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Married 1840, Dalton1
James Hunter:
Born 21 May 1805, South End , Walney2
Died 12 October 18503
Hannah Hartley:
Alias Hunter (1840)
Born 18 March 1806, Crooklands, near Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire4
Died 23 February 18835
At the 1881 census she was listed as a boarder at 9 Ainslie St, Ulverston. With: Thomas Postlethwaite unemp.clerk, age 56 b Dalton; Ann R Postlethwaite wife, age 56 b Dalton; Margaret Postlethwaite, dau, dressmaker, age 21 b Ulverston; Bridget H Postlethwaite, dau, pupil teacher, age 16 b Ulverston. That the husband and wife came from Dalton, like Hannah, is probably not a coincidence but Hannah is likely to have been in Ulverston to be near her daughter Margaret.
Margaret Hartley Hunter = Curwen Watson > Family
Margaret Hartley Hunter:
Alias Watson
Born 24 July 1845, Aldingham, Lancs
Died 8 June 19356
Buried Ulverston
She is generally described as being in poor health and her daughters were given to understand that they had a duty to remain at home to care for her.
Curwen Watson:
Born 1846, St Bees, Cumberland7
Died 27 July 19128
Buried Ulverston9
Occupation: Superintendent Furness Railway