Thomas Sinclair ‘History of the Clan Gunn’ Supplement 6.1.1903; more on Clan Gunn 'Chief' claims
As usual I am providing a list of the key people and issues (in order of the article) in this Supplement so readers can work out if they need to work on these images; an Index of some sort always helps.
· Clan Gunn Chief possibilities
· Gunn Corrish line (especially John Gunn)
· Donald Gunn Reay
· David the Catechist Gunn
· Angus in Tacher (see earlier posts on the 1868 / 1870 trees for these two) Gunn
· Gunns of Caithness
· ‘Chief’ Lieutenant George Gunn R.N.
· Hector Gunn
· ‘Seannachie’
· Captain Alexander Gunn Braehour (and his dispute with ‘Seannachie’)
· Alexander Gunn in Durness
· John Gunn of Navidale MacHamish
· Battle of Culloden (and death penalty on clan chiefs)
· A ‘noble’ Graham
· King George 111
· M’Hamish of Badinloch Alistair More ...his two sons William and Morrison
· 1715 rebellion
· 1745 rebellion
· clan system gave way to proprietor and tenant
· three Sages, son, father and grandfather
· ‘Memorabilia Domestica’
· Rev. Donald Sage, Kildonan, minister at Achness, Strathnaver, Sage of Resolis Ross-shire
· Says on page 280 ‘the widow of the M’Hamish, mother of Lieutenant William Gunn, killed at Perambaukum in 1780, married Rev. John Ross, Kildonan, that Mr and Mrs Ross’ had two children, David and Catherine. Kate Ross married David Gunn, eldest son of Robert Gunn of Achaneccan (Achanachain), who, after the death of his wife’s half-brothers, by the Highland law succeeded to the chieftainship of the clan Gunn. David Gunn...was an extremely pious man, and leaving the honours of the of the world to be usurped by hector Gunn of Thurso... During my time in Achness he lived at Achaneccan, but afterwards went to reside in Caithness-shire, wher he died in 1827.’
· Page 185 ‘Robert Gunn of Achaneccan was another old man of my remembrance. Hewas the acknowledged descendant and representative of the chiefs of the clan... gentlemanlike..his descendants are still to be found...’
· Hector Gunn of Thurso
· The ‘Watten school, who uphold the Corrishes’ ... illegitimacy
· Captain Gunn Braehour
· The Achaneccans descend from little William, the son by a second marriage of Alexander the M’Hamish c. 1570
· ‘Note to the ‘Memorabilia’; Rev. Alexander Gunn Watten .. acopy of the original notes from the first Sage seen by Aeneas Gunn (see entries here for the 1868 /1870 trees!)
· Long letter by the Rev. Miller of Madras, see 'Chief Issues'
· Clan Gunn Chief possibilities
· Gunn Corrish line (especially John Gunn)
· Donald Gunn Reay
· David the Catechist Gunn
· Angus in Tacher (see earlier posts on the 1868 / 1870 trees for these two) Gunn
· Gunns of Caithness
· ‘Chief’ Lieutenant George Gunn R.N.
· Hector Gunn
· ‘Seannachie’
· Captain Alexander Gunn Braehour (and his dispute with ‘Seannachie’)
· Alexander Gunn in Durness
· John Gunn of Navidale MacHamish
· Battle of Culloden (and death penalty on clan chiefs)
· A ‘noble’ Graham
· King George 111
· M’Hamish of Badinloch Alistair More ...his two sons William and Morrison
· 1715 rebellion
· 1745 rebellion
· clan system gave way to proprietor and tenant
· three Sages, son, father and grandfather
· ‘Memorabilia Domestica’
· Rev. Donald Sage, Kildonan, minister at Achness, Strathnaver, Sage of Resolis Ross-shire
· Says on page 280 ‘the widow of the M’Hamish, mother of Lieutenant William Gunn, killed at Perambaukum in 1780, married Rev. John Ross, Kildonan, that Mr and Mrs Ross’ had two children, David and Catherine. Kate Ross married David Gunn, eldest son of Robert Gunn of Achaneccan (Achanachain), who, after the death of his wife’s half-brothers, by the Highland law succeeded to the chieftainship of the clan Gunn. David Gunn...was an extremely pious man, and leaving the honours of the of the world to be usurped by hector Gunn of Thurso... During my time in Achness he lived at Achaneccan, but afterwards went to reside in Caithness-shire, wher he died in 1827.’
· Page 185 ‘Robert Gunn of Achaneccan was another old man of my remembrance. Hewas the acknowledged descendant and representative of the chiefs of the clan... gentlemanlike..his descendants are still to be found...’
· Hector Gunn of Thurso
· The ‘Watten school, who uphold the Corrishes’ ... illegitimacy
· Captain Gunn Braehour
· The Achaneccans descend from little William, the son by a second marriage of Alexander the M’Hamish c. 1570
· ‘Note to the ‘Memorabilia’; Rev. Alexander Gunn Watten .. acopy of the original notes from the first Sage seen by Aeneas Gunn (see entries here for the 1868 /1870 trees!)
· Long letter by the Rev. Miller of Madras, see 'Chief Issues'