Greetings Fellow Listers I am researching my wife's GUNN family, and in particular looking for information on Robert GUNN born ca. 1776 possibly Halkirk or Latheron. Robert GUNN married Charlotte Rules SUTHERLAND, at Halkirk 10 Jan 1806 and had three known children:- William GUNN - chr 25 Dec 1806 at Halkirk (Nothing further known of this person) Henry GUNN - born abt. 1808 (Possibly Halkirk and nothing known further of this person) John GUNN - born 20 Aug 1811 & chr at Halkirk on 29 Aug 1811 (John GUNN married Margaret SUTHERLAND at Halkirk on 24 Jun 1836 and they had 9 children of which 8 came out to NZ with them in 1862. Their eldest son, Donald GUNN, born 16 May 1837 & chr. at Halkirk 23 Jun 1837 remained in Scotland and was possibly a farmer?- No other details known about him.) Information we have gathered so far on Robert GUNN In 1806 in Halkirk he was noted as the natural father of Catherine GUNN and mother was noted as Mary SUTHERLAND Her baptism was entry in 1806 was noted in the Halkirk OPR page 86/206 as follows: " Gunn - Catharine a child in fornication by Robert Gunn in Warehouse Parish of Latheron and Mary Sutherland in Halkirk was baptised 21st July - Jean Elder & Ann McKinley in Halkirk - Witnesses." OCCUPATION: Farmer from Achscorclet as noted from headstone transcription in the Dirlot cemetery. . MARRIAGE: As noted in the Halkirk OPR 37/1 marriages for 1806 on page 17 as follows: " Gunn- Robert Gunn in Warehouse of the Parish of Latheron & Charlotte Rules alias Sutherland married 10 Jan'y" DEATH: Before 1855 as noted on wife's death cert. of 1855 that husband was deceased. BURIED: Dirlot cemetery and the Table stone reads as follows: Robert GUNN farmer Achscorclet and wife Charlotte SUTHERLAND, erected by son William GUNN, and uncle John SUTHERLAND 22.11.1857 We have information in the family as noted by an earlier family historian that Robert GUNN was a soldier in the 79th Regt. of the Cameron Highlanders. Any information on Robert GUNN and his family would be most appreciated and I would like to make contact with anyone else researching this family. I would be grateful if someone could perhaps tell me where Achscorclet is located. Is this somewhere near Dirlot. Thanks & Regards to all. Bruce Cavanagh Gore - NZ "Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors..." ....Cicero