Victoria: Matthew (James) HUNTER, born 1832/33, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

[BAC3]

Hello,

Matthew (James) HUNTER arrived in Geelong aboard the Joseph Somes on 24/09/1847 as an "Exile".  He was initially employed by W.Piper, Mount Macedon as a General Servant.  His parents were James and Mary Jane (nee Roscrow) and he had been baptised on 16/05/1833.   He also had a sister, Mary Jane, born 10/09/1836.

It is understood he married 19 year old Ann TRAILL in Victoria in 1854 and they had 9 children, 4 of whom died prematurely.  Her parents were David and Ann (nee McLean)  Ann HUNTER died in 1908 in Hotham West and Matthew (James) HUNTER himself in 1910 East Melbourne.   Could someone please confirm, if possible, the marriage/family details, adding any other information that may be pertinent, such as occupation etc.

Thank you for your help.

BAC3

[~MERLIN~]

Marriage:

Matthew HUNTER m. Ann TRAIL 1854 #1829

As the eleven registered births all appear in the gold fields it's highly likely they were married in the Ballarat/Clunes area.

[~MERLIN~]

Deaths:

Matw HUNTER 78yrs d. 1910 MELB E H #2614
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown UNKNOWN

Ann HUNTER 73yrs d. 1908 HOTH W #6280
Father: David TRAILL
Mother: Ann MCLEAN

[~MERLIN~]

HUNTER children - Births:

Elizabeth Ellen b. 1855 BALLARAT #7387
Matthew & Ann TRAIL

Elizabeth b. 1857 BYONG #6131
Mark & Anne TRAIL

Robert b. 1858 BLACK LEAD #17325
Matthew & Ann TRAIL

Margaret b. 1860 LINT #13934
Matthew & Ann TRAIL

Mark b. 1862 CLUN #13523
Mark & Ann TRAIL

Mark b. 1863 CLUN #19586
Mark & Ann TRAIL

Frances Ann b. 1865 CLUN #21044
Mark & Ann TRAIL

Alfred b. 1868 CLUNES #1601
Mark & Ann TRAIL

John b. 1870 CLUNES #7646
Mark & Anne TRAILL

Collison b. 1873 CLUNES #8259
Mark & Ann TRAIL

Jessie b. 1876 CLUN #1513
Mark & Ann TRAIL

[~MERLIN~]

HUNTER children - Deaths:

Mark b. CLUN d. age 3mths 1862 #8259
Mark & Ann TRAIL

Frances Anne b. CLUN d. age 1 1867 #1034
Mark & Ann TRAIL

Mark b. CLUN d. age 5 1869 #752
Mark & Ann TRAIL

Jessie b. CLUN d. age 3w #923
Mark & Ann TRAIL

These children are all buried at CLUNES Cemetery:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01eyc/

[~MERLIN~]

Tony, have you contacted this lady to see if she has any certificates or documents to verify her research?

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/l/e/e/Pamela-Lee-QLD/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0319.html

[BAC3]

Good Evening Merlin,

Thank you for all the research.   I am extremely grateful, especially as you fairly well confirm all the details I had already uncovered.

However, your link has "thrown a spanner in the works" and although I cannot find any reference to Mathew HUNTER, born Birkenhead 1826, in the appropriate census returns, the fact that one of the children is named "Collinson", and his father is "Collison", turns the spanner a little.   I have not contacted the lady concerned yet, but will do so shortly with a little apprehension that her research is correct!!!!

Once again , thank you.   I will keep you up-to-date with the results.

For the moment,

Tony

[BAC3]

Hello MERLIN,

Guess what?   My email flashed back marked UNDELIVERABLE.

However, I have researched again the details in that link and can find no Collison HUNTER, the father of Mathew HUNTER born 1826 in Birkenhead, in Ancestry, LDS, FreeCEN, and neither is there reference to the son anyway!!   There is another inconsistency in the link you found, too, namely, Ann TRAILL's parents were David and Ann NOT David and Ellen as in the link.   I have serious doubts about that User Tree.

I wonder if anyone has access to the Digger Pioneer CD's (mine gave up the ghost a little while ago), which may prove his age and, hope against hope, even his parents!!

Thank you once again for all your efforts.

For the moment,

Tony

[~MERLIN~]

I wonder if anyone has access to the Digger Pioneer CD's (mine gave up the ghost a little while ago), which may prove his age and, hope against hope, even his parents!!

The information that I have given you is from the above CD's.