Name Origin: Dunn

 

1. Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinn, Ó Doinn 'descendant of Donn', a byname meaning 'brown-haired' or 'chieftain'.

2. English: nickname for a man with dark hair or a swarthy complexion, from Middle English dunn 'dark-colored'.

3. Scottish: habitational name from Dun in Angus, named with Gaelic dáun 'fort'.

4. Scottish: nickname from Gaelic donn 'brown'. Compare 1.

 

John was the chief of police in Thorold, Ontario at the time of his death.

 

(Research):The Ontario Genealogical Society Index of Births from 1869-1896

Dunn, John Henry 10/17/86 in St. Catharines.

 

1901 Census of Canada

Subdistrict: Thorold (Town/Ville), WELLAND, ONTARIO

District Number: 123

Subdistrict Number: l-2

Archives Microfilm: T-6503

 

Dunn Wm H M Head M May 6 1840 60

Dunn Jane E F Wife M Jan 25 1842 59

Dunn John H M Son S Oct 20 1886 14

 

Buried October 23, 1929 in Old Lakeview Cemetery, Section G, Lot #132, Grave #6

 

1911 Census of Canada

 

Dunn, John Henry Chappell St. M Head Oct 1884 26 English Canadian

Anglican Ticket Agent Railway

Dunn, Gertrude May F Wife Mar 1884 26 English Canadian Anglican

Dunn, Frederick S. M Son Nov. 1907 3 English Canadian Anglican

Dunn, Myrtle Grace F Dau Apr 1911 3m English Canadian Anglican

 

John Henry and Gertrude Dunn could read, write and speak English.

 

Province/Territory: Ontario

District Name: Welland

District Number: 132

Sub-district Name/Description: Thorold

Sub-district Number: 49

Reference: RG31 , Statistics Canada