Thomas Gunn

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Gunn was born on 25 December 1829, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Gunn, was 30 and his mother, Ann Impey Brazier, was 36. He married Ann Houghton on 26 February 1855, in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 2 March 1891, in Adamsville, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Gunn
1829–1891
Ann Houghton
1832–1914
Marriage: 26 February 1855
Frederick Thomas Gunn
1856–1938
Amelia Mary Ann Gunn
1858–1860
Emily Jane Gunn
1860–1933
Albert George Gunn
1862–1863
Horace Newell Gunn
1864–1865
Annie Eliza Gunn
1866–1957
Mary Ellen Gunn
1868–1904
Lois Rebecca Gunn
1871–1943
Alice Caroline Gunn
1873–1959

Sources (27)

  • Thomas Gunn in household of Ann Gunn, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Thomas Gunn, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Thomas Gunn, "BillionGraves Index"

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (based on a word meaning ‘battle’), or perhaps from Gunne, a pet form of the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr (see Gunnell ).

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan or family associated principally with Caithness and Sutherland. It claims descent from a certain Gunni or Guinn who lived in the 12th century.

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

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Story Highlight

Ann Brazier Gunn Family And Gunn Genealogy written in 1960 (In 1960 researchers in England were attempting to extend these lines, but doing so from this point had proven rather difficult.)

William Gunn was born about 1643 probably in Essex, England, married in 1668 to Elizabeth Hills. Their son John Gunn, Born October 1672, married Elizabeth Barker, who was christened 1677, daughter of …

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