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| RiD No.: | 1665 |
| Birth | 5 December 1842 | Norwich |
| Probable birth registration of James John Hunt in Norwich in December
quarter 1842 A probable parish register entry is at St John de Sepulchre in Norwich which shows James John Hunt baptised on the 8th January 1843 (born 5th December 1842). His father' name is James and his mother is Sarah. The father's occupation is shown as a "Cutler" (i.e knife seller / sharpener) |
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| Death | Q4 1891 (age 48-49) | Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk |
| James' death registration is in Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk in December quarter 1891. His date of birth is stated as 1843. | ||
| Spouse | Emma E BARR (1839?-1877) | |
| Children | Alfred James HUNT (1867?-1919) | |
| Emaline HUNT (1868?- ) | ||
| Jessie Agnes HUNT (1870?- ) | ||
| Charles Talbot HUNT (1871-1922) | ||
| Elvey HUNT (1873?-1964) | ||
| Gertrude HUNT (1875?- ) | ||
| Marriage | 1 March 1865 (age 22) | Norwich |
James Hunt and Emma Barr married on the 1st March 1865 at St Stephens Church, Norwich, Norfolk. James was aged 23 and Emma age 26. Emma's father's name is given as Peter Barr |
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| Occupation | 1865 (age 22-23) | - |
| On James and Emma's marriage certificate, James's occupation is given as "Confectioner" | ||
| Census | 1871 (age 28-29) | |
| The following is a transcript of the 1871 census for James and Emma Hunt in St Stephen Parish, Norwich Norfolk. The original return has not been examined. James Jno Hunt / Head / Male / 29 / Norwich, Norfolk - occupation Soda Water Manufacturer Emma E Hunt / Wife / Female / 32 / St Helena, Africa Alfred J Hunt / Son / Male / 4 / Norwich, Norfolk Jesse Agnes Hunt / Daughter / Female / 1 / Norwich, Norfolk Infant / Son / Male / 0 / Norwich, Norfolk Susanna Barr / Mother-in-law / Female / 61 / Woolwich, Kent Alice C Naunton / Niece / Female / 19 / Ipswich, Suffolk Mary E Harrison / Servant / Female / 13 / Norwich, Norfolk The "infant" referred to is Charles Talbot Hunt. Alice C Naunton subsiquently married James Robertson Note also that by the time of this census, James was already in business as a soda water manufacturer |
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| Census | 1881 (age 38-39) | St Stephen, Norwich, Norfolk |
| The following is a transcript of the 1881 census for the Hunt family in Norwich. The original return has not yet been examined: James Hunt / Head / Male / Widower / 37 / Soda Water Manufacturer Employing 14 Men & 10 Boys / Norwich, Norfolk, England Alfred J Hunt / Son / Male / 14 / Norwich, Norfolk, England Emmeline Hunt / Daughter / Female / 13 / Norwich, Norfolk, England Jessie Hunt / Daughter / Female / 11 / Norwich, Norfolk, England Elvey Hunt / Daughter / Female / 8 /Norwich, Norfolk, England Gertrude Hunt / Daughter / Female / 6 / Norwich, Norfolk, England James Robertson / Nephew / Male / 27 / Hoveton, Norfolk, England Alice Robertson / Niece / Female / 29 / Ipswich, Suffolk, England Elizabeth Ewing / Servant / Female / 21 Yelverton, Norfolk, England Eliza Reeve / Servant / Female / 16 /Colkirk, Norfolk, England |
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| Census | 1891 (age 48-49) | |
| Howard Street, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk The following is a transcript of the 1891 census at Howard Street, Gt Yarmouth. The original return has not been examined. James Hunt / Head / Male / 48 / Mineral Water Manufacturer / Norfolk, England Jannie Hunt / Daughter / Female / 21 / Norfolk, England Charles Hunt / Son / Male / 20 / Norfolk, England Gertrude Hunt / Daughter / Female / 16 / Norfolk, England Elizabeth Purle / Servant / Female / 15 / Norfolk, England This census was taken on the 5th April 1891. Within 9 months James had died. |
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At the time of John's marriage to Emma in 1865, John's occupation is stated on the marriage certificate as "Confectioner". At the age of 23, this suggests to me that this was his family business. This needs to be checked.
By the time of the 1871 census, 6 years later, John's occupation is shown as "soda water manufacturer" suggesting that he, or his family, had diversified.
John only lived for a further 20 years. John's death certificate has not yet been viewed, but as I am unable to find a will for John, I am surmising that his death was perhaps a sudden and unexpected event?