George
Gurnett
Born about in Horsham, Sussex, England
Ancestors 
Son of George Gurnett
and Anne (Dunaway) Gurnett
Brother of
James G Gurnett and Gabriel Gurnett
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Virginia Gurnett
Died
at about age 69
in Toronto, Canada West
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Nov 2016
This page has been accessed 861 times.
| Preceded by Thomas David Morrison |
4th Mayor of Toronto 1837 - 1838 |
Succeeded by John Powell |
| Preceded by William H. Boulton |
Toronto_Mayors (2nd incumbency) 1848 - 1851 |
Succeeded by John George Bowes |
Biography
George Gurnett is Notable.
George Gurnett is/was a significant Ontarian .
George Gurnett was a Journalist, politician and magistrate in Ontario. He was the fourth mayor of Toronto (1837-1838), then served again from 1848-1851.[1]
After the death of his first wife, he married Catherine Darby in 1841.[2] Of his eight children, only two daughters survived to adulthood.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Frederick H. Armstrong, “GURNETT, GEORGE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 9, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 8, 2016, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gurnett_george_9E.html.
- ↑ Marriage Registers of St. James Anglican Church/Cathedral, York (Toronto), 1800 to 1896, as recorded in "Landmarks of Toronto", volume 3, pp.395 ff., by John Ross Robertson
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "George Gurnett," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Gurnett&oldid=745138032 (accessed October 19, 2016).
See also:
- "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ77-KDY : 8 November 2014), George Gurnett, Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 456, line 1; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1102-1103, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,835.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~0.39%
Susan (Wylie) Akroyd
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