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== Anne Kelly was Ned Kelly's eldest sister and Alexander Gunn was her husband ==

== Family ==

'''Anne's father''' [[John (Red) Kelly|Red Kelly]] '''mother''' [[Mrs Ellen Kelly|Ellen Quinn]] '''brothers''' and '''sisters''' [[Mary Jane Kelly|Mary Jane]], Anne, [[Ned Kelly|Edward (Ned)]], [[Margaret Skillion|Margaret (Maggie)]] , [[James Kelly|James]] , [[Dan Kelly|Daniel (Dan)]] , [[Kate Kelly|Catherine (Kate)]] , [[Grace Kelly|Grace]], half brother and sisters [[Ellen (Frost) Kelly|Ellen]] 74, [[John King / Kelly|John]] 75 and [[Alice (King) Kelly|Alice]] 78 '''husband''' Alex Gunn

== Links to the KellyGang ==

'''Anne Kelly's life''' I was born at [[Beveridge|Beveridge]] in November 1853

When we moved to [[Avenel|Avenel]] I went to school there.

In October 1869 [[Ah Fook|Ah Fook]] came to our house near Greta and he alledged that he was robbed by [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly.]] The charge was not proved and ned got off.

I married Alex Gunn on [[1864-1873 Events|9/4/1869]] in the Catholic Church in [[Wangaratta|Wangratta]] by Father George Gallen

We had a daughter Ellen who died soon after her birth in 1871, about the time when my dear husband was arrested by the police.

Ian [[Ian Jonesat KellyGang|Jones]] reported that on 2/1/[[1864-1873 Events|1872]] Const [[SConst Flood|Flood]] escorted [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]]'s sister [[Anne Kelly and Alex Gunn|Annie]] from [[Greta|Greta]] to [[Benalla|Benalla]] to give evidence in a case involving Andrew Johnson, and Phillip and James McIntosh and the thieft of my horse.

He says that we stopped on the way home and that Const Flood started an affair with me. At this time my husband, Alexander Gunn was in goal.

I died soon after on [[1864-1873 Events|November 1872]], two days after I gave birth to Const Flood's daughter. The child lived for about a year before she died.

Photograph '''Alexander's Gunn's life''' My parents were William Hill Gunn & Isabella Gunn (nee Munro) from Perthshire Scotland.

I was born in Scotland in 1841.

We travelled to Australia aboard a ship named the "Ida" and departed Liverpool England 25/3/1853 and arrived in Melbourne Australia on 12/7/1853

My brothers and sisters included Yeamon, William, Christina and Anne.

I had a selection near [[Winton|Winton]] which was taken off me when I could not pay the rent.

I then moved to Greta and worked for a farmer.

I knew [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] when he was going around with [[Harry Power|Harry Power]].

I also knew [[Wild Wright|Wild Wright]] and many of the other key players in the story of the '''KellyGang'''.

In 1869 I married Annie Kelly in [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]].

In [[1864-1873 Events|April 1871]] Wild Wright came for a visit. Ned Kelly rode one of Wright's horses and was charged. It would apprear that Wright did own the animal. I was also arrested by Const [[Hall|Hall]] with stealing a horse owned by William [[Maindample|Adair]]. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/5/1871|Argus31/5/71]])

Ann died in November 1872 ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 15/11/1872|Ensign15/11/1872]])

I wrote to the Argus ([[The Argus at KellyGang 27/11/1878|Argus27/11/78]]) I was living at Begowan Farm, Benalla,

I used to 'ride' with the [[Ned Kelly|Kellys]] and [[Wild Wright|Wild Wright]] ([[The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 11/1/79|OMA11/1/1879]])

I remarried and we had a son, Robert Ferguson Gunn.

I died at Glen Innes in 1925. My brother [[James Kelly|Jim]] said that I was dead in 1911.([[Sydney Sun, Cookson, 30_08_1911_4|BWC]])

== '''What happend to our family''' ==

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