Paternal Family Tree: Gunning
On 27th March 1752 [his father] Robert Gunning 1st Baronet [aged 20] and Elizabeth Harrison were married. There were no children from the marriage.
In 1757 [his father] Robert Gunning 1st Baronet [aged 25] and [his mother] Anne Sutton were married.
In 1763 George William Gunning 2nd Baronet was born to Robert Gunning 1st Baronet [aged 31] and Anne Sutton.
On 10th February 1794 George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 31] and Elizabeth Diana Bridgeman were married.
On 26th December 1795 [his son] Robert Henry Gunning 3rd Baronet was born to George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 32] and [his wife] Elizabeth Diana Bridgeman.
On 18th December 1796 [his son] George Orlando Gunning was born to George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 33] and [his wife] Elizabeth Diana Bridgeman.
On 17th December 1797 [his son] Reverend Henry Gunning 4th Baronet was born to George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 34] and [his wife] Elizabeth Diana Bridgeman. He married (1) 27th February 1827 Mary Catherine Cartwright and had issue (2) 23rd October 1879 Frances Rose Spencer.
On 12th May 1799 [his son] Captain Orlando George Gunning-Sutton was born to George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 36] and [his wife] Elizabeth Diana Bridgeman. He married 22nd June 1830 Mary Dorothea Seymour, daughter of Michael Seymour 1st Baronet.
On 21st June 1800 George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 37] was elected MP Wigan which seat he held until 1802.
On 27th October 1800 [his son] Reverend Spencer Greswolde Gunning was born to George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 37] and [his wife] Elizabeth Diana Bridgeman.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 21st December 1801 [his son] Major John Gunning was born to George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 38] and [his wife] Elizabeth Diana Bridgeman.
In 1802 George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 39] was elected MP Hastings which seat he held until 1806.
On 9th March 1812 George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 49] was elected MP East Grinstead which seat he held until May 1812.
After May 1812 George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 49] was elected MP East Grinstead which seat he held 1818.
On 18th June 1815 the Battle of Waterloo was fought.
Beaumont Hotham 3rd Baron Hotham [aged 20] was present.
Charles Augustus Fitzroy [aged 19] was wounded.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Edward Irby [aged 31] fought.
Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 47] led the charge of the British heavy cavalry against Comte d'Erlon's column which checked and in part routed the French Army. He was hit by one of the last cannon shots of the day necessitating the amputation of this leg during the Battle of Quatre Bras.
Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley [aged 16] fought and was wounded.
Charles Francis Rowley Lascelles fought.
Edward Kerrison 1st Baronet [aged 38] commanded his Regiment.
[his son] George Orlando Gunning [aged 18] was killed whilst serving as a Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars.
On 19th June 1815 Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Gordon [aged 29] died having had his leg amputated the previous day.
Charles Henry Farrington 2nd Baronet [aged 20] fought.
On 22nd September 1816 [his father] Robert Gunning 1st Baronet [aged 85] died. His son George [aged 53] succeeded 2nd Baronet Gunning of Eltham in Kent.
In 1823 George William Gunning 2nd Baronet [aged 60] died. His son Robert [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Baronet Gunning of Eltham in Kent.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Gunning
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gunning
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Gunning
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Gunning of Castlecoote
Grandfather: Robert Gunning
father: Robert Gunning 1st Baronet
George William Gunning 2nd Baronet
Grandfather: Robert Sutton of Scofton, Nottinghamshire 
mother: Anne Sutton