Annie Dunn

Brief Life History of Annie

When Annie Dunn was born about 1848, in Greenwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Dunn, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Witham, was 29. She married Jonah Foster on 30 October 1870, in Battle Bridge, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and London, England in 1901.

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Family Time Line

Jonah Foster
1844–1918
Annie Dunn
1848–
Marriage: 30 October 1870
Charles Foster
1874–
Elizabeth Foster
1879–
Thomas Foster
1881–
William Foster
about 1883–
Kate Foster
about 1886–
George Foster
about 1890–

Sources (7)

  • Annie Foster in household of Jonah Foster, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Annie Dunn - Government record: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: Annie Dunn
  • Annie Foster in household of Jonah Foster, "England and Wales Census, 1891"

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Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinn, Ó Doinn ‘descendant of Donn’, a byname meaning ‘brown-haired’ or ‘chieftain’. Compare Dunne . This name has sometimes been Anglicized as Brown .

English: nickname for a dark complexioned or swarthy man, from Middle English dun ‘dun, dark’ (Old English dunn ‘dull brown’).

Scottish: habitational name from Dun in Angus, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’. Compare Dun .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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