William Gunson

Brief Life History of William

When William Gunson was born about 1854, in County Tipperary, Ireland, his father, Robert Gunson, was 51 and his mother, Susan Powell, was 36. He married Catherine Long on 4 March 1886, in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 13 April 1923, in County of the Cross of Tipperary, Ireland, at the age of 70, and was buried in Kilmastulla, County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Family Time Line

William Gunson
1854–1923
Catherine Long
1853–1943
Marriage: 4 March 1886
Susan Gunson
1887–1963
John Gunson
1889–1967
Clarinda Teresa Gunson
1891–1969
Annie Gunson
1893–1969
Robert Gunson
1896–1969

Sources (6)

  • William Gunson, "Ireland Census, 1911"
  • William Gunson, "Ireland Civil Registration [Marriage] Indexes, 1845-1958"
  • William Gunson, "Ireland Civil Registration [Death] Indexes, 1845-1958"

World Events (2)

1919

Irish War of Independence against Britain ending in the Anglo Irish Treaty.

1920

In the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Ireland was partitioned, with the unionist-dominated north east becoming Northern Ireland.

Name Meaning

English (northern): patronymic name for a ‘son of Gunn’, from the Middle English personal name Gunn + -son.

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

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