Samuel Hunter , Jon Hunter, Ireland

[Siouxann]

Samuel Hunter was born inCounty Dongeal, Ireland. About 1857.
At some stage Probably 1870s he arrived In New Zealand and joined the  Constabulary based in ?Taranaki, then during 1880s he is in the Waikato area. He died in married Caroline Sarah North In 1890.
Father was John Hunter who wrote to the Constabulary in 1881 looking for him. John hunter wrote from Milford , Carmoney, Co. Dongeal, Irel@nd. Any information on John or Samuel would embolden very much appreciated..
Siouxann

[Kiltaglassan]

We're presumably talking about the townland of Carmoney in Kilmacrenan civil parish and near Milford, Co Donegal.

https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/kilmacrenan/kilmacrenan/cranford/carmoney/


KG

[Kiltaglassan]

This was a brother of Samuel.
Robert Hunter who married Sarah McCoach in 1885. His father John Hunter, a farmer.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1885/10867/5968417.pdf

Robert and family in 1901 census.
House 12 in Carmoney (Cranford, Donegal).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Cranford/Carmoney/1194467/


KG

[Siouxann]

Hello KG
Yes Milford ,  Carmoney, was the address John gave in 1881 , when writing to New Zealand looking for Samuel.
Than you

[Kiltaglassan]

This was probably the death record of John Hunter aged 80, a widower and farmer, at Carmoney. The informant was his daughter Catherine who was living at Woodquarter townland.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1900/05771/4631242.pdf

Here she is in the 1901 census with her husband William John and family.
House 18 in Woodquarter (Cranford, Donegal).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Cranford/Woodquarter/1194562/

Woodquarter townland
https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/kilmacrenan/kilmacrenan/cranford/woodquarter/

Her marriage in 1884 to William John Hunter. Her father Jno (John) Hunter.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1884/10901/5981740.pdf


KG

[Kloumann]

There are 3 other possible marriages Elizabeth Hunter, 1872, Jane Hunter, 1876, & Robert Hunter, 1885, where the father is John Hunter, farmer, Carmoney.

[Kiltaglassan]

There are 3 other possible marriages Elizabeth Hunter, 1872, Jane Hunter, 1876, & Robert Hunter, 1885, where the father is John Hunter, farmer, Carmoney.

Links for Elizabeth 1872 and Jane 1876-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1872/11296/8144023.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11157/8087153.pdf

For Robert see reply #2


KG

[Kloumann]

Sorry KG. missed that one!

[Kloumann]

Jane, age 60, is on the 1911 census with her family,  but Elizabeth , age 64, is boarding in Ballymagorry, Tyrone & listed as single. No trace of Samuel, her husband in deaths or census.

There is a Samuel Lease, born Ireland, age 35, on 1891, Canada census, Assiniboia East, listed as widowed.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW5Y-J4Q