Researching Henry 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 Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Hunt on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Hunt and the Hunt Family Tree
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.
Study Parish Records for Henry Hunt at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Hunt using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | 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 Family History Databases
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Hunt Forums
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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 Henry Hunt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Hunt
Henry Jackson Hunt
Henry Jackson Hunt (September 14, 1819 – February 11, 1889) was Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Considered by his contemporaries the greatest artillery tactician and strategist of the war, he was a master of the science of gunnery and rewrote the manual on the organization and use of artillery in early modern armies. His courage and tactics affected the outcome of some of the most significant battles in the war, including Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and most notably at Gettysburg, where his operational decisions contributed greatly to the defeat of Pickett's Charge.
Source: Henry Jackson Hunt, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Henry Hunt (police officer)
Henry James Ellis Hunt (8 June 1918 – 27 January 2008) was a British police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.
Hunt spent most of his early police service in East London and with Thames Division. After spending eight months as Commander (Traffic), he was promoted to Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Administration) in January 1969. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1971 New Year Honours. He was appointed Assistant Commissioner "B" (Traffic) in 1972. In January 1974 he moved to be Assistant Commissioner "D" (Personnel and Training), a post he occupied until 1978. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1976 New Year Honours and Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 1978 New Year Honours, shortly before his retirement. Hunt died in January 2008 in Wood Green, London at the age of 89.
Source: Henry Hunt (police officer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hunt
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