Headstone helps unlock a complicated family

Headstone helps unlock a complicated family

By Warren Nunn A sizeable headstone in a Scottish cemetery bears a loving tribute to a faithful housekeeper. Erected by one John Ferguson, it lauds Sarah Nunn who died at Peebles but who was originally from Chevington, Suffolk. Sarah had been John Ferguson’s...
Prewer family of Whepstead

Prewer family of Whepstead

In March 1861 Azariah Prewer and Sarah Nunn married in a village church in Suffolk, England. They had 15 children and only one is known to have died before adulthood. Fourteen children were born at home on Winson’s Farm at Whepstead. Most were baptised at St...

Nunn surname has deep roots in Suffolk

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...

Newspapers give vital clues in tracing family lines

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...

Research deaths/burials

NOTE to the reader: The following Nunn-related information comes from various sources including (mostly) my research and that of other generous individuals who have spent countless hours and dollars digging up the past. In some cases I have viewed the original parish...