EG
became estranged from her father, army officer John Gunning
, with the scandal of 1790-1; she said she would never see him again until he acknowledged her innocence, and she never did.
Gantz, Ida. The Pastel Portrait. Cresset Press, 1963.
135
Family and Intimate relationships
Susannah Gunning
Susannah Minifie
married, in London, Irish army officer John Gunning
.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
38 (1768): 398
Family and Intimate relationships
Susannah Gunning
In the notorious family quarrel over the courtship of Elizabeth Gunning
, SG
sided with her daughter against her husband
.
Gantz, Ida. The Pastel Portrait. Cresset Press, 1963.
121ff
Family and Intimate relationships
Susannah Gunning
New sensation followed in the Gunning family: SG
's husband
was sued for adultery by James Duberly
(damages of £5,000 were awarded).
Gantz, Ida. The Pastel Portrait. Cresset Press, 1963.
157, 163
Friends, Associates
Susannah Gunning
Turned out by her husband
, SG
was taken in by the widowed, eminent, and highly respectable Duchess of Bedford
.
Gantz, Ida. The Pastel Portrait. Cresset Press, 1963.
132-3
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
70 (1800): 1000
Textual Production
Susannah Gunning
SG
printed for the author her defence of her daughter
and attack on her husband
: A Letter . . . Address'd to His Grace the Duke of Argyll.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
2d ser. 1 (1791): 341
Wealth and Poverty
Susannah Gunning
SG
's estranged husband
died abroad, leaving her and her daughter
his entailed—but mortgaged—Irish estates.
Gantz, Ida. The Pastel Portrait. Cresset Press, 1963.