Robert Dunn
| Born: | Died: | Married: Elizabeth Harley | Mother: | Father: John Dunn | Descendant: Mary A. S. Dunn |
| Census | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 |
Birth
In 1861 there is a Robert Dunn, who is 20 years old, lodging at Cuthbert Street, Westoe. He is a sailor, and born in Scotland. This could be our Robert Dunn.
Marriage
Robert Dunn married Elizabeth Harley on the 3rd July 1865 at the parish church of St Hilda, South Shields, Durham.
They were both of full age, of this parish, and unmarried. He was listed as a mariner, and his father was John Dunn, a gardener. Her father was John Harley, a teacher.
The witnesses were Thomas Stewart and Dorothy Coulson.
Interestingly in 1881, when Robert was dead, there was living in the same house as his family two widows, Mary Ann Stuart, and a Dorothy Harley.
Children
They had at least two children:
- Mary Ann Stewart Dunn (1st May 1866)
- Margaret Harley Dunn (~1868)
Death
By 1871 Elizabeth was widowed, so Robert would have died between 1868 and 1871.
Other References
BMD:B: Margaret Harley Dunn, Jul-Aug-Sep, 1868, South Shields, 10a, 597