Hunter

Superscripted numbers are references to source citations at the bottom of this page.


Parents

James Hunter = Hannah Hartley

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.


Children

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


Sources

1 : source TWH

2 : Source TWH

3 : source TWH

4 : source TWH, 1881 census

5 : Source TWH

6 : Gravestone

7 : 1881 census

8 : Gravestone

9 : Ulverston cemetery, in double plot below the farthest chapel, granite memorial (TWH)


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