Hi Guys,
Thanks for your replies.
1. The 1847 burial record for Elizabeth Hunter shows that her abode was Holbeach Hurn. Elizabeth was the wife of Thomas Hunter, a farmer of Holbeach Hurn. [see 1841 Census HO107/608 Book 4, Folio 5, Page 2].
2. Written information from my maternal grandmother (Mahala Hunter, born Whaplode 1894) shows that her great grandfather, William Hunter, married Elizabeth Cary on 13/11/1821. The info only records that they had a son, Benjamin, born circa 1823. His place of birth is recorded as Fleet. [The 1841 Census shows Benjamin working as a Farm Labourer in Pinchbeck]
3. Benjamin married twice, first to Sally Proctor and they had a daughter, Betsy Cary Hunter, born Whaplode 1843. Sally died shortly after giving birth and was buried at St Mary's, Whaplode on the 3/7/1843.
4. Benjamin's second marriage was to Sarah Ann Cope. My grandmother's documentation shows that they had 4 children, the first was Samuel Carey Hunter, born Whaplode 1845.
5. Samuel Carey Hunter married Mary Eliza(beth) Downs, Whaplode St Mary's, 1874. They had 12 children including my grandmother, Mahala Hunter. They named their first son, Thomas Carey Hunter, born Whaplode 1879.
6. My grandmother married James Wood, Whaplode St Mary's. 1917. Their first son was named William Carey Wood, born Ashington, Northumberland, 1922.
As you can see, the surname Cary has been given as a second christian name to descendants of Elizabeth Cary and William Hunter.
As I can't find Elizabeth in any of the Census returns, the only conclusion that I can come up with is that Elizabeth re-married after the death of her husband William Hunter in 1833.
Wish that I knew of any other children that William Hunter and Elizabeth Cary may have had.
Any thoughts??
Many thanks.