by Warren Nunn
A short, tragic life Napoleon Nunn, who was born in 1831 to an unmarried mother in Chevington, Suffolk, lived an eventful, tragic life and died young. Napoleon was obviously named for the French revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte. His young mum must have imagined a...
by Warren Nunn
Our mum turns 90 About 50 family and friends gathered in Rockhampton on Thursday, 10 June, 2021 to mark June Nunn’s 90th birthday. It was wonderful to see the love, well-wishes and support that our Mum received. We five surviving siblings; Don, Denise, Warren,...
by Warren Nunn
How we can track where we come from There’s no doubt that the Nunn surname emanates from the English county of Suffolk. I’ve long held the view that it’s likely that most of we Nunns are related, some more closely than others, of course. It would be...
by Warren Nunn
A life cut short Gordon was the second child born to George and Winnie Nunn; his mother affectionately called him “Dumpling” because of his love of that food. Along with his siblings he grew up in Margaret St, Rockhampton, apart from a time spent in...
by Warren Nunn
Newspapers often provide information in tracing family lines, particularly when relatives are mentioned in events such as funerals. When Mrs J. Outlaw attended George Avis’s funeral in Chevington, Suffolk, in 1915, she was described as his sister. George was...
by Warren Nunn
Nearly 50 years at same alehouse When newspapers record details of a funeral, it greatly helps family researchers to identify more than one generation. When a publican named William Avis died in Whepstead, Suffolk, England in 1941, it ended his 50-year association...
