Emma Hunt and Her Husband George Hunt - Our Mother, Our Father

Monument to Emma and George 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, a menagerie 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 he, his wife Elizabeth, and son George had moved to 3 Eaton Place, Regent's Park, London. By 1871 James had taken up accountancy and the three family members moved to Upper York Place, Marylebone, London.  George was to later become a confectioner.

On 19th April 1873 George married Emma Misselbrook at St Pancras.  Together they had six children: James Benjamin, Elizabeth, Minnie, Kate Misselbrook, George James, and May.  James Benjamin, Elizabeth, and George James were to all die tragically young, Emma and George both aged 30 years and James in infancy. On the 1881 census the family can be found living at The Running Stream, a small public house in Weybourne Lane, Farnham, Surrey. George was to pass away on December 5th 1889 in Aldershot, Surrey. I have been unable to find anything on his death.

Emma Hunt was born Emma Misselbrook in 1847 to Benjamin Misslebrook, a head keeper at London Zoological Gardens, and Jane Goulden.  Emma first appears on the 1851 Census, aged 3, living with her parents and siblings in Marylebone, London. On the 1861 Census the family can be found living at the Head Keeper's Lodge, Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, London. It's possible that Emma met George while his family was also living at working at the Zoological Gardens.

After George's death Emma went into domestic service with her daughter Kate Misselbrook Hunt. In 1901 Emma appears as a domestic housekeeper living in Holyport, with her daughter Kate.  By 1911 Emma is living with her youngest daughter May.  Emma remained in Holyport until her death

This one family really did suffer its fair share of tragedy .

Family Connections; Emma and George James Hunt, daughter and son.