I’ve previously mentioned that the Hunter family has a tradition of being stone masons. John Hunter (1813-1883) was a stone mason/brick mason as was his father and a few of his brothers. However, another interesting tidbit about this family is that there seems to be 3 straight generations of John Hunters who married women named Elizabeth. John Hunter (1813-1883) married Elizabeth Wardell. John Hunter (1788-1846) married Elisabeth Parks. And John Hunter (1760-1839) married Elizabeth Consitt. Today, here is some information on John Hunter #2 (1788-1846).
John Hunter was born on 29 October 1788 in Silpho, Yorkshire, England.
He was baptized on 23 November 1788 at the parish of Hackness in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. image transcription: John Hunter, 1st son of John Hunter of Hackness, stone mason, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of William Consitt, born October the 29th. Baptized November the 23rd 1788.
He lived in Silpho, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in the 1841 census. 1841 Census Transcription: Silpho, Hackness Parish, Scarborough Registration District; John Hunter, m, 52 (1789), Mason, b. Yks with other household members: Elizabeth, f, 58 (1783), Yks; David, m, 23 (1818), Mason J(ourneyman), Yks; Hannah, f, 20 (1821), Yks; Reuben, m, 16 (1825), Ap(prentice), Yks; Francis, 13 (1828), Ap(prentice), Yks; William Coultas, m, 26 (1815), Ag. Lab., Yks; Mary *Hunter* Coultas, f, 26 (1815), Yks; Elizabeth Coultas, f, 1 (1840), Yks; Frances Tranmer, f, 20 (1821), Yks.
John died about 23 October 1846 at the age of 57 in Silpho, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
He was buried on 24 October 1846 at the parish of Hackness in Yorkshire, England, United Kindgom. image transcription: John Hunter of Silpho, age 58 yrs, buried 24th October 1846 at Hackness parish; ceremony by Jos. Irvin.
The information is a little sparse. I hope more information exists in Yorkshire records. And I further hope that one day, more of those records will be online OR that I will be able to visit the UK again and look for these records myself. But for now, this will have to do.
Sources
- Hackness Parish (Yorkshire, England), Parish Register Transcripts [Bishop’s Transcripts], unnumbered loose papers arranged chronologically in dated files, John Hunter baptism, 23 November 1788; accessed as “Yorkshire, Bishop’s Transcripts of Baptisms,” database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.com : accessed 20 September 2015); original files held at York Diocesan Archive, Borthwick Institute for Archives, York, England.
- “1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census,” database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.com : viewed 03 February 2015), entry for John Hunter [household], Silpho, Yorkshire; citing [The National Archives of the UK] HO107/1265/5, folio 3, pg. 2 (stamped), lines 7-16.
- Hackness Parish (Yorkshire, England), Parish Register Transcripts [Bishop’s Transcripts], unnumbered loose papers arranged chronologically in dated files, John Hunter burial, 24 October 1846; accessed as “Yorkshire, Bishop’s Transcripts of Burials,” database with images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.com : accessed 20 September 2015); original files held at York Diocesan Archive, Borthwick Institute for Archives, York, England.