William was baptised at St Mary the Virgin, Wheatley, Oxfordshire on 2nd July 1826.[1] He was the son of Richard Hunt and Elizabeth Russell. His father stated on the register that he was a shoemaker.
Censuses
1851
Residence: Church Handborough, Oxfordshire[2]
William Hunt, head, unm, 24, schoolmaster, born in Wheatley, Oxon
Sarah Hunt, sister, unm, 22, school mistress, born in Wheatley, Oxon
Elizabeth Hunt, sister, unm, 20, born in Wheatley, Oxon
In the 1841 census William (age 15) was living with his parents and siblings in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England.[3]
In the 1871 census William (age 44) was living with wife Jane and 3 sons in South Warnborough, Hampshire, England. He was working as a schoolmaster and his wife was a schoolmistress.[4]
Sources
↑ Wheatley Baptism Register. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR286/1/R2/1 Image
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 1a Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 193640-193641 Link to image on Ancestry
↑1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 876; Book: 15; Civil Parish: Cuddesden; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 11; Page: 14; Line: 25; GSU roll: 474572 Ancestry uk Record 8978 #9366425 (accessed 16 February 2022)
William Hunt (15) in Headington registration district.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1229; Folio: 95; Page: 18; GSU roll: 827830 Ancestry uk Record 7619 #773639 (accessed 16 February 2022)
William Hunt (44) head of household in Hartley Wintney registration district. Born in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England.
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