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Thomas Gunness

Thomas Gunness

Born
1780-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1830-09-21 12:00:00
Gender
Male

Thomas Gunness, his wife Elizabeth Faris, two sons and four daughters, set sail from Dublin on the Columbia on 10 May 1819, arriving Quebec on 15 July.  Thomas and Elizabeth were my 4xgreat grandparents, and Jane the eldest daughter, would become my 3x great grandmother.  Also on board that ship was another set of my 4xgreat grandparents Stanly and Catherine Briggs and Jane's future husband their son Thomas.  

These were Emigrants heading for the Perth Military Settlement in Canada West (eastern Ontario).  By the 14 September, they were settled on 100 acres S-W 1/2 Lot21, conc 7, east of Harper Rd at Harper.  

On 30 Aug 1824 Thomas was a witness at the marriage of their daughter Jane to Thomas Briggs, and on 31 March 1828 he and his son-in-law Thomas Briggs were the witnesses to the marriage of another daughter Eliza/Elizabeth to William Pratt.

Thomas Gunness died 21 Sept 1830 and may be buried about 3 km away at McVeigh's Cemetery which is on the property owned by Thomas Briggs.

Associated communities

Down

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Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Newtownards Primary School

    Location: Down

    Newtownards, County Down

  • Rose Cottage

    Location: Down

    4 loughries road, Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland

  • Olivet Home, Ballygowan, County Down

    Location: Down

    Comber Rd, Ballygowan, County Down

  • St. Colman's Catholic Church & Parochial House

    Location: Down

    Shinn Rd, Newry BT34 1NR, United Kingdom

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)

    <p>A brief timeline of the Family of Mr. Robert Curran, Sr. a Whitesmith/Blacksmith of Portaferry, Co. Down, his wife Catherine, and their son, Capt. Robert Curran, Jr., also of Portaferry, Co. Down, Ireland.</p>

    1840-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    McSherry Family (Seafarers, not family of Farmers of same village also named McSherry) of Killough, Co. Down, later of Belfast, c. 1807-1891

    <p>Devout Irish-Catholic Ship Captain, Master Mariner and Pub/Tavern Inn/Hotel Owner Richard McSherry of Killough and Ardglass areas of Eastern County Down (husband of Mary Adair, presumably also from somewhere in County Down), both later moving to Belfast (15 Corporation Square, 20 Gamble Street, 58/60 Tomb Street, and 35/39 Dock Street) all in the Old Sailortown neighborhood) of Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland. </p>

    1825-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1960s

    1960 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1960-09-25 12:00:00

  • 1960s

    1961 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1961-09-24 12:00:00