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George CLUNESS

George CLUNESS

Male 1758 - 1810  (52 years)

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  • Name George CLUNESS 
    Born 1758  Guddon, Gossabrough, East Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 17 Dec 1758  Mid & South Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID EE36222122C69744A24BD174FE9CA87E1CD8 
    Died 2 Nov 1810 
    Person ID I13429  YoungFamily
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2018 

    Father John CLUNESS,   b. 4 May 1727, Guddon, Gossabrough, East Yell, Zetland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 7ED08FFE4F7B2241BBFC5FC0FB76B3595B25 
    Family ID F4021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth ROSS 
    Married Jan 1786  Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 04EC7B35E119454288CB97A7F8BB5CEFB074 
    Children 
     1. John CLUNIES-ROSS,   b. 23 Aug 1786, Weisdale, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1854, Cocos Keeling Islands Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Robert CLUNIES-ROSS,   b. 1787, Shetland Island, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Innes CLUNESS,   b. 16 May 1791, Weisdale, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth CLUNESS,   b. 1794, Weisdale, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1879, 11 Fox Lane, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Cecilia CLUNESS,   b. 12 May 1796, Weisdale, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1863, Hellister, Whiteness, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     6. James Sands Craigie CLUNESS,   b. 1802, Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F4022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CLUNESS or CLUNIES, George
      Born: 0//1758 Died: 2/Nov/1810
      Bio: Son of John, he was S.P.C.K. teacher in Weisdale for about 30 years, from 1781 to 1809 on a salary of £6, then by 1809, he earned £15. There were between 41 and 56 scholars. In 1786, he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Ross of Lund. The family were known as Clunies-Ross and for generations they owned the Cocos Keeling Islands. Robert, Elizabeth's brother, insisted that they retained the surname Ross then she married George Clunies.
      Ref: Kemp, Old Teachers of Shetland 1771-1852; Verbal information.


  

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