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John Dunn                                           1824-1895
John was born about 1824, the son of James Dunn and Margaret Tempest, at Lavenham, Suffolk. He married Mary Elizabeth Bowen. In addition to being an M.A. Tutor of students at Cambridge, he also owned coal mines.
Mary Elizabeth Bowen                       1832-1904
Mary was born about 1832, the daughter of Jeremiah Bowen and Sarah Norton Cole, at Hanford, Staffordshire.
I have identified the following children.
  Florence Blakiston Born abt 1856   Cambridge Married William Frederick Donkin
Emily Norton Born abt 1857   Cambridge Died 1877, Age 19
Arthur Tempest Blakiston Born 12 Aug 1860   Whitby, Yorkshire Married Helen Matilda Malcolmson
Hilda Mary Born abt 1865   Cambridge Married George Frederick Oakden Bagnall
Ethel Mary Born abt 1867   Cambridge Married Vandeleur Bright Bright-Smith

Birth of Parents
John Dunn b: abt 1824  c: 20 Jan 1824       St. Mary, Preston, Suffolk
son of James Dunn and Margaret Tempest

Mary Elizabeth Bowen b: abt 1832  c: 14 Nov 1832       Hanford, Staffordshire
daughter of Jeremiah Bowen and Sarah Norton Cole

Marriage
6 Oct 1853
John Dunn
Mary Elizabeth Bowen 		Kirdford, Sussex                     1853 4Q Petworth 2b 431

Children
Florence Blakiston Dunn b: abt 1856               Cambridge, Cambridgeshire             1856 1Q Cambridge 3b 484
daughter of John Dunn and Mary Elizabeth Bowen       Died 1877 2Q Oxford 3a 403
Emily Norton Dunn b: abt 1857               Cambridge, Cambridgeshire             1857 4Q Cambridge 3b 484
daughter of John Dunn and Mary Elizabeth Bowen       Died 1877 1Q Cambridge 3b 462
Arthur Tempest Blakiston Dunn b: 12 Aug 1860               Whitby, Yorkshire       1860 3Q Whitby 9d 376
son of John Dunn and Mary Elizabeth Bowen

1861 Census RG9-1025 8 April 1861 Cambridge St Botolph , Cambridgeshire
Pembroke Street
John Dunn
Mary Eliz. (Wife)
Florence B.
Emily N.
Arthur T. B.
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 37
Age 28
Age 5
Age 3
Age 8 Mon. 		M. A. Private Tutor Lavenham
Hanford
Cambridge
Cambridge
Whitby 		Suffolk
Staffordshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Yorkshire
 abt 1824
abt 1832
abt 1855
abt 1857
abt 1860

Hilda Mary Dunn b: abt 1865               Cambridge, Cambridgeshire       1865 4Q Cambridge 3b 482
daughter of John Dunn and Mary Elizabeth Bowen
Ethel Mary Dunn b: abt 1867               Cambridge, Cambridgeshire       1867 4Q Cambridge 3b 482
son of John Dunn and Mary Elizabeth Bowen

1871 Census RG10-1587 3 April 1871 St Andrew the Less, Cambridgeshire
Givyoir House, Mile Road
John Dunn
Mary E. (Wife)
Arthur T. B.
Hilda M.
Ethel M.
Plus 3 Servants 		Age 47
Age 37
Age 10
Age 5
Age 3 		Master of Arts, Tutor

Scholar
Scholar 		Lavenham
Hanford
Whitby
Cambridge
Cambridge 		Suffolk
Staffordshire
Yorkshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire 		abt 1824
abt 1832
abt 1860
abt 1865
abt 1867

1871 Census RG10-1857 3 April 1871 Hunstanton St Edmund , Norfolk
The Green, Boarding School
Florence Dunn (Pupil)
Plus 17 Other Pupils 		Age 15 Scholar Cambridge Cambridgeshire abt 1855

1881 Census RG11-1662 4 April 1881 Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Kirby Lodge, High Street
John Dunn
Mary E. (Wife)
Hilda M.
Ethel M.
Plus 3 Visitors
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 57
Age 48
Age 16
Age 13 		Tutor, MA Cambridge

Scholar
Scholar
Cambridge Under Grads 		Lavenham

Cambridge
Cambridge 		Suffolk
Staffordshire 		abt 1824
abt 1832
abt 1864
abt 1867

1891 Census RG12-1282 6 April 1891 Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Kirby Lodge, High Street
John Dunn
Mary E. (Wife)
Ethel M.
Arthur T. B.
Plus 4 Visitors
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 67
Age 58
Age 22
Age 30 		Tutor, MA Cambridge


Tutor, MA Trinity Cambr.
Cambridge Under Grads 		Lavenham
Handford
Cambridge
Whitby 		Suffolk
Staffordshire
Cambridgeshire
Yorkshire 		abt 1824
abt 1832
abt 1867
abt 1860

Death
John Dunn Died 4 Apr 1895, Age 70,   Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire       1895 2Q Chesterton 3b 267

PETERBOROUGH   1 Jun 1895                         Probate
DUNN, John - of Kirby Lodge, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, esquire, died 4 April 1895, at Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, Administration Peterborough, 1 June, to Arthur Tempest Blakiston Dunn, schoolmaster.   Effects £2,199 15s. 10d.

1901 Census RG13-1527 1 April 1901 Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Kirby Lodge, High Street
Mary E. Dunn (Widow)
Charlotte M. Bowen (Sister)
Plus 1 Servants 		Age 68
Age 65 		Living on own means Handford
Handford 		Staffordshire
Staffordshire 		abt 1832
abt 1865

Death
Mary Elizabeth (Bowen) Dunn Died 1904, Age 71,   Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire   1904 1Q Chesterton 3b 306

SPECIAL THANKS  to John Stewart, a descendant of Capt. William Dixon, R.A, for the details provided above.