Researching Thomas 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 Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Hunt on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Thomas 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Hunt ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Hunt and the Hunt Family History
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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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.
Search Parish Records for Thomas Hunt at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Thomas Hunt using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Thomas 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 Family History Databases
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Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Thomas Hunt.
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Find Thomas 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 Thomas Hunt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Hunt
Thomas Hunt (footballer)
Thomas Hunt was a footballer, born in West Bromwich in 1908 and died in West Bromwich in 1975.
Hunt played as a centre-forward for Norwich City F.C. and scored in nine of his first ten starts.
Hunt played in Norwich's club-record victory, 10–2 over Coventry City, on 15 March 1930, scoring five goals. The half-time score was 4–0, meaning the 8,230 supporters saw eight second half goals
Hunt was the subject of a contractual wrangle between Norwich and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the latter claiming he was "their" player, on loan at Norwich. "The City Directors and Supporters got together to buy him back but he did not reproduce his early brilliance".
When his playing career ended in 1932, he went on to work in the steel industry.
Source: Thomas Hunt (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaThomas Hunt (Australian politician)
Thomas Hunt (15 September 1841 – 8 December 1934) was an Australian politician.
Born in Cappawhite, Tipperary, Ireland to John Hunt and Ann O'Brien, he arrived in Melbourne in May 1858 and settled in Kilmore, where he established Kilmore Free Press in 1865, later acquiring the Examiner. In 1868 he married Catherine Mary Flynn in Melbourne. He established several other country newspapers, but ultimately sold them all to become chairman of the Imperial Banking Company, suffering heavy losses. In 1874 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Kilmore, which was renamed Kilmore and Anglesey in 1877 and Anglesey in 1889. He was defeated in 1892 but re-elected in 1903, transferring to Upper Goulburn in 1904 for his final term, which ended in 1908. Hunt died at Kilmore in 1934.
Source: Thomas Hunt (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hunt
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