Heroes and Rebels in the Family Tree—The Bunn Brothers

 

Heroes and Rebels in the Family Tree—The Bunn Brothers

 

Walter Joseph Bunn was born in April 1858 as the 5^th of eleven children of William Bunn 1824-1909 and Mary Algar Moore 1829-1903.  Their known children were:

1.      James William Bunn 1849–1940

2.      Jemima Bunn 1852–

3.      Rhoda Bunn 1853–1902

4.      Charles Bunn 1855–1927

5.      Walter Joseph Bunn 1858–1923

6.      John Bunn 1861–

7.      Elizabeth Bunn 1864–1935

8.      Albert Edward Bunn 1865–1948

9.      William Bunn 1868–1931

10.  Bessie Bunn 1870–1903

11.  Thomas George Bunn 1873–1951

Walter Joseph Bunn was a fisherman and his father, William, was a platelayer for the railroad and later worked as a fisherman.  Walter was baptised as an adult on February 24, 1884 in Barnby, Suffolk, England.  He was likely baptised at the insistence of his soon to be wife.  Walter married Rachel Bryant 1859-1936 in the first quarter of 1884 in a civil ceremony registered in Mutford, Suffolk, England.  Walter and Rachel had twelve children of whom 3 died in infancy, son Percy died at age 13 and their last child, Ethel May died at age 3 years.  Their children were:

1.     

1. Herbert Bunn 1884–1910

2.      James Wilfred Bunn 1885–1976

3.      Walter George Bunn 1886–1886

4.      Rachel Bunn 1887–1887

5.      Sarah Ann Bunn 1887–1887

6.      Walter George Bunn 1888–1965

7.      Arthur Wallace Bunn 1888–1962

8.      Ernest Edward Bunn 1891–1976

9.      Percy William Bunn 1893–1907

10.  Lilian Irene Bunn 1895–1977

11.  Wilfred William Bunn 1897–1969

12.  Elsie Victoria May Bunn 1899–1955

13.  Ethel May Bunn 1900–1904

 

 

Of the four Bunn brothers in the army, three were in the Army before the Great War and the other joined up very early.  Two of them were formerly in the choir (Arthur and Ernest).  All of them escaped with their lives though Jimmy lost an arm.  They are first cousins of Corporal Clifford Bunn, M.M. (son of Thomas George Bunn 1873-1951) who was killed and of Private Sidney Bunn (son of Albert Edward Bunn 1865-1948) who also lost his life.

 

Genealogy:  James Wilfred Bunn 1885–1976, Walter George Bunn 1888-1965, Arthur Wallace Bunn 1888–1962 and Ernest Edward Bunn 1891–1976 were the sons of  Walter Joseph Bunn 1858-1923 and  the son of Arthur Wallace Bunn 1888-1962 was Arthur Jellicoe Bunn 1919-1997 and his wife was Evelyn May Gilbert 1919-2005 and her mother was Edith Mary Bullard 1884-1971 and her mother was Lydia Ann Thacker 1849-1917 and her mother was Sarah Ann Cole 1827-1903 and her mother was Lydia A Cotton 1794-1876 and her father was John Cotton 1766-1832 and his mother was Elizabeth Foster 1732-1780 and her father was Thomas Forster 1710- and his son was Samuel Forster 1740-1815 and his son was William Forster 1778-1854 and his son was Isaac Forster 1801-1890 and his son was Thomas Forster 1837-1888 and his daughter was Caroline Forster 1864-1906 and her husband was George "Pikey" William Welch-Adams 1867-1940.