Henry Hunt (1858 - 1946)

Born 26 Apr 1858 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Elizabeth (Dawson) Hunt — married 9 Oct 1879 in Seaward Bush, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1946 at age 88 in Crown Hill, Milford, Auckland, New Zealand

Biography

Henry was born in 1858. He passed away in 1947. He married Frances Elizabeth h (Dawson) Hunt 91858-1948).

Name

Name: George Henry /Hunt/

Name: Harry

Name: Henry

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using George Henry /Hunt/.

Obituary

NZ Herald 10 Sept 1946, p. 8, and sources below:

First male European child born in Invercargill, began working for 5s a week on a back country station about 60 miles from Invercargill shearing on the Waimea Plains, then in sawmills in Southland. 1887 they moved to Hawkes Bay working in sawmills about Dannevirke and Woodville; later he farmed at Dannevirke, and in 1907 at Putaruru (700 acres), later at Buckland. Came to Auckland in 1927, diamonding wedding 1939; came south around the time of their Diamond wedding (60th) in 1939 (Hall-Jones / Invercargill Pioneers) - Vera Tuffery remembers their visit; Ray Matthews has photos of Harry and Fanny

birth date from Registrar General's Office

sources:

"65 years married" [platinum wedding anniversary] article NZ Herald 9 Oct 1944, p.2

"both enjoy fair health and are able to work in their garden"

"66th anniversary" article NZ Herald, 15 Oct 1945, p.2 "he remembers the opening of the Invercargill-Makarewa railway, the rails of which were made from lengths of eight by eight inch timber. The rails became so slippery with the rain that the train was unable to return to Invercargill" "have seven children, 20 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren"

death notice "beloved husband of... and loving father of..."

a few days later "Hunt, On Sept 5 1946 at his residence Crown Hill, Milford, Henry, very dearly-loved grandfather of Georgie; aged 88 years"

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Sources

1. ↑
   • Find-A-Grave Memorial# 126165020 - Henry Hunt; dob: 26 Apr 1858, in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand; dod: 5 Sep 1946; in Auckland, New Zealand; burial: O'Neill's Point Cemetery; in Belmont, Auckland, New Zealand; plot: Block A, plot 257
   • Personal recollection of events witnessed by Jan (Braun) Howell as remembered 19 Mar 2018.

• NZ marriage registration #1879/2649
• WikiTree profile Hunt-3685 created through the import of McCrystall Peters Tuffery Irel.ged on Oct 23, 2012 by Russell Tuffery.