Tragic Hunt family

[ballydw]

Death Registered for ELLEN HUNT est birth year 1874. Reg District Cork. March 1946
Vol 5 Page 85
Could be Aileens name mistranscribed?

[aghadowey]

Remember that Eileen/Aileen are forms of Helen/Ellen- perhaps she was christened with one name but used another form (especially if 2 Ellens in the family, etc.).

Added- "Aileen Melita ELMHIRST, born 8th May 1875, the daughter of Frances Dorothea and Major-General Charles Elmhirst"
http://website.lineone.net/~aldosliema/britisharmy1.htm

[brionne]

I noticed that the 1911 Irish Census image states that Aileen being born India.In spite of the Malta info.

                     Could this be her second marriage.   

                     Hunt Eileen M.
                     Bangalore  1922.
                     Spouse name, George W Reid.
                     Page 60.
                     Army marriages 1881-1955.

 Brionne.

[ballydw]

I noticed that the 1911 Irish Census image states that Aileen being born India.In spite of the Malta info.

                     Could this be her second marriage.   

                     Hunt Eileen M.
                     Bangalore  1922.
                     Spouse name, George W Reid.
                     Page 60.
                     Army marriages 1881-1955.

 Brionne.

This Eileen M Hunt was born 1904

[brionne]

Thanks for verifying this,so its back to square one.

[heywood]

Hello again,

in your first post Mel, you mentioned the grandparents as giving support and I later posted that grandfather was 68 yrs in 1911 and widowed so this may have been a family story.  In 1901 census it looks as though Robert and brother George were 'prospectors' 

The obituary for William Louis Hunt (is that grandfather?) does not mention his son Robert - nor George. http://limerickcity.ie/media/11%2020%201919%20hunt%20fnl.pdf

What a mystery 

heywood

[aghadowey]

Have been sitting here for a while tonight trying to figure this all out- no new real information but a few comments/ideas.

1) obituary for Robert Hunt's father does not mention him or brother George- the obituary is typical for its time and lists the chief mourners so it looks like neither of them were at the funeral. Is there a year for W.L. Hunt's death?

2) 1911 census shows Robert W. Hunt as retired military officer- is it possible he also served in WWI- and if so, could this be connected to the dispersal of the family.

3) think it would be worth getting the death certificate for Robert Hunt 1921- will give place of death and usual residence (if not place of death), marital status, occupation and informant.

[heywood]

W L Hunt died 1919

[aghadowey]

W L Hunt died 1919

So, very close to possible date of death for son Robert which may explain his absence from the funeral.