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Arthur Hunn, Born in Gulgong NSW, 27th June 1874 and Died in 18 JUL 1917
His Mother was a Mary Stapleton Born in Ireland in 1838 Died in Gulgong NSW, 25 AUG 1902

Although Arthur Hunns Birth Certificate states no father, Jacon Hunn is mentioned in various statutory documents relating to Mary Stapleton. Arthurs Father is Jacob Hunn (Acle, Norfolk) and I have verified this via DNA test. '

Jacob Hunn was Born 14-06-1833 Acle, Norfolk, England. Jacobs Parents where Joseph Hunn and Mary Ann Barber . Jacob Hunn Died 22 MAY 1918 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. He died in the Beechworth Asylum. His sisters where Sarah Ann Hunn, who never lived in Australia, but his two sisters Harriet and Emma both married two Ward Brothers who immigrated to Australia and resided in Victoria.

Jacob Hunn was married to a Jane Drake in Norfolk and possibly had 8 Children one of which might not be Jacobs as Jacob Hunn Mysteriously left England and ended in Australia. Jacob Hunn lived in NSW and Victoria.

Mary Stapletons (Hunn) Death Certificate. The Death Certificate states Mary as Mary Hunn. Marys Death Certificate also state two marriages the first to a Tobias Butler or Batler, Butler the most probable, age then unknown but marriage in Bathurst NSW.

The second Marriage stated on Mary Hunns death certificate is stated as Jacob Hunn, her age 40 and marriage location Lambing Flat (now Young) NSW. I have found no marriage registration to date other than what is stated on the Death Certificate.

Jacob as with Jane Drake in Norfolk, also abandoned, Mary Stapleton (Hunn) and Arthur the date he left is unknown and ended up in his final days in Victoria, out living his son Arthur Hunn.

Arthur Hunn, married Annie Teresa Leroux Phillips (Born 8 APR 1877, Home Rule near Gulgong NSW) and Annie Hunn died in Auburn NSW on the 14 NOVEMBER 1946 and buried in Rookwood Cemetery.
Arthur and Annie had 9 Children (Ernest Hunn, Eileen May Hunn, Ethel Mary Hunn, Arthur Claude Hunn, Horace George Hunn, JACK HUNN - My GRANDFATHER, Queenie Nourine Hunn, Ellen "Nell"Hunn and Annie Adelaide "Nancy"Hunn.)

Arthur was a Grocer who worked at the Gulgong, NSW Christopher Young Commercial Store (later to become the Loneragan Store). He moved his family to Cobar and worked as a Grocer at the State Stores Cobar until his death.