Hunters of Swaledale

[wifey]

I would love to find any descendants of the Hunter families of Wensleydale/Swaledale . If you can find in your family tree George Hunter born 1826 in Grinton and Jane Hunter born 1824 in Aysgarth who were the parents of Robert Hunter born 1852 Melbecks who moved to Bishop Auckland some time around 1888 please feel free to contact me.
I have George's parents in our tree they were John Hunter born 1801 Grinton and his wife Sarah born in 1796. George's wife Jane was a hunter by birth her father was anthony born 1792 in Askrigg and her mum was Jane born in 1796 Askrigg.

[hunterm]

Hi Wifey

I am a Hunter and I am looking for information on my family.

My GGGGrandfather lived in Gunnerside and I can trace one of his sons Jonathan. Any info would be useful.

Regards

Malcolm Hunter

[wifey]

Hi Malcolm I did find a John Hunter born about 1814 Gunnerside in the 1881 England census living in Shildon. He was a retired coal miner with a wife Ann born about 1811 in Weardale living at 3 Kellow Row with daughter in law Hannah Johnson age 32 and grand daughter Eliza A Johnson age 1. Are these your relatives? I can't fit them in to my tree at the moment but I do feel there's a connection there it's just taking a while to see where they fit in.

[hunterm]

Hi Wifey

Thanks for the reply.

John Hunter (Father) Born 1770 Dont know where.

Had a son Jonathan Hunter Born 1810 in Gunnerside so John his father must have been a resident in Gunnerside in 1810?

Jonathan later married Anne Child and they had 4 Children.
Joseph Born 1830
William Born 1832
John Born 1838
Mary Anne 1844
Iam looking for John Hunter the father born 1770 must have been resident in Gunnerside.

The Hunters where a Mining Family.

Jonathan was in a later census living with his daughter Mary Anne he was then retired and had been a Mining Engineer.

Hope you can Help
From sunny Spain 95 degrees today

Sincerely
Malcolm

[wifey]

Found in the 1881 England census
Jonathan Hunter aged 71 born about 1810
Father in Law
Place of Birth Gunnerside Yorkshire
Living in the civil parish of Askern, Doncaster at the White Hart Hotel (High St)
Occupation Retired Colliery Manager
Other occupants were Edward L Beamwell (head)occupation Hotel Keeper aged 49 born Scotland 1832,
Mary Ann Beamwell(wife) maiden name Hunter aged 37 born Beeston (Leeds) Yorkshire
Their children:-
Kate Beamwell born West Auckland 1867,
Anne Beamwell born West Auckland 1871,
Maria Beamwell born Morsley in Durham 1872,
Alfred Cameron Beamwell born Morsley Durham 1874,
Flora Beamwell born Morsley Durham 1874.


Are these possibly your relatives?

[hunterm]

Hi Wifey

Yes these are all my relations I have them on my family tree, I wish to go back further may be with your help?

Take care

Malcolm

[ste]

i wifey i have a lot of hunters in my tree all from as high as grinton to as low as my gran who was a hunter -born kirkby malham ,i have births marriages and yes george and jane who where both hunters .1 from askrigg. 1 from grinton/low row area :

[hunterm]

Hi Wifey and Ste adair.
This is some of the information I have gather in the last few days.
John Hunter Born 1763 married Elizabeth Hunter and it looks like they had 10 Children. Sarah Born 1796. John Born 1801(Hosier) John 1821 Francis 1826(Miner) George 1826 James 1826 Thomas 1828 John 1829 and Dinah 1830.

I also found Thomas Hunter DOB 1800 was a Coal Miner and Married Sarah DOB 1774 and had 3 children Betty Hunter DOB 1827 Thomas DOB 1829 Isabella Born 1831.

Then their was James Hunter who married ? and had 4 children
Jane Born 1781 in Kippax Yorks but died in 1807. Anne Born July 1783 in Kippax. then Hannah 20th July 1783 in Kippax and Elizabeth DOB 15 April 1785 in Kippax

Hart Lake. John Hunter DOB 1816 was a coal miner but it was recorded that at the age of 65 was a Farmer with 15 acres of land dwelling in Thorns? married Peggy Hunter DOB 1816 from Muker Rampsholme York had two children Sarah Hunter DOB 1839 and Elizabeth DOB 1840.

and lastly inTwaite Jonathan Hunter DOB 1784 or 1786 not sure was a carpenter and here is the confusing part had two children Jane DOB 1781 and died 1807 the father being the same as James Hunter above. and Jonathan hunter DOB 1816( Is this the Jonathan who was living with his Daughter in York when he retired as a Mining engineer. in 1881.?

From a very hot spain
Malcolm Hunter

[ste]

HI ,MALCOLM.WIFEY.I READ YOUR LAST MESSAGE MALCOLM.THE ONES I HAVE ARE----- FIRST JOHN HUNTER B; 1763(5 YRS EITHER SIDE ,BECAUSE OF 1841 CENSUS) DIED 1843. NO WIFE AS YET ,BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE IS BIRTHPLACE.NEXTI HAVE A LOT OF HUNTERS THAT COULD BE CHILDREN,BUT THE ONE FOR DEFINITE IS JOHN B;1801(5YRSEITHER SIDE)NO EXACT BIRTHPLACE,MARRIED SARAH ELE 19 NOV 1820 GRINTON.CHILDREN----8 -- -JOHN 1820/21(CHRISTENING 11 JAN1821 LOW ROW(SMARBER HALL),FRANCIS1822(C;10 MAR 1822).JOHN 1823(C;9 NOV 1823).GEORGE1825(C;16DEC1825-MARRIES JANE HUNTER OF ASKRIGG -MY FAMILY LINE).THOMAS 1828(C;10 FEB1828).JAMES 1828/29 (C;9 JAN1829).DINAH 1830(C;20 JUNE1830)..EDMUND 1832(C;16DEC1832) I HAVE MOST OF THE HUNTERS OF ASKRIGG FROM ANTHONY 1796 ISH(NO BIRTHPLACE) AND WIFES MAIDEN NAME, I DO HAVE MORE OF THIS SIDE OF HUNTERS. I AM TRYING TO CONNECT THE TWO LOTS OF HUNTERS TOGETHER AT A EARLIER DATE AS THEY ARE ONLY 5-7 MILES AWAY FROM EACH OTHER,AND ESPECIALLY AS THEY MARRY GEORGE AND JANE...ITS JUST THE WAY YOU WORDED IT CONFUSED ME MALCOLM, HOPEFULLY THIS SHOULD TIDY IT UP A BIT,IF YOU WANT ANYMORE THIS IS A LITTLE TASTE, STE

[ste]

hi malcolm----- info your s think your johnathon was born 1810 in grinton father john.--mother either barbara blenkiron or mary alton( barbara marriage5 sept 1809 mary 1807) there was also two other children born to a john hunter a ann 1811 and ralph 1808.either john married twice or there are two john hunters THEN JOHN AND MARY HAVE JOHN 1813 AND ALICE 1816 WESLEYAN(GUNNERSIDE) CENSUS1841---johnathon in beeston,leeds anne(born bradford 1813 ish) wife ,2 children john1838,joseph1840 CENSUS1851---west auckland 2 more children mary ann 1844( mary alton ,maybe named after his mum ) and william h 1850 (these dates completely different to your dates for children????) CENSUS 1861----in west auckland john has left,mary is a dress maker .CENSUS 1871------johnathon a colliery manager with anne in wales (THERE IS ALSO A JOHN HUNTER AT BOTTOM OF CENSUS PAGE BORN GUNNERSIDE AGED 57 ,IS BROTHER) CENSUS1881---he is with is daughter mary ann beamwell.hope this helps.. reason johnathon showing up as born in gunnerside is that there was only a few main churches to register marriages ,births etc and grinton is one of the main ones around the area, so he was probably born near gunnerside

[wifey]

Hi to both of you we seem to have relatives! I'll get back to you later with a brief note of who is related to who. Good research work you've got done.

[hunterm]

Hi

Sorry I have not back to you but will try and sort the links out

Regards

Malcolm

[wifey]

I have John Hunter born Grinton 1763 spouse unknown child John Hunter born 1801 Grinton spouse Sarah born 1796 Grinton. Their children were John born 1821 Grinton, James born 1824 Melbecks, George born 1826 Grinton, Francis born 1826 Low Row Melbecks, another James born 1826 Grinton, Thomas born 1828-29 Grinton, Dinah born 1830 Grinton and Edmund born 1832 Grinton. Phew now on to the second generation.

(1)John Hunter married Mary born 1825 Melbecks, thier children were :-
Sarah born 1845 Melbecks
Edmund born 1846 Feethams
Mary Ann born 1847 Melbecks
Ruth born 1852 Melbecks
John born 1855 Asysgarth
Alice born 1859 Melbecks
Margaret Elizabeth born 1861 Melbecks
Francis Robert born 1864 Aysgarth

(2)James Hunter married Elizabeth Clarkson born 1827 Melbecks their children were:-
Sarah born 1845 Melbecks
Margaret born 1846 Melbecks
George born 1850 Melbecks
Edmund born 1855 Melbecks
Francis born 1857 Melbecks
Thomas born 1859 Shildon
James born 1866 Shildon
Sarah M born 1869 Shildon
Mary A born 1870 Melbecks

(3)Francis Hunter married Sharlotta ? Child Mary Hunter born 1860
(4) James Hunter unknown if he married.
(5) Thomas Hunter married Hannah Close born 1840 Ayton their children I think were:-
Mary born 1864 Marske
Thomas born 1866 Marske
William born 1869 Marske
Emma born 1871 Marske
Hannah born 1876 Marske
Matthew born 1878 Marske

(6)John Hunter born 1829 no info yet.
(7)Dinah Hunter no info yet.
(8)Edmund Hunter no info yet.

[wifey]

John (1821) Hunter's daughters Sarah and Mary Ann I have no info on at the moment but his son Edmund born 1846 married Mary Wetherill born 1835 Northallerton. I think their children were:-
Florence born 1875 Northallerton and Emma Mary born 1877 Northallerton,

*Note *the mother Mary had a child from a previous relationship a son named Lionel Stubbs Wetherill born 1863 Northallerton.

John's daughter Ruth married Addison Raw born 1850 Melbecks I think their children were:-
John Raw born 1874 Grinton
Alice Raw born 1875 Grinton
Addison Raw born 1877 Grinton
Mary Ann Raw born 1878 Grinton
Eva Ruth Raw born 1880 Grinton

John's daughter Alice born 1859 I think may have been living in Richmond but I'm not certain.

Margaret Elizabeth Hunter I think married James Brown in 1885. No known offspring found yet.

Francis Robert Hunter I'm still searching for too.


No family found yet for the descendants of James Hunter

George Hunter born 1826 married Jane Hunter born 1824 Aysgarth
(parents Anthony Hunter born 1792 and Jane born 1796)I think their children were:-
Edward born 1851 Aysgarth
*Robert *born 1852 Melbecks
Jane born 1852 Askrigg
John born 1855 Low Row
Robert born 1856 Grinton
Sarah born 1865 Grinton

No info on Edward Hunter's descendants.
Robert Hunter married Phillis Guy (a widow) in 1887 she already had two children from her first marriage to Thomas Spensley Appleton (1859-1885) they were
Alice Appleton born 1883 Muker
John E Appleton born 1885 Muker

Phillis had the following children to Robert:-
George Hunter 1890 Howden-le-Wear
John E Hunter born 1892 Howden-le-Wear
Elizabeth Phillis Hunter born 16th April 1893 Howden-le-Wear
Ernest Hunter born 1895 Howden-le -Wear
Robert Hunter born 1896 Howden-le-Wear
Ethel Hunter born 1899 Howden-le-Wear

[wifey]

Jane Hunter wife of George Hunter born 1826 was one of the children of Anthony and Jane hunter. Her siblings were :-
(1)Robert Hunter born 1824 Askrigg
(2)Elizabeth Hunter born 1827 Askrigg
(3)Edward Hunter born 1829 Askrigg
(4)John Hunter born 1835 Askrigg

Robert married Elizabeth? born 1825 Askrigg
I think their children were:-
Sarah Jane born 1853 Askrigg
Solomon born 1855 Askrigg
Mary Ann born 1856 Askrigg

Of these children I have found Solomon married Martha Hird ( born 1855 Fremington)in 1882 and their children seem to be:-
Mary Hird Hunter born 1881(possibly adopted by Solomon)
Lillian Hunter born 1883 Askrigg
Robert Hunter born 1889 Askrigg
Christopher H Hunter 1890 Askrigg

That's all for now folks