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James Arthur Gunn 1926 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1926

Birth Location: Houghton, Durham, England

Death Date: Nov 1998

Death Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: George Gunn

Mother: Rhoda Ashman

Spouse(s): Doreen Longfield

Children(s):

In 1926, James Arthur Gunn entered the world in Houghton, Durham, England, born to George Gunn and Rhoda Ashman. In 1939, James Arthur Gunn resided in Durham, England. James Arthur Gunn married Doreen Longfield. James Arthur Gunn passed away in 1998 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • In 1926, James Arthur Gunn entered the world in Houghton, Durham, England, born to George Gunn and Rhoda Ashman.
  • In 1939, James Arthur Gunn resided in Durham, England.
  • James Arthur Gunn married Doreen Longfield.
  • James Arthur Gunn passed away in 1998 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gunn's Ancestors

Self
James Gunn
1926 – 1998
Birth Place: Houghton, Durham, England
Parents
George Gunn
1882 – 1946
Herrington, Durham, England
Rhoda Ashman
1895 – 1951
Newbottle, Durham, England
Grandparents
James Gunn
1843 –
Scotland
Elizabeth
1848 –
Burn Moor, Durham, England
James Ashman
1872 – 1947
Midsummer Norton, Somerset, England
Elizabeth House
1873 – 1967
Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Ashman
1842 – 1895
Susannah Holden
1846 –
Joseph House
1842 – 1921
Margarat Avery
1847 – 1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John House
1808 –
Ann
1809 –
Joseph Avery
1821 – 1898
Elizabeth Smith
1823 – 1889

James Gunn's Timeline

4 Records

1926
29 Jul 1926
Birth of James Arthur Gunn in Houghton, Durham, England
Houghton, Durham, England
1926
29 Jul 1926
Birth of James Arthur Gunn
None
1939
1939
Age 13
James Arthur Gunn resided here in Durham, England
Durham, England
1998
Nov 1998
Age 72
Death of James Arthur Gunn in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Houghton, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1926
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1998
    Event Place: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom

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