GUNTER anyone?

[Lucy2]

Child of Hannah (nee GUNTER)

NZ Birth INDEX

1909 - HUSSEY - Hannah May
Parents :  Hannah and Charles Vivian Leopold HUSSEY
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Waimairi Cemetery - Christchurch, also shows a burial for

May Robertson Hannah HUSSEY - widow - 81 - died 1990 (bc 1909).

She shares a plot with George Victor HUSSEY but it seems she is his sister, rather than his widow.

NZ Death Index shows :

1990 - ROBERTSON - Hannah May - d.o.b. 30 January 1909

[I wasn't able to find a marriage in NZ for this Hannah May HUSSEY.     Nor a marriage for George Victor HUSSEY. ]

[Lucy2]

Alice GUNTER (born 1885)

NZ Marriage Index (Source: NZSG Marriages CD)

Alice GUNTER - Joseph DANIEL - 1906

NZ Birth Index

1907 - Alice Mary DANIEL
1909 - Doris Emily DANIEL
Parents:   Alice and Joseph DANIEL

NZ Death Index

1967 - DANIEL - Alice - 82 years (bc 1885)

1944 - DANIEL - Joseph - 72 (bc 1872) * possibly the husband of Alice

Probate files held at Archives NZ - Christchurch :

DANIEL - Alice - Christchurch - Widow - 1967

[DANIEL - Joseph - Christchurch - Farmer - 1945 ]

[Lucy2]

William GUNTER (b. 1893)

NZ Death Index

1966 - GUNTER - William - 72 years (b.c. 1894)

Archives NZ (Wellington) hold a Coroner's Inquest File - April 1966 - for William GUNTER.
Also military file for William GUNTER.

Marriage   

There is a William GUNTER marrying in 1921 to Margaret Jean BOWDEN ... however the death record for this lady (1939), shows she was aged 60 years - born circa 1879 meaning she would have been considerably older than your William GUNTER. 
[Also another William GUNTER marriage - NZ BDM law means I can't give the details in this thread - but if this is your man, then he would have married around age 40 ]

[Lucy2]

Hi Gail

Yes, unfortunately all this information has only yielded a few descendants.    It is always difficult when searching "forward" ... and we are also hampered by the type of detail we can provide in a forum such as this.

As I mentioned earlier, there were quite probably no male GUNTER children, to carry on the family name.  ?

I can't see anyone who is currently researching any of these families ... but you never know, there might be descendants out there, who recognise the names, and may get in contact ?   

Lu

 

[GailS]

Hi Lu,

Thank you so much for all the info and work you did, yes maybe you are right in that none of the sons had heirs to carry on the name, I guess I will start looking for the girls who married and their children. I know some of them did have kids, as my sister recently told me a story about our Mum meeting one of them.
Can you give me any info on how you go about getting the probates?

Thankyou again
Gail

[Lucy2]

Hi Gail

Yes, there are probably quite a few additional children born to the daughters  ... but only births up to (today's date) 1909, can be searched for in the online index.

See the Archives New Zealand website for details on probate files.

http://www.archives.govt.nz/
[Click on "Archway" on top line of home page, to be taken to the "search box" ]

I'm not sure where you are located in NZ, but if you have access to Archives NZ in Christchurch, then you can view the records for free.   [Otherwise there is a fee for having them sent to you ].

Lu

[Lucy2]

Hi Gail

Just adding this link for your interest.   

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,418761.0.html

[Jeanie Rose]

Hi. Just letting you know I am related to John Hope Cotterel Gunter. John Gunter married Ada Elizabeth Hussey. They had three daughters, Gladys died, Thelma (my mum who is still alive at 93 and Doris is 86.Thelma has so many stories about the family so would love to share them with you. My sister Philippa has just started the family tree for the Gunter side and I am doing my father side which is Whall.

[GailS]

Hi Jeanie Rose,

Oh wow, you have really made my day.

I would really love to make contact, my Great Grandmother was Mary Ann GUNTER, she married Albert Charles WHITFORD and they had 6 (5 living) children, Alice, their youngest is my Granny, unfortunatley anyone who could tell me anything have passed away.

I will PM you my details,

Regards,

Gail.