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  • Tormsdale Gunns
    Alastair Gunn
    Tormsdale is now a ruined small hamlet / farm about two miles south of Westerdale, Caithness, Scotland. It is on the banks of the River Thurso.Donald Gunn (1750 - 1840) was born there, his father being John Gunn of Tormsdale. Donald probably had siblings. It is possible this family of Gunns was originally from Achlibster. Donald married Janet McKenzie of Dunbeath. They had nin...
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    61,14 €

  • The Hon. Donald Gunn of Manitoba 1797-1878 and descendants
    Alastair Gunn / Joyce Gunn Anaka
    The Hon. Donald Gunn of Manitoba 1797-1878 was an early Scottish settler who hugely contributed to the development of Canada.He migrated from Scotland to the Red River Settlement in what is now Manitoba. He became a significant Manitoban politician including being Postmaster and Inspector of Fisheries. He was also a businessman, a judge and a significant contributor to the Smit...
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    30,43 €

  • Braehour Gunns
    Alastair Gunn
    The Gunns of Braehour are important as they provide the ongoing, traditional Clan Gunn Chief line.John Gunn of Braehour, the key person in this text, was the son of Alexander Gunn of Dalnaglaton whose elder brother was George Gunn from whom came the Clan Gunn Chiefs of the 1800s but this line died out of Gunns. These Clan Gunn Chiefs were established by the supreme court of Sco...
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    30,05 €

  • The Gunns
    Alastair Gunn
    This text provides a radical, academically based view of Clan Gunn history. Gunns are best thought of as the original, non-related inhabitants of northern mainland Scotland. They do not have an Orkney Islands origin. They were not a clan at this stage as they did not have a founding ancestor. Gunns became a modern clan in 1803. The Gunn / Keith battles are myths, like so much ...
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    49,10 €

  • The Gunns
    Alastair Gunn
    Here is a radical, academically based text which demolishes the myths currently masquerading as Gunn ’history’.Gunns are best thought of as the original, non-related inhabitants of northern, mainland Scotland. They do not have an Orkney Islands origin.Gunns should not be viewed as a clan as they had no founding ancestor. There was never an historic ’Clan Gunn Chief’.The first G...
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    30,65 €

  • Donald Gunn J. P. 1832 - 1901
    Alastair Gunn
    REVISED JUNE 2023. Donald Gunn emigrated to Victoria, Australia, from Caithness, Scotland, in 1854. He settled near Ballarat and was a Councillor of Ballaratshire from 1865-1867 and then again from 1870 to 1876. This included time as President. He was also on the Council of the Ballarat and District Agricultural and Pastoral Society for at least the years 1860 to 1899, again in...
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    10,10 €

  • Donald Gunn J. P. 1832 - 1901
    Alastair Gunn
    REVISED JUNE 2023. Donald Gunn emigrated to Victoria, Australia, from Caithness, Scotland, in 1854. He settled near Ballarat and was a Councillor of Ballaratshire from 1865-1867 and then again from 1870 to 1876. This included time as President. He was also on the Council of the Ballarat and District Agricultural and Pastoral Society for at least the years 1860 to 1899, again in...
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    19,48 €

  • The real history of (Clan) Gunn
    Alastair Gunn
    Revised December 2024. Gunns are the original, non-related inhabitants of northern, mainland Scotland. They have no Orkney Islands origin. Gunns are not a traditional Clan as they had no founding father. The first Gunn known to history was Coroner Gunn of Caithness who died around 1450. In 1803 the Court of Session - the supreme court of Scotland - established a Clan Gunn Chie...
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    10,93 €

  • The Gunns
    Alastair Gunn
    Here is a radical, academically based text which demolishes the myths currently masquerading as Gunn ’history’.Gunns are best thought of as the original, non-related inhabitants of northern, mainland Scotland. They do not have an Orkney Islands origin.Gunns should not be viewed as a clan as they had no founding ancestor. There was never an historic ’Clan Gunn Chief’.The first G...
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    28,66 €

  • The Gunns; History, Myths and Genealogy
    Alastair Gunn
    Here is a radical, academically based text which demolishes the myths currently masquerading as Gunn ’history’.Gunns are best thought of as the original, non-related inhabitants of northern, mainland Scotland. They do not have an Orkney Islands origin.Gunns should not be viewed as a clan as they had no founding ancestor. There was never an historic ’Clan Gunn Chief’.The first G...
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    27,85 €

  • My Bloody Valentine
    Alastair Gunn
    From the bestselling author of The Advent Killer SHE LOVES ME SHE LOVES ME NOT ...The second thrilling novel in the DCI Antonia Hawkins series by Alastair Gunn When the body of a young woman is found brutally slain on Valentine’s Day the press reacts with barely disguised glee. For DCI Antonia Hawkins still recovering from the terrible wounds inflicted by another killer the...
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    22,98 €

  • The Edinburgh and District Penny Post - A Postal History Exhibit
    Alastair J. Gunn / Alastair JGunn / Jack. A. Gunn / JackAGunn
    The Edinburgh and District Penny Post has basically been ignored in print since the work of Auckland and Bonar in 1972. This book provides a detailed, award winning exhibit showcasing this area of long ignored British / Scottish postal history; it is the example to go with the theory of the Auckland / Bonar text. This book is important for those wanting to know more about the ...
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    43,05 €

  • The Advent Killer
    Alastair Gunn
    The Advent Killer is the electrifying début thriller from British author Alastair Gunn.Christmas is coming. One body at a time. Three weeks before Christmas: Sunday one a.m. A woman is drowned in her bathtub.One week later: Sunday one a.m. A woman is beaten savagely to death every bone in her body broken.Another week brings another victim.As panic spreads across London DCI...
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    22,98 €

  • Scottish Combined Datestamps with Stampers Numbers - A Postal History Exhibit
    Alastair J. Gunn / Jack A. Gunn
    This area of British postal history is totally undervalued. The only previous book, of which we are aware, was that by James Mackay called 'Scottish twin-arc postmarks with stampers numbers' (1983). This text is different to his as it is in colour, it introduces the area and it shows how to exhibit such material. It's of major importance for Scottish postal history. 3 ...
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    47,49 €

  • The Hurtigruten Coastal Shipping Service of Norway- An ’Open Class’postal History Exhibit
    Alastair J. Gunn / Alastair JGunn / Jack a. Gunn / Jack AGunn
    This book is concerned with the Hurtigruten Coastal Shipping Service of Norway. It presents an ’Open Class’ postal history exhibit which means a significant amount of non-philatelic material was allowed. Of course times change and much of the material in this book would also be suitable for the modern F.I.P. ’Postal History Class 2c’.It is a book designed for the person startin...
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    48,24 €

  • Scotland and Beyond; The Families of Donald Gunn (Tormsdale) and John Gunn (Dalnaha, Strathmore and Braehour)
    Alastair Gunn / Donald Gunn
    This book examines two linked Caithness Gunn families over many generations in places such as Scotland, Canada, Jamaica and Australia. It has many family trees, photographs and original documents including details of trips to Canada in the 1840s and Australia in the 1850s. Many letters from the mid 1800s are included. The book has many biographies including the Hon. Donald Gun...
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    49,66 €

  • British use of ‘Postage Due’ and ‘To Pay’ labels—a postal history exhibit
    Alastair J. Gunn / Alastair JGunn / Jack A. Gunn / Jack AGunn
    This book is concerned with an undervalued area of British postal history, namely the postal use of ’Postage Due’ and ’To Pay’ labels / stamps. It is also concerned with encouraging people to exhibit. Both these areas are increasingly being appreciated. ...
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    54,06 €