James Gunn (abt. 1804)

Born about 1804 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

This profile is part of the Watten, Caithness One Place Study.

Biography

James Gunn is a member of Clan Gunn.

James Gunn was named as the father of Charles Gunn in the latter's 1844 baptism record. ^[1]

In 1851 James was working as a shoemaker and was living in Dunn, in the parish of Watten, with his wife and children.^[2]

Marriage

Name: James Gunn

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1837

Marriage Place: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Spouse: Ann Campbell

FHL Film Number: 990522

^[3]

Census

James Gunn in the 1851 Scotland Census

Name: James Gunn

Age: 47

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1804

Relationship: Head

Spouse: Ann Gunn

Gender: Male

Where Born: Bower, Caithness

Parish Number: 42

Civil Parish: Watten

County: Caithness

Address: Dunn

Occupation: Shoemaker

ED: 2

Page: 15

Household Schedule Number: 57

Line: 13

Roll: CSSCT1851_9

Household Members:

James Gunn (age 47)

Ann Gunn (age 33)

Ann Gunn (age 13)

Charles Gunn (age 7)

Elisabeth Gunn (age 4)

Barbara Gunn (age 9 Mo)

^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBMG-4LX : 10 February 2018), Charles Gun, 01 Jan 1844; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 990,557.
2. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Watten; ED: 2; Page: 15; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_9; Year: 1851.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.