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Personal Details of Robert Hunt

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Buried:	16/02/1865

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Birth

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Burial Register

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Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	Headstone: STMO/ Robert Hunt / Who died Feb. 9th 1865 / aged 71 years Also _____________ remainder Obliterated but footstone R. H. 1865 / F. H. 1860

Name on Memorial	Robert Hunt
Date of death	16/02/1865
Age	71
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Stone largely obliterated and Footstone
Construction Material	Sandstone
Condition of memorial	poor
Pattison Location Code	CH29(G)
Recorder's Notes	Robert Hunt and Fanny Hunt
Others named on memorial
Fanny Hunt

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	Robert Hunt
Date of burial	16/02/1865
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Consecrated - Private Grave
By whom buried	Rev'd. W. Le Barte
Account Entry	Book 1 - Page 75

Accounts Entry for Robert Hunt
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

DEATHS Robert Hunt

Source:	Reading Mercury
Article date:	25/02/1865
Copyright:
Transciption:	Reading Mercury Dated 25^th February 1865 On the 9th inst., most deservedly respected and lamented, Mr Robert Hunt, Montague Place, St John's, Newbury, in the 72nd year of his age
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

RE ROBERT HUNT, DECEASED

Source:	Reading Mercury
Article date:	17/06/1865
Copyright:
Transciption:	The following appeared in the Reading Mercury on the 17^th and 24^th June 1865 RE ROBERT HUNT, DECEASED Pursuant to the Act of Parliament 22^nd and 23^rd Vic, cap 35, intituled “An Act to further amend the Law of Property and relieve Trustees” Notice is hereby given, that all persons having any Claims or Demands against the Estate of Robert Hunt, late of 4 Montague Place, Newbury, in the County of Berks. And formerly of Christ’s Hospital, in the City of London. Cook, deceased, who died on the 9^th day of February, 1865, and whose will was proved in the Principal Registry of Her Majesty’s Court of Probate, on the 6^th day of May last by John Osborn Wilson (one of the Executors therein named), are required to send in on or before the 9th day of July next, full particulars in writing of all such claims or demands to the said John Osborn Wilson, of No, 1, Trump Street, King Street, Cheapside, in the City of London, or to us, the undersigned, as his Solicitors, at the expiration of which time the said Executor will proceed to distribute the whole of the assets of the deceased among the parties entitles thereto, having regard only to the claims or demands of which he shall then have had notice, and the said Executor will not in respect of the said assets so distributed be answerable or liable to any person or persons of whose claim or demand he shall not then have had notice. SOLE, TURNER, HARDWICK. 68, Aldermanbury, London, E. C. 8^th June 1865
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

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Robert Hunt c1793-1865

Robert Hunt

c1793-1865

Robert was baptised on the 11^th March 1793 at St Lawrence, Stroud, Gloucestershire, the son of Daniel and Anne Hunt (nee Gubbin/Gubbins) who were married on the 24^th September 1778 in Stroud.

Daniel and Anne also had the following children baptised at St Lawrence, Stroud:

Edward 31^st January 1779

Jane 24^th September 1780

John 16^th February 1783

Daniel 23^rd February 1785

William 28^th September 1788

Richard 12^th February 1791

Thomas 14^th February 1796

Anne 4^th September 1796

Robert married Fanny Breese (nee Harris) a widow on the 22^nd December 1819 at St Anne Soho Westminster.

(Fanny was born on the 1^st February 1781 in Harnham Wiltshire, she was baptised on the 1^st July 1781 at the Parish Church of Britford, Wiltshire, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Harris. She married James Breese, a Gardener, on the 26^th November 1810 at St George Hanover Square Westminster. (James and Fanny had a daughter, Sarah Jemima Breese, born 21^st September 1812, she was baptised 22^nd October 1812 in Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire. No death record found for James Breese)

Robert and Fanny had a son Albert, born on the 22^nd April 1820, baptised 21^st May 1820 and a daughter Mary Ann, born 25^th March 1821, baptised 13^th April 1821. Both were baptised in Marylebone London and Robert was recorded as a Servant on the baptism records.

In 1841 Albert married Elizabeth Jane Wilson, Robert was recorded as a Gentleman on the marriage certificate. In 1849 Mary Ann (abode; Christ Hospital) married John Osborn Wilson, Robert was recorded as a Cook. John and Elizabeth were possibly brother and sister (father recorded as William Wilson a Farmer on both marriage records).

The 1851 census records Robert (58) and Fanny (69) at Christ Hospital, Newgate Street, London, both were recorded as Cooks. (The 1851 census records Fanny’s married daughter Sarah Jemima Wood living at 1Montague Place, Newbury).

Sometime between 1851 and 1861 Robert and Fanny moved to 4 Montague Place, Newbury.

Fanny died aged 79 in 1860, she was laid to rest in a consecrated private grave in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 8^th November.

The 1861 census records Robert (68) as a Fund Holder, living at 4 Montague Place, Newbury.

He died aged 71 on the 9^th February 1865, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 16^th February with his late wife Fanny.

Probate: 6^th May 1865 Effects: Under £5000 The Will of Robert Hunt formerly of Christ Hospital in the City of London Cook but late of 4 Montague-place Newbury in the County of Berks deceased who died 9^th February 1865 at Montague-place aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of John Osborn Wilson of Trump-street London aforesaid Manchester Agent one of the Executors.

Mrs P Page 74 Ch29 (G)

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