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James Good Tunny The Tunny Family |
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Thank you to Julian Bukits, who has been researching the life and work of James good Tunny for providing the following information: Julian wrote: |
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Parents James Good Tunny was born in Edinburgh on April 8, 1820. He was the son of: - Neil Tunny, an Irish immigrant who became a hand-loom weaver, and - Catherine Tunny (née Good) |
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Shoemaker At the time of the 1841 census, James Good Tunny, then aged 21, was described as a shoemaker. He was still described as a shoemaker, them employing one man, in the 1851 census. He was then about to embark on his photographic business which would bring him wealth. |
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Family There were many early deaths in the Tunny family. He survived all 3 of his wives, and at least 5 of his first 6 children. He had 11 children. See the table at the foot of this page for further details. His strong liberal views influenced the naming of his earlier children: Elihu, Mazzini and Syme. J G Tunny died in Edinburgh, aged 67, on 24 September 1887. |
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Julian Bukits, Southside, Edinburgh: February, 2007 |
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To read further research by Julian Bukits, see his |
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Message from a Relative of James Good Tunny Bruce Ralston New Zealand |
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Thank you to Bruce Ralston, New Zealand, for providing a little more information on J G Tunny's family, and for supplying one of the three dates of death that were missing from the table below. Bruce wrote: |
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Emigration to New Zealand "I was very interested to come across your pages about James Good Tunny while doing a bit of family research. I am not a descendant, but his son James Mazzini Tunny migrated to New Zealand in the early 1870s. He married my great grandmother Phoebe Dennett (she was previously married and divorced) on 12 June 1875 in Auckland. He practiced as an analytical chemist and established a sulphur works. They had two children, including a son named after his grandfather, who also died young (aged 20) in 1896. The other child, a daughter Phoebe Margaret, married William Bruce and had 6 children. James M Tunny died on 24 September 1882 in Auckland, five years to the day before his father. So all six of his eldest children predeceased him. The widow of James Mazzini Tunny married another Scotsman, my ancestor." Bruce Ralston, New Zealand: October 31, 2006 |
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Message from a Relative of James Good Tunny Sheldon Cunningham Plano, Texas, USA |
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Thank you to Sheldon Cunningham, USA, for providing a little more information on J G Tunny's family, and for supplying one of the three dates of death that were missing from the table below. Bruce wrote: |
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Emigration to New Zealand "This weekend, I Googled "J. G. Tunny Photographic Edinburgh" because the name was on the back of a family photo (subject unknown), and I also knew that Neil Tunny was my relative. I found your site and am very pleased to find the information that you have published on my second great granduncle, James Good Tunny. James's sister, Elizabeth, married Colin Cameron in St. Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh and later emigrated to America in 1849. Her sister Catherine and husband Robert Pennycook also came to the US. Elizabeth's grandson, Arthur Cunningham of Detroit, Michigan, is my grandfather. As you might guess, I am very interested in gathering any additional information, sources, etc. that you might have or know about regarding the Tunny family. Also, do you have or know of any pictures of the Tunny family that might be copied? Sheldon Cunningham, Plano, Texas, USA: February 14, 2007 |
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If you can help Bruce by providing any further information or photos, please e-mail me and I'll pass on your message to him. - Peter Stubbs: February 14, 2007 |
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James Good Tunny & Family Births, Deaths, Marriages |
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Birth |
Death |
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James Good Tunny |
Photographer |
8 Apr 1820 |
24 Sep 1887 |
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Margaret Smith |
Wife 1 |
c.1821 |
12 Aug 1857 |
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Cornelius Elihu Brown Tunny |
Child 1 |
29 Oct 1848 |
31 Dec 1862 |
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Amelia Marion Tunny |
Child 2 |
Jul 1850 |
25 May 1851 |
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James Mazzini Tunny |
Child 3 |
10 Jul 1852 |
24 Sep 1882 Age 30 |
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Thomas Brown Syme Tunny |
Child 4 |
23 Jan 1855 |
10 Sep 1872 |
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Elizabeth (Leeba) Hancock) |
Wife 2 |
c.1835 |
15 Sep 1861 |
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Leonard William Hancock Tunny |
Child 5 |
5 Dec 1859 |
18 Jul 1881 |
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Leeba Emma Amelia Tunny |
Child 6 |
11 Jan 1861 |
10 Nov 1881 |
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Margaret Wilson |
Wife 3 |
c.1841 |
25 Jun 1877 |
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Norah Annie Wilson Tunny |
Child 7 |
20 Apr 1867 |
27 Mar 1923 |
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Florence Nightingale Tunny |
Child 8 |
25 Apr 1869 |
16 Jan 1937 |
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Margaret Wilson Tunny |
Child 9 |
1 Jan 1871 |
28 Sep 1890 |
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Mary Ellen Tunny |
Child 10 |
25 Dec 1873 |
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Kathleen Good Tunny |
Child 11 |
2 Mar 1874 |
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The table above is based on information provided by Julian Bukits |
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James Good Tunny & Family 1861 Census |
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At the time of the 1861 census, James Good Tunny was living at 93 Princes Street. He described himself as age 40, Photographer employing 2 men and 3 women, b. Edinburgh. Also living at 93 Princes Street at the time of the census were: - Elizabeth Tunny [age 25, wife, b. England] - Cornelius GB Tunny [age 13, son, scholar, b. Edinburgh] - James M Tunny [age 10, son] - Thomas BS Tunny [age 7, son] - Leonard W(?) H Tunny [age 1, son] - Leiba (?) AB Tunny [age 3 months, daughter] - Margaret Neilson [age 16, photographer's apprentice] - Mary Hancock [age 13, sister in law, scholar, b. England] - nurse - cook - nursery maid [1861 Census] |
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James Good Tunny & Family 1881 Census |
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In 1881, there were living at 11 Salisbury Place: - James Good Tunny [widower, Photographer and Enameller] - Daughters aged, 13, 11, 10, 8, 7 - Governess and two servants [1881 Census] |
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James Good Tunny 1820-1887 |
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Book Here is a link to a web page that gives details of a book, written and published in 2009 by Julian Bukits, on the life and work of James G Tunny |
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