Thomas Hunt (abt. 1802 - 1858)

Born about 1802 in Lyneham, Wiltshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Blackman) Hunt — married 30 Apr 1825 in Lyneham, Wiltshire, England

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1858 at about age 56 in Tockenham, Wiltshire, England

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Biography

A record of baptism for Thomas Hunt has not been identified.

The 1851 census^[1] indicates that Thomas Hunt was born at Lyneham, Wiltshire about 1802.

Marriage

Thomas Hunt of Lyneham married married Eliza Blackman of Lyneham on 30 Apr 1825 at Lyneham, Wiltshire.^[2]

Children

At least thirteen children were born to Thomas and Eliza in the period 1825-1852:^[3][4]

• Martha Hunt (baptised 02 Oct 1825 Lyneham)
• Henry Hunt (baptised 22 Apr 1827 Tockenham)
• James Hunt (baptised 04 Jan 1829 Tockenham)
• Timothy Hunt (baptised 04 Sep 1831 Tockenham)
• Charles Hunt (baptised 28 Jul 1833 Tockenham)
• John Hunt (baptised 10 May 1835 Tockenham)
• Elijah Hunt (baptised 02 Jul 1837 Tockenham)
• Eliza Hunt (baptised 25 Dec 1839 Tockenham)
• Ann Hunt (baptised 16 Jan 1842 Tockenham)
• Eliza/Jane Hunt (baptised 21 Apr 1844 Tockenham)
• Tom Hunt (baptised 20 Jul 1845 Tockenham)
• Charles Hunt (baptised 19 Aug 1847 Tockenham)
• William Hunt (baptised 07 Feb 1852 Tockenham)

Death and Burial

Thomas Hunt died on 12 Apr 1858 at Tockenham, Wiltshire.^[5]

He was buried on 18 Apr 1858 at Tockenham, Wiltshire, with a given age of 57.^[6]

DNA Evidence

Y-DNA 37 testing of two stems from Thomas Hunt has indicated that Thomas was most likely the illegitimate son of a male Hathway [Haplogroup R-M269]. A direct male line descendant of Harry Hathway of Tockenham, Wiltshire, has almost identical Y-DNA to descendants of two stems of Thomas Hunt, the database indicating that the ancestral surname was most likely Hathway.^[7]

Y-DNA tests of other Hunt lines arising from further back in time at Tockenham have indicated a different Haplogroup (J2) to the two stems of Thomas Hunt and the Hathway line.

The Hathway family headed by Harry Hathway was from Gloucestershire and Somerset and first appeared in Tockenham, Wiltshire, in 1801. That Harry Hathway of Tockenham was the biological father of Thomas Hunt of Tockenham/Lyneham is uncertain.

James and Joanna Hunt

James Hunt and Joanna (Pittis) Hunt from West Tockenham in the parish of Lyneham, Wiltshire, were recorded as having children in the period 1797-1812. However, there is a gap in the baptism of their children between 1798 and 1805. It was initially supposed that as Thomas Hunt was born around 1802 in Tockenham/Lyneham then he may have been a son of James and Joanna. While the Y-DNA evidence suggests that Thomas Hunt was not the legitimate son of James Hunt it is possible that Thomas Hunt is linked with the family of James and Joanna.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZG-QH7 : 8 November 2019), Thomas Hunt, Lyneham, Wiltshire, England; citing Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ Lyneham Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
3. ↑ Lyneham Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
4. ↑ Tockenham Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
5. ↑ Death Certificate. General Register Office.
6. ↑ Tockenham Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
7. ↑ refer to Steve Hunt for further details.

• Census: 1841 Tockenham; 1851 Tockenham.