Eldest son of Frederick and Mary Hunt, of the Chatham Islands. Arrived with his parents in 1840 in Wellington aboard the 'Martha Ridgway'. Married Frances (Fanny) Black in 1881 at Wellington.
Hunt, William, 1839-1892
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Burt album
Date: [1873?]
From: Burt, William Beverland, 1912-1992: Photographs, chiefly relating to the Chatham Islands
By: Barker, Samuel Delabere, 1848-1901
Reference: PA1-q-041
Description: Photographs of various areas in the Chatham Islands and the people who lived there in the 1870s. Group photographs include those of the Hunt family, the Gregory family, the Langdale family, the Beamish family, and groups of unnamed Moriori. At least some of the photographs were taken by Samuel Barker who visited the Chatham Islands in 1873. Information from comparison with images in published items. Arrangement: Images are numbered sequentially throughout album At one time this album apparently belonged to the Shand family (also of the Chatham Islands) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Grey covered album, 32 x 27.5 cm Provenance: Donated by W B Burt, Christchurch, 1972
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William and Francis Hunt among nikau Palms, Chatham Islands
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-23
Description: William Hunt of the Bluff, Pitt Island, his two mastifs, wife Frances, daughter Frances Mary, and sons Frederick William and Herbert Alexander. They are standing and seated among nikau palms. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). According to George Hough and Bill Carter this a Karl Gerstenkorn photograph taken in 1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
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William and Francis Hunt among nikau Palms, Chatham Islands
Date: 1891
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-40
Description: William Hunt of the Bluff, Pitt Island, one of his two mastifs, wife Frances, daughter Frances Mary, and son Frederick William. They are standing and seated among nikau palms. A horse stands in the background. Photographed by Karl Gerstenkorn in 1891. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). According to George Hough and Bill Carter this a Karl Gerstenkorn photograph taken in 1891. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm
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William Hunt and sons, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands
Date: [ca1880-ca1895]
From: Romeril, George, 1844-1922 :Photographs relating to Chatham Islands
Reference: PA1-o-1333-08
Description: Native forest with nikau palms, Pitt Island, Chatham Islands. In the right foreground seated are (from left) William Hunt, and sons Frederick William Hunt, and Herbert Alexander Hunt. (Information from George Hough and Bill Carter). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page, 30.5 x 24 cm