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| Name | HUNT – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines |
| Regiment Number (s) | 5666 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1824 / 18 years / Plymouth |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Hazel / Light brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | China – not stated |
| Length of Service | 21 years |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | 27th November 1845 pension commenced |
| Campaign Medals | China War Medal 1840-1842 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Worcester 1847 Wolverhampton 1849 Wolverhampton 1850-1878 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | £15/4/- per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Worcestershire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CONSTABLE Jane became defacto wife of EPG John HUBBLE |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th August 1849 Dudley Worcestershire |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Elizabeth B 1855 York Western Australia (This child may have been a Hubble) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 7th August 1850 Assigned Location P8 South Perth Resigned |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th December 1878 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd November 1908 Northam WA (Jane Thacker) |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private James Hunt, farm labourer, £15/4/0, 19th January, married 1 child Annual report of Captain Bruce to the Secretary at War 11th June 1851 “With respect to the Military Village of South Perth I have a still less favourable report to make. The sand although superior to the common run of land so prevalent in this Colony requires manure, a commodity that can only be obtained by keeping cattle which none of the Pensioners in this village have yet been able to so. There were originally 13 men located here 2 of whom have already thrown up their land, and I suspect several others will follow their example, as the circuitous course of the river renders the distance they have to travel over coming to Perth too great for the purpose of daily labour. The men, however, have not suffered any wants but on the contrary have either obtained good wages by leaving their families and homes for days at a time or have earnings from 3/- to 3/6 per day by cutting firewood which abounds in their neighbourhood. I made an effort to advance the interests of some of these men, which had it been responded to by them, must have eventually ensured them an ample independence. Perceiving that the parties who usually supply Fremantle with firewood, only allowed about 3/- a cord to the Pensioners for cutting it, whilst at least 10/- per cord was obtained for the same at Fremantle, I recommended half a dozen men to join tender for the government contract, offering to have a boat built for them to carry the wood. A number of them accordingly joined in this scheme, a marine named Hunt, undertaking to instruct the others in the management of the boat. A suitable flat, for which the parties were to pay by instalments was forthwith ordered, and completed by the time specified for the transmission of Tenders. The Pensioners’ tender being lower than that of the other candidates was accepted, but to my great disappointment the mariner absented himself from the village a few days before, and the other parties declaring they knew nothing of the management of a boat, which is a critical matter for landsmen on this river in the winter seasons, I was obliged reluctantly to allow the scheme to fall to the ground” 4th April 1851 James Hunt advised Captain Bruce he had taken employment in the York district and would not be returning to his allotment at South Perth. As he had spent £8/1/10 ¾ of the money advanced by Captain Henderson he stopped half of his pension until it was repaid. |
