Monument to George and Emma Hunt, Bray Parish Cemetery, Holyport Berkshire.
"In loving memory of our mother Emma Hunt who died May 13th 1925 aged 78 years
Also of
our father George Hunt who died at Aldershot December 5th 1889 aged 44 years"
George Hunt was born in St Pancras London in 1846 to James Hunt, principle keeper at London Zoological Gardens, and Elizabeth Greenaway. On the 1851 census, five year old George can be found living with his parents, older siblings Elizabeth and Martha as well as his grandmother Elizabeth Greenaway at the Zoological Gardens in Regent's Park, London. By 1861 James had retired as a keeper and by 1871 had taken up accountancy. George later became a confectioner.
On 19th April 1873 George married Emma Misselbrook at St Pancras. Emma Misselbrook was born in 1847 in Marylebone, London to Benjamin Misslebrook, a head keeper at London Zoological Gardens, and Jane Goulden.
Together George and Emma had six children; James Benjamin, Emma, Minnie, Kate Misselbrook, George James and May. James Benjamin, Emma and George James were to all die tragically young, Emma and George both aged 30 years and James in infancy.
In 1881 George, Emma and their children, Emma, Minnie, Kate and George James are living in Weybourne Road in Farnham, Surrey, where George is working as a confectioner.
George was to also die young, aged 44 in 1889.
After George's death Emma went into domestic service with her daughter Kate Misselbrook Hunt. They can be found living at 61 Ifield Road, Kensington London long with seventeen year old Emma who is working as a draper's assistant and eight year old May who is attending school. Fifteen year old Minnie is working as a housekeeper for the Harris family in Lewisham. In 1901 Emma and her daughter Kate are working as domestic housekeeper in Sturt Green, Holyport. I have been unable to locate Minnie after the 1891 Census.
In 1904 Kate married James William Thomas, an electrical engineer.
In 1911 Emma is living with her youngest daughter May at The Lodge, Holyport, Berkshire. Both are working as domestic housemaids. Emma remained in Holyport until her death in 1925
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