Mr. and Mrs. William Gunning of Blanshard

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Photo of an older couple posed sitting next to each other looking off to the side. Her hands are clasped together in her lap, while his arms are both stiffly to his sides.

They are identified as Mr. and Mrs. Gunning of Blanshard. See inscription for more detail included with the photo.

Notes

Condition: Good. Yellowed with age stains all over. Some scratches. Image is clear.

Inscriptions

William Gunning, born Oct. 27, 1820, in Somerset, Eng. came to New York in April, 1843, then to Toronto. His wife died there. He returned to England 1845, married Sarah Savior in 1846 and returned to Canada to the 12th Concession of Blanshard in 1847. Land from the Canada Company. Later more land on the 11th and lot 21, West Boundary, Blanshard.
4 sons - Samuel, Thomas, Albert, Arthur
6 daughters - Eliza Parkinson, Emily Heron, Louisa Squires, Mary Rebecca Wilson, Alice Parkinson and Lucy

(written on the back of the photo - from the "Pioneers of Blanshard" by William Johnston)

Dimensions

Width: 21.9 cm
Height: 26.6 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 18.5cm
Image Height: 23.3cm

Subject(s)

Aged persons
Couples
Portrait photographs

Local identifier

1244ph

Collection

St. Marys Museum photo collection.

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Blanshard

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.28339 Longitude: -81.24975

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Recommended Citation

"Mr. and Mrs. William Gunning of Blanshard." St. Marys Museum, 1244ph.

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