In the late 1890s she met Aeneas James Gunn, eight years her senior they were married with Presbyterian forms at Rolyat on 31 December 1901. Former pupils recalled listening for her light, springing step outings with her were as 'exciting as setting off to the moon'. She was tiny, about 5 ft (153 cm), energetic and determined. When it closed in 1896 Jeannie became a visiting teacher her subjects included gymnastics and elocution. In 1889 she and her sisters opened 'Rolyat' school at the family home in Creswick Street, Hawthorn. Jeannie was educated at home by her mother and at 17 matriculated at the University of Melbourne. Jeannie's father and grandfather were ordained Baptist ministers her father served at Sandhurst (Bendigo) and Melbourne, but later went into business, and for some twelve years before his death in 1909 was on the staff of the Argus. Jeannie Gunn (1870-1961), author, was born on 5 June 1870 at Carlton, Melbourne, fifth child and fourth daughter of Thomas Johnstone Taylor, from Chapelton, Scotland, and his wife Anna, née Lush, from Ilchester, Somerset, England. State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B27404/7 Jeannie Gunn (1870-1961), by unknown photographer
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |