Hunt of Uitenhage, South Africa

[Michael Burke]

Does anyone have any news of any (weslyan Church ) " Hunt Family" members travelling ot South Africa & Australia. Hunt family of hidden Jewish decent? former name Schlemned or similar could it be schlemm??? Mary Jane Hunt & Peter Hunt.

[Michael Burke]

Why did the schlemned( or similar name)later changed to  Hunt family previously Jewish later  weslyan go to South Africa and Australia ?     

[randall-mary]

Hi.  My great grandmother was Mary Jane Hunt and she had a daughter Dorothey.  I believe Mary married John Randall and they were in Canada or New England.  But.... John also then married a Mary Grace Goyett and I'm not sure about the whole story.  The Sutherlands in Nova Scotia did have a boat that came from Australia because of the fishing industry.

Could this be the same family?  My mother was abandoned at birth but she knew her mother due to the aunts. 


Mary-

[Hana]

Hi

I may be able to help in a small way.  My husband's great grandmother was Mildred May Hunt whose sister was Mary Jane Hunt and whose parents were Peter and Mary Jane.   Mildred was married in 1916 in Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.  Unfortunately I don't know any information about when she moved to Au or what happend to Peter and Mary Jane (Snr).

If anyone discovers any more I would be very interested.

Kind regards
Hana

[Hana]

I've done a bit more hunting based on the information in the post and have found the following:

> Entry #246
> Child: Frederick John SCHLEMMER
> Parents: Peter John and Mary Jane
> Born: 6/9/1876
> Baptized: 5/1/1889
>
> Entry #247
> Child: Alfred Ernest SCHLEMMER
> Parents: Peter John and Mary Jane
> Born: 9?/9/1878
> Baptized: 5/1/1889
>
> Entry #248
> Child: Eleanor Ethel SCHLEMMER
> Parents: Peter John and Mary Jane
> Born: 12/18/1883
> Baptized: 5/1/1889
>
> Entry #249
> Child: Norman Glendowe SCHLEMMER
> Parents: Peter John and Mary Jane
> Born: 5/12/1881
> Baptized: 5/1/1889

All of these children were baptised on the same day in one case 12 years after being born (converted from another religion?).  The last name is Schlemmer.  A Peter and Mary Jane Hunt then had two children, Mildred May b. 1890 and Mary Jane b. 1892 both baptised relatively soon after birth.

> Entry #427
> Child: Mary Jane HUNT
> Parents: Peter and Mary Jane
> Born: 11/22/1892
> Baptized: 2/19/1893

Entry #321
Child: Mildred May HUNT
Parents: Peter and Mary Jane
Born: 3/20/1890
Baptized: 11/18/1890

What also makes me think this is connected is Mildred's second son's middle name was Glendower (this appears to completely unconnected to his father's family).  Therefore is the Glendowe above a transcribing error?

All this seems to tie into the story that the family had been Jewish and changed their name at some point and still explains why Mildred and Mary had the family name Hunt but seems to also relate to a Schlemmer/Schlemned family name!

I'm not sure how to track down anything official to support this and would be interested in your opinions.

Regards
Hana