Thomas Hunt (1790 - abt. 1881)

Born 18 Mar 1790 in Swinderby, Newark, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Brown) Hunt — married 14 May 1813 in Helpringham, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died about 9 Mar 1881 at about age 90 in Pitt Island, Chatham Islands territory, New Zealand

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

It appears that Thomas Hunt was born about 1790 in Swinderby, Lincolnshire and baptised there on 18 March 1790. His parents were Thomas Hunt and Frances Jackson.

However there is also an earlier baptism record for a Thomas Hunt with parents Thomas and Frances.

Date: About Jul 30 1786

Place: Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England

Baptism: Jul 30 1786, Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England

This baptism date tallies with the year of birth and age at the time of his death recorded on his tombstone on Pitt Island (95).

Thomas was the son of Thomas Hunt and Frances Jackson. Their first son Thomas died in infancy, and their next son, born four years later, was also named Thomas.

This would make his age at the time of death 91, rather than 95.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Pitt Island, Chatham Islands

The inscription on Thomas's headstone on Pitt Island gives his death year at 1880. According to his NZBDM death record, Thomas actually died on 9 March 1881.

Note

Note: he had been a tenant farmer, "all their money was stolen prior to departure" - J H Langdale

family came out on 'Martha Ridgway':

left London 5 Jul 1840, arr. Wellington, 20 Nov 1840 (NZ Company records 34/1 p. 146 in National Archives)

Thomas described as Agricultural labourer, aged 48, Eliz aged 47

Caroline 19, Emma 17, and Naomi 15, all named, & as a sempstress

plus unnamed boys 14, 12, 3, and girl of 10

bricklayer at the Chathams

Thomas was born about 1790. He passed away in 1881 (not 1887 as indicated in the following reference.). ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Jan (Braun) Howell.

• New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages Online
• Freereg baptism records, Swinderby
• The Petone Settlers database

• WikiTree profile Hunt-3689 created through the import of McCrystall Peters Tuffery Irel.ged on Oct 23, 2012 by Russell Tuffery. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Russell and others.

• Source: S-1875265798 Title: John H Langdale Q.S.M. J.P. Publication: P O Box 30-251; Lower Hutt (in 1979);  ; search of JPs in yellow pages 13-2-02 has no listing in Wellington