The Hunt Family: 150 Years in New Zealand 1840-1990 by Vera Hunt

Date: 1840 to 1990
Location: England, Sussex, New_Zealand, Manawatu, Lower_Hutt, Rongotea, Campelltown
Surnames/tags: Hunt, Luxford, Hill, Thompson, Harris, Knight, Buchanan, Hight, Boddie, Nairn, Goulstone New_Zealand

Details the lives of William Hunt and Mary Hill as arrivals and early settlers in Wellington and Manawatū, New Zealand, and the lives of their initial descandants.

Contains information regarding William Hunt's parents, Charles Hunt and Naomi Luxford, and his siblings. Similarly, Mary Hill's parents, George Hill and Ann Andrews, and her siblings.

• Includes an extensive family tree of William and Mary Hunt's descendants, published in 1990. (Pages 142-203)
• Includes historical photographs of people, families and houses.
• Includes family reunion photographs from 1990.

The 1990 book is no longer available for purchase, but copies of it have been lodged with a number of libraries in New Zealand. If you cannot find one in your local library, the staff there can assist you with interloaning.

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All family members have had profiles created in WikiTree. Anyone wishing to do so can contact Kathy Viney and take responsibility for their own family's profiles.

Family Tree Update

In 2023-2024 there is a project under way to republish Vera's book. Vera's daughter, Cynthia Hulse, is heading this project.

If you would like to purchase a copy of the 2024 book, when printed, please contact Kathy by sending a private message through WikiTree stating your request and including your contact details, preferably email.