John Nunn
b. 1803
Sailor. Sailed on the Royal Sovereign to Kerguelen’s Land, 1825. He was stranded, with other survivors, until 1829 after the Favorite was wrecked while leaving the island.
Sources
Census returns of England and Wales 1851 (The National Archives: Public Record Office HO107/1780/77/16), 1861 (RG9/1094/87/44)
Nunn 1850.
Bibliography
Nunn, John. 1850. Narrative of the wreck of the ‘Favorite’ on the island of Desolation: detailing the adventures, sufferings, and privations of John Nunn. Edited by W. B. Clarke. London: William Edward Painter.
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