He was commonly called "Jimmy Seven-sons".
Why? He had nine sons and one daughter! Maybe because two sons died early?
NZBDM Marriage Cert 1894/1349
Sources
Researched family tree records held by Graeme Gunson confirm.
"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-T6DK : 4 January 2018), William James Gunson, 1917; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1917/6710, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-1ZMC : 27 November 2017), William James Gunson, 1870; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1870/12145, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William: