What was Joseph Hunt’s wife maiden name?

[Lisajb]

I’ve put this in the common room as there are a few different places involved.

In 1871, Joseph Hunt an annuitant aged 54,born Devon, is with wife Harriet, 41, born Gloucester, in St James Clerkenwell.
RG10/383/49/13
There’s also a daughter, Josephine J, born approx 1855 in Malta

I’ve not been able to find a marriage for Joseph and a Harriet, and am unsure if records would exist for births of British people in Malta.
Josephine is consistent in 1881 and 1891 Census with age and place of birth. She marries a Henry Scrymgeour in 1872 and divorces him in 1893, dying in 1897.

Joseph may be in Plymouth in 1851, a corporal in the army
H0107/1859/898/2.

I am therefore wondering whether their marriage also took place in Malta.

Any help much appreciated

[josey]

Do you have access to findmypast? They have indexes for army births & marriages.

[Lisajb]

Do you have access to findmypast? They have indexes for army births & marriages.

I don’t unfortunately.

[Milliepede]

The 1851 for Joseph says unmarried so you could be right the marriage was abroad before the birth of Josephine in 1855. 

The 1881 pins down the birthplaces further - South Moulton for Joseph and Cirencester for Harriet.

[Lisajb]

I've not so far managed to track them down together in 1861

[hanes teulu]

FindMyPast has the birth/baptism (image/transcription) -

Place - Malta
"Josephine Jane, daughter of Joseph ____**, Sgt in the 4th King's ?, & of Christine his wife was born 5 January 1855 and baptised the 7th February 1855, by me William Hare (?), Chaplain to the Forces"

** - FindMyPast has transcribed the surname as "Stunt" - but looking at the original it could well be "Hunt"

[hanes teulu]

FindMyPast's British Army Worldwide Index has

1851 - Joseph Hunt, Corporal, 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot, location Devonport.

In 1841, a Private, he is in Bellary, Madras.

Service No. 1495

[hanes teulu]

Cannot spot an army record under the service number 1495 - presumably "lost" when 2/3rds of records were destroyed by fire in 1941 (air raid)

Pension Record

East London District
Regt - 4th Foot
Rate of Pension - 1s 10d
Date of Admission to out Pension - 31/5/61
Rank - C S
Name - Joseph Hunt
Date on which pension being paid in District - Jun 11/61
Pension Type - Permanent

[hanes teulu]

In 1865 the district was still East London - and it looks as if the pension had gone up to 1s 11d!

I think he may have started pension life in Exeter, June 61 before moving to East London.v