Researching Arthur Hunt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 39775 people with the Hunt surname? In that year Hunt was ranked number 75 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Hunt on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Arthur Hunt in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur Hunt and the Hunt Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hunt Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hunt family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Arthur Hunt at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Arthur Hunt using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Arthur Hunt records.
Check out MyHeritage for Arthur Hunt information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Arthur Hunt.
Research the Hunt surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hunt Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 48708 people with the Hunt surname in the UK? Hunt is now ranked number 83 for popularity in the UK. |
Hunt Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Arthur Hunt.
Study MyTrees for information on the Hunt family and people looking to contact living Hunt relations.
Search One Great Family for Hunt records submitted by people who are already researching the Hunt Family Tree.
Find Arthur Hunt from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hunt Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 191410 people with the Hunt surname in the USA? Hunt is ranked number 94 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hunt Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Arthur Hunt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Arthur Hunt
Arthur Hunt (water polo)
Arthur William James Hunt (27 August 1886 – 29 September 1949) was a water polo player from Lambeth, United Kingdom. He was a competitor at the 1924 Summer Olympics who competed at the Men's Water Polo event representing Great Britain. His team lost to Hungary in round one at 6-7 and did not advance any further.
Arthur was given the honour to carry the national flag of Great Britain at the opening ceremony of the 1924 Summer Olympics, becoming the third water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
1905 - Played capped for Guernsey at football.1909 - Held all the Kent County Swimming Championships up to and including 440 yards. Represented Kent at Water Polo.1909 - Won 220 & 440 yards at Southern Counties Championships, together with various London Championships.1912 - Olympic trials he was described as "the fastest over-arm sprinter ever seen in England".1914-18 - Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery(Siege Battery). Also Gunnery Instructor.1919-1935 - Hon Secretary of City of London Police Swimming Club. Played Water Polo for the Police.1921 - Led Surrey Water Polo team to first ever County Championship.1921-24 - Capped when playing for the England Water Polo team.1924 - Flag bearer for the Great Britain team during the 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.Later became Vice President of the Amateur Swimming Club.
Source: Arthur Hunt (water polo), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hunt
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