John GUNN^{[1, 2]}

1782 - 1861  (79 years)

• Name	John GUNN
  Born	Sep 1780 or 1782	Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7477ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C35BB18
  Died	1851/1861
  Person ID	I107	YoungFamily
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family	Anne DICKSON,   b. 1779/1783, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 12 Aug 1861, City Poor House, St. George, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 78 years)
  _UID	E576ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C352B19
  Children	1. Isabella GUNN,   b. 1814, Sicily, Italy ,   d. post-1881 census   2. Agnes GUNN,   b. 27 Feb 1820, Hutchestown, Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. Aft 1861  (Age > 42 years)
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WO Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies Division within WO Records of the Royal Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals WO 97 Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents Subseries within WO 97 1760-1854: discharge papers arranged by regiment, but each described at item level. (WO 97/1-1271) WO 97/412 -21st Foot: Gibb - Hyn Record Summary Scope and content JOHN GUNN Born THURSO, Caithness Served in 21st Foot Regiment Discharged aged 36 Covering dates 1800-1817 (bc 1781 if discharged in 1817) Availability Open Document, Open Description, Normal Closure before FOI Act: 30 years Held by The National Archives, Kew Chronology of John Gunn's Regiment during his term of service: 1800 Ireland 1803 Dublin insurrection 1805 England: Lewes, London 1806 Sicily 1807.05.25 Egypt 1807.10 Sicily 1812 Spain: east coast (GrenCoy) 1813 Italy 1814 North America: Atlantic coast 1815.05 at sea 1815.06 England 1815.07 Belgium: Ostend 1815.07 France: Paris, Valenciennes Army of Occupation 1817 England John Gunn's Regiment deployed during the British invasion of Kingdom of Naples 1806 July 24 Scilla Inf: 1/F10 1/F21 Inf: ChasseursBrit Coastal raids of Kingdom of Naples 1809 June 25-1809 July 26 Ischia Inf: 1/F21 1/F27 2/F27 1/F62 KGL Inf: F3 F4 F6 Inf: Roll (flankcoys) Watteville 1809 June 30 Prosida(aka: Procida) Inf: 1/F21 1/F62 Inf: Roll (flankcoys) French Invasion of Sicily, 1810 1810 Sep. 18 Mili (San Placido?) Inf: 1/F21 LIbn1 LIbn2[foreign] KGL Inf: F3 F4 Inf: Watteville 1810 Sep. Messina Inf: 1/F21 1/F62 Inf: Roll (lightcoy) Ionian Islands: 1813 Feb. Ponza Inf: 2/F10 1/F21 1806-1813 Sicily Inf: 1/G1 3/G1 1/F10 2/F10 F20 1/F21 1/F27 1/F31 1/F35 2/F35 1/F44 1/F58 1/F61 1/F62 F75 2/F78 1/F81 KGL Inf: F3 F4 F6 F8 Inf: Roll Meuron Watteville Inf: Dillon Northern Italy: 1813 Pisa Inf: 1/F21 1813 Lucca Inf: 1/F21 1814 Apr. 17-18 Genoa Cav: LD20 1/F31 KGL Inf: F3 F6 F8 Inf: Italian1 Italian2 Italian3 CalabrianFreeC Inf: GreekLI also Sicilian forces 1813-1814 Northern Italy Cav: LD20 Inf: 2/F14 1/F21 1/F31 1/F35 (2coys) 1/F62 KGL Inf: F3 F6 F8 Inf: Italian1 Italian2 Italian3 CalabrianFreeC Inf: GreekLI also Sicilian forces 1807 Mar. 18-1807 Sep. 19 Egypt 1807 Cav: LD20 Inf: 1/F211/F31 1/F35 2/F35 1/F62 2/F78 Inf: Roll Inf: ChasseursBrit Inf: SicilianV(5coys) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ First name(s) John Father's first name(s) John Last name Gunn Father's last name Gunn Birth year - Page ? Baptism year 1780 Archive Ref OPR 41/2 Baptism date 16 Jul 1780 Year Range 1721-1782 Residence ? Item 2 Place Thurso Record set Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 County Caithness Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Country Scotland Subcategory Parish Baptisms Mother's first name(s) Katharine Collections from Great Britain, Scotland Mother's last name Henderson The following is a transcribed indexed record. When I checked this on the Scotland OPR the baptism was of a John, not a Jean. First name(s) Jean Father's first name(s) Hector Last name Gunn Father's last name Gunn Birth year - Father Occupation Merct Baptism year 1782 Archive Ref OPR 41/3 Baptism date 05 Sep 1782 Year Range 1782-1819 Residence Town Item 3 Place Thurso Record set Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 County Caithness Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Country Scotland Subcategory Parish Baptisms Mother's first name(s) Janet Collections from Great Britain, Scotland Mother's last name Mackay Baptism year 1778 Mother's first name(s) Janet First name(s) John Mother's last name Gunn Last name Gunn Place Thurso Gender Male County Caithness Birth year 1778 Country Scotland Birth place - Record set Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 Baptism date 30 Jun 1778 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Baptism place THURSO,CAITHNESS,SCOTLAND Subcategory Parish Baptisms Father's first name(s) James Collections from Great Britain, Scotland Father's last name Gunn

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] 1841 Census, Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), 7 Jun 1841. Civil parish: Barony Martyrs County: Lanarkshire Address: Grays Land, Parson Street, Barony Glebe Occupation: Labour Parish Number: 622 ED: 21 John Gunn [incorrectly spelled on transcript Gann] Male 60 1781 [1777-1781], born Scotland Ann Gunn [ibid Gann] Female 55 1786, born Scotland Christina McPherson [ibid McPharson] Female 75 1766, born Scotland [S28] 1851 Census, Scotland, General Register Office for Scotland, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), 31 Mar 1851. John Gunn Age: 69 Estimated birth year: abt 1782 Relationship: Head Of Family (Head) Spouse's name: Ann Gender: Male Where born: Thurso, Caithness Parish Number: 622 Civil parish: Barony County: Lanarkshire Address: 2 Parson Street, Milton Registration District Occupation: Chelsea Pensioner Late Sergeant 20th Foot ED: 28 Household schedule number: 9 Line: 19 Roll: CSSCT1851_141 John Gunn Head Married Male 69 1782 Chelsea Pensioner Late Sergeant 20th Foot, born Thurso, Caithness Ann Gunn Wife Married Female 68 1783, born Penninghame, Caithness Agnes Watson Lodger Unmarried Female 20 1831 Power Loom Factory Worker, born Stanley, Perthshire Mary Watson Lodger Unmarried Female 18 1833 Power Loom Factory Worker, born Blairgowrie, Perthshire