Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland
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Margaret Tullock
1827 – 1889
Birth Location: So Ronaldshay, Orkney
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Children(s)

Anne Gunn
1846 – 1930
Birth Location: –
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James Gunn
1848 – 1923
Birth Location: St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
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Mary Gunn
1854 –
Birth Location: St Margaret's Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland
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Margaret Gunn
1860 – 1934
Birth Location: So Ronaldshay, Orkney
MG
Robert Gunn
1867 –
Birth Location: So Ronaldshay, Orkney
RG

David Gunn's Ancestors

Self
David Gunn
1818 – 1884
Birth Place: St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Parents
Donald Secundus Gunn
1795 – 1874
Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Isabella Stark
1786 –
Alrick, Caithness
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Gunn's Descendants

1.
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David Gunn (20 Feb 1818 – 13 May 1884) m. Barbara Tait (15 Jan 1818 – 30 Jun 1865) m. Margaret Tullock (abt 1827 – 9 May 1889)
  1. 1. Anne (Sinclair) Gunn (9 Nov 1846 – 1930)
  2. 2. James (Flaws) Gunn (16 Apr 1848 – 19 Aug 1923) m. Jessie (Levack) Duncan (abt 1849 – 12 jul 1905)
    1. 1. james Gunn (10 Oct 1877 – 1936)
    2. 2. Jessie Gunn (abt 1879 – )
    3. 3. Jessie Gunn (15 JAN 1879 – 26 AUG 1923)
    4. 4. David Gunn (24 Jan 1882 – 1883)
    5. 5. William Gunn (abt 1883 – 1935)
    6. 6. Sibella (Duncan) Gunn (10 APR 1887 – 1943) m. George (Alexander) McTavish (16 Sep 1893 – 31 MAY 1972)
      1. 1. Duncan McTavish (15 September 1918 – 21 November 1989) m. Evelyn (Alice) McTavish (1921 – 14 October 2009)
        1. 1. Heather (A) Topp (6 November 1942 – 15 March 2000)
        2. 2. Sandy McTavish (1950 – 27 June 2010)
      2. 2. Jessie (McBain) McTavish (23 August 1919 – 30 May 2013)
      3. 3. James (Gunn) McTavish (16 Mar 1921 – 9 Sep 1921)
      4. 4. Lloyd (Wayne) McTavish (1922 – 1995)
      5. 5. Neil McTavish
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Gunn (12 May 1854 – )
  4. 4. Margaret (Calder) Gunn (4 Apr 1860 – 1 Mar 1934)
  5. 5. Robert Gunn (1867 – )

David Gunn's Timeline

2 Records

1818
20 Feb 1818
Birth of David Gunn in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
1884
13 May 1884
Age 66
Death of David Gunn in St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1818
    Event Place: St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1884
    Event Place: St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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