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William Gunn 1440 – 1468 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1468

Death Location: Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Gunn

Mother: Margaret Myton

Spouse(s): Margaret Myton

Children(s): Daniel Gunn

The story of William Gunn began in 1440 in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Gunn married Margaret Myton, and had children including Daniel Gunn. William Gunn passed away in 1468 in Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gunn began in 1440 in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Gunn married Margaret Myton, and had children including Daniel Gunn.
  • William Gunn passed away in 1468 in Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gunn
1422 – 1464
Birth Location: Ulbster, Caithness, Scotland
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Margaret Myton
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Myton
1442 – 1512
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Daniel Gunn
1460 – 1560
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Gunn's Ancestors

Self
William Gunn
1440 – 1468
Birth Place: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Gunn
1422 – 1464
Ulbster, Caithness, Scotland
Margaret Myton
Grandparents
George (Gunn (the) Crowner)
1380 – 1464
Ulbster, Caithness, Scotland
Helena (Jonsdotter (House of St.) Claire)
1388 – 1476
Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
James Gunn
1343 – 1398
Margaret Claire
1352 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gunn's Descendants

1.
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William Gunn (1440 – 1468) m. Margaret Myton (1442 – 1512)
  1. 1. Daniel Gunn (1460 – 1560) m. Jane Sinclaire (1470 – )
    1. 1. Robert Gunn (1480 – 1512)
    2. 2. James Gunne (1492 – 1557) m. James Gunn (ABT 1501 – )
      1. 1. Richard Gunne (1519 – BEF 23 OCT 1587) m. Mary Horne (1523 – BEF 17 FEB 1587/1588)
        1. 1. Richard Gunne (1541 – ) m. Anne Fullwood (1545 – BEF 1639)
        2. 2. William Gunne (1543 – )
        3. 3. John Gunne (ABT 1549 – )
        4. 4. Anne Gunne (ABT 1551 – )
    3. 3. Richard Gunne (1495 – 1587) m. Mary Streeter (ABT 1497 – )
    4. 4. James Gunne (1495 – 1587)

William Gunn's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of William Gunn in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
1468
1468
Age 28
Death of William Gunn in Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1468
    Event Place: Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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