James Earle Hunt QSO (1900 - 1982)

Born 18 Jan 1900 in Rongotea, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Rona Ailsa (Brown) Hunt — married 20 Apr 1938 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1982 at age 82 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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Biography

James was born in 1900. He was the son of Martin Hunt and Jessie Buchanan.

James took on his father's farm, Willow Creek, at Rongotea. He married Ailsa Brown, a nurse, in 1938. They had three children.

James was awarded the Companion of the Queen's Service Order for Community Service (QSO) in 1979.^[1] This was in recognition for volunteer service in the Palmerston North community, especially in regard to Birthright, a New Zealand charity that has supported families led by one person since the 1960s.

James died in 1982 in Palmerston North. He was buried at Rongotea Cemetery, beside his parents' grave.

Sources

1. ↑ NZ Gazette, 1979, No 2, p82. http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1979/2/2.pdf

• The Hunt Family: 150 Years in New Zealand 1840-1990 by Vera Hunt
• Birth: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Birth Registration. Accessed 22 February 2023: 1900/174 Hunt James Earle Jessie Martin Wood
• Marriage: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Marriage Registration. Accessed 22 February 2023: 1938/6980 Rona Ailsa Brown James Earle Hunt
• Father's Obituary: "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTV-8QTQ : 13 February 2020), Mr N B Hunt in entry for Mr Martin Wood Hunt, 13 Feb 1953; citing New Zealand, various New Zealand newspapers; FHL microfilm 287,499.
• Death: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Death Registration. Accessed 22 February 2023: 1982/43646 Hunt James Earle 18 January 1900
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174290416/james-earle-hunt: accessed 27 February 2023), memorial page for James Earle Hunt (unknown–1 Sep 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174290416, citing Rongotea Cemetery, Rongotea, Manawatu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand; Maintained by Daisy✿ (contributor 47104279).