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Harold Walter Hunter, 30, Bachelor, Gardener, of 19 Pleasant Walk, Goole married Lillian Walker, 30, Spinster, of 5 Laund Road, Salendine Nook, at St Stephen's Parish Church Lindley on the 27.11.1920.

Salendine Nook is part of Lindley (often called Lindley-cum-Quarmby), 2 miles north of Huddersfield (Huddersfield District Registry)

The witnesses at the wedding were Lillian Walker's father George William Walker and her brother Arthur Nisbett Walker.

After the wedding the couple lived for a short time in Goole where their first 2 children were born, Olive Hunter (1921) and Peggy Hunter (1923). In the late 1920s they returned to the Huddersfield area and settled in Mirfield where yheir son George (KA Philip) Hunter was born in around 1930 ( Dewsbury District and later Spen Valley). Harold Walter Hunter was employed as park keeper.

Harold Hunter is on the electoral Register at Doctor Avenue, Mirfield for a number of years after WW2 and his daughter, Peggy Hunter, married there in 1950.

Having obtained the marriage certificate I thought tracing Harold's ancestors would be a walk in the park but, frustratingly, the gates seem to be locked.

Harold Walter Hunter's father is given as Harold Hunter (Shopkeeper) on the marriage certificate and I cannot wed the two on any censuses.

Any help would be appreciated,

Richard

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Name:Harold Walter Hunter
Military Year:1914-1920
Rank:Gunner
Medal Awarded:British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps:Royal Artillery (Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery)
Regimental Number:126568
Sub Unit:Royal Horse Artillery
Previous Units:R.H.A. 126568. Gnr.


Andy

Death?

Name: Harold Walter Hunter
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1890
Date of Registration: Jun 1980
Age at Death: 89
Registration district: Coalville
Inferred County: Leicestershire
Volume: 6
Page: 1224

The only Harold W Hunter's birth (1888-1892) on freebmd is
Births Mar 1890 (>99%)
Hunter Harold William Holborn 1b 771

Name: Harold Walter Hunter
Event Type: Death Registration
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year: 1980
Registration District: Coalville
County: Leicestershire
Event Place: Coalville, Leicestershire, England
Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969): 08 Aug 1890
Volume: 6
Page: 1224
Line Number: 30

Name: Harold W Hunter
Event Type: Marriage
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year: 1920
Registration District: Huddersfield
County: Yorkshire
Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911): Walker
Volume: 9A
Page: 740
Line Number: 14


Harold W Hunter probably married one of the following people
Name: Lillian Walker

Is the father shown as deceased on the marriage cert /

Harold could be on census as Walter with the family using middle name if father is also Harold

Only thing I can find:

HUNTER HAROLD WALTER — — 1926 Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Shanghai, China

This is on FMP - sorry no subscription to view details.

Ancestry version, so not same person


Name:Harold Walter Hunter
Gender:Male
Age:3
Birth Date:abt 1923
Departure Date:29 Jul 1926
Port of Departure:London, England
Destination Port:Shanghai, China
Ship Name:Kashgar
Shipping line:
P & O S N Co
Official Number:
128654
Master:L L Williams


Andy

Name: Harold Walter Hunter
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1931
Event Place: San Francisco, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Birthplace: China
Ship Name: Chichibu Maru

Affiliate Publication Number: M1410 , Affiliate Publication Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, CA, 1893-1953 , Affiliate Film Number: 277 , GS Film Number: 2381066 , Digital Folder Number: 004893750 , Image Number: 00556

Name: H Hunter
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1925
Event Place: Wuhan, , Hubei, China
Death Date: 09 Apr 1925
Affiliate Record Identifier: 118480991
Cemetery: New International Cemetery - Hankow

Possibly Harold was not born in the UK? Not finding anything in any census.

If the Aug. birth date is right this seems to be the only one in that quarter

Births Sep 1890

Hunter Harold Preston 8e 622

This is 'probably the above so not him !!

Baptism: 9 Oct 1890 Emmanuel, Preston, Lancashire, England
Harold Hunter - [Child] of George Hunter & Jane
Abode: 50 Ripon Street
Occupation: Baker
Baptised by: J. Mills Curate
Register: Baptisms 1885 - 1895, Page 139, Entry 3050
Source: LDS Film 1471021

Dea x

This is probably the Harold jansmith posted:


Name:Harill Hunter
[Harold Hunter]
Age:8/12
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1890
Relation:Son
Father's name:George Hunter
Mother's name:Jane Hunter
Gender:Male
Where born:Preston, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish:Preston
Ecclesiastical parish:Emmanuel
County/Island:Lancashire

He is on all the censuses with his parents and his service record shows he was in the W.L.D.Tvs.Col.(Reserve).

Snap, Dea!

Checking the certificate, his father is listed as deceased




Name:Hanes Walser Hunter

Birth Year:abt 1890

Age:30

Marriage or Bann Date:27 Nov 1920

Parish:Lindley, St Stephen

Father's name:Harter Hunter

Spouse's Name:Lillian Walker

Spouse's Father's Name:George William Walker



I wonder if the father was 'made' up

Good find there Gins!.

Chris :)

Thanks Chris

I can't work out George Williams occupation, not that it matters!

I've looked for siblings of Harold but no luck so far

Gins her father's occupation is Teazer.

The only Harold with a deceased father called Harold I could find was born in Liverpool. Harold senior wasn't a shopkeeper at that time (Tin/steel worker).

However, the only death I can find for a "Harold" that would fit in with him dying between Harold (Jr)'s birth and his marriage is in West Derby

Jude

Interesting the George father to Harold in census posted above was a Baker shop keeper and the school admission for Harold gives same dob as death index posted

First name(s) Harold
Last name Hunter
Birth year 1890
Birth date 08 Aug 1890
Event year 1903
School name St Mary's Street Methodist School
Town Preston
County Lancashire
Country England
Parent name(s) Geo Hunter
Book type Admissions
I see Richard hasn't yet come back to post to confirm any details posted

The Harold born Preston was living at 16 Pole Street on the 1911 - the same address as the one whose Service Record I mentioned above. He was medically discharged after 14 days.