Tamar (Manson) Gunn (1809 - 1876)

Ancestors

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Migration 1.2 Marriage 1.3 Death 1.4 Research Notes 2 Sources

Biography

Tamar Manson was born in Beoster (Beosetter) on 17 December 1809 and was baptised in Bressay, Shetland, Scotland on 22 December 1809. She was the daughter of Magnus Manson and Jean Kirk^[1] She was the second child and the eldest daughter in a family of four boys and two girls. Another sister, Mary, died in infancy.

Migration

In October 1841 Tamar emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand with her father, teenage sister, Jannet and brothers James, Magnus and Robert. Her elder brother, John, remained in the Shetlands.^[2]

Marriage

On 14 March 1851 Tamar married James Gunn in Wellington. ^{[3] [4]}

Death

She died, aged 65, at the residence of her brother in Motupipi, Golden Bay on 19 January 1876.^{[5] [6]}

Research Notes

• Tamar had three brothers all living at Motupipi so it is not clear which one the newspaper notice referred to.

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 10/88; Parish Number: 001; (Bressay, Burra and Quarf) Page 88 of 133
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 6 January 2024)
   “Dec 17 1809, Magnus Manson & Jean Kirk in Beoster had a Daughter born, she was baptised Dec 22d & was called Tamar Manson.”
2. ↑ ’’’Passengers’’’: ‘’SS Clifton’’ Rootsweb
3. ↑ Marriage:New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966, Ref. 1851/1387 "Bride: Tamai (sic) Manson Groom: James Gunn" NZ_BDM Online
4. ↑ ’’’Marriage’’’: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand", New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 587, 19 March 1851, Page 2 (accessed 6 Jan 2024)
5. ↑ Death: New Zealand Death Registration Ref. 1876/1017 (Gunn, Tamar. Aged: 65Y) Births, Deaths & Marriages Online, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs NZ_BDM Online
6. ↑ ’’’Death’’’: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand", Colonist, Volume XVIII, Issue 2026, 29 January 1876, Page 3 Mount Ida Chronicle], Volume 31, Issue 9220, 15 June 1900, Page 6 (accessed 6 Jan 2024)

See also: Bayanne Shetland Tamar Manson