Private William Hunt
(1809.......1848)
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of the 39th Regiment Soldiers who stayed
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of those men in 39th Mounted Police
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of the 4th Regiment's Soldiers who stayed
Born :
17 May 1809 (baptised 18 June
1809)
Where Born : Hythe
Hants. (baptised St. Mary the Virgin, Eling Hants.)
Occupation : Labourer
/ Soldier / Policeman
Date Arrived : 14 February 1827
Ship Arrived on : 'Albion'
Port Arrived : Sydney
Rank on Discharge :
Date of Army Enlistment : 22 January 1826
Where Enlisted Army : Kent
Regimental 39th # :
Last Regimental # : 1079
Last Regiment Served :
4th Regiment
Regiment Enlisted from :
39th Regiment
Date Enlisted Mounted Police :
1 October 1827
Rank Mounted Police : Govenor's
Body Guard
Date Discharge Mounted Police:
1 October 1836
Regiment Re-Joined :
4th Regiment
Date Discharged Army :
1 October 1836
Comments Regarding Army
Discharge : For
Discharge by purchase
(£18*) to join civil police - "the character of William Hunt has
been that of a good soldier"
Where Discharged :
Died : 2
January 1848
Where Died / Buried : Chippendale NSW / St. Lawrence's CofE Sydney
(with memorial in St. Saviour's Cemetery, Goulburn NSW)
Parents Names : Arthur Hunt (b........d) & Jane Metyard
(b........d)
Spouse's Name : Jemima Jones Davis
Date Married : 28 January 1834
Where Married : St. John's CofE Parramatta NSW
Spouse's Parents : Pte. Evan Davis #2, NSW Corps & 73rd
Regt. (b circa 1776 .... d 24 March 1828) & Grace Moyle (b circa March 1769 ...
d January 1850)
Born :
14 December 1811
Where Born : Port
Dalyrmple (Launceston) Tas.
Occupation :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died : 18
November 1877
Where Died / Buried Towrang
NSW / St. Saviour's Cemetery, Goulburn NSW.
- Descendants
- Pte. Hunt's descendents
can be contacted through Colin Roe
- Area Settled :
- Parramatta and
Goulburn NSW
- Children :
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- Olive Jane Hunt (married George
Woodall), Jemima Hunt (m. William Richardson), Louise Grace Hunt (m.
Uriah Smith), Mary Emily Hunt (m. David John Marsh Broadhead), William
Arthur Hunt Jnr. (m. Jane Fuller Stewart), James Evans Hunt (m. Mary
Josephine Futton), Arthur Moses Hunt (m. Mary Jane Wilson) and Grace
Meatyard Hunt (m. Alexander McClung). See also members.pcug.org.au/~croe/dat1.htm#3
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- History &
Achievements :
Sgt.*
Governor's Bodyguard ( ... 1836),
Chief Constable at Parramatta, NSW (1838-1842) and Goulburn, NSW
(1842-1848). Pte. Hunt's police baton is in the Parramatta
Municipal Museum.
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- References
- Family Members, Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters,
Cemetery Records, Church Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library
,Sydney Australia
- The information is intended for short Historical
value only,
- E- mail address
- © Copyright B & M Chapman (QLD) Australia
- Last revised: Monday, 25 May 2009 04:44:49