Abt 1821 - Henry Hunt was born at Dartford, Kent, England. (1)

14 Mar 1842 - Court of Assizes, Kent, England. Convicted of stealing - sentenced to 12 years transportation. Stated this Offence - "Stealing four bushels of potatoes, prosecutor Mr Landale; once for leaving my master, 3 months. Single." (1)

1 Jun 1842 - Departed from Sheerness, Kent, England on board the Waterloo bound for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. (2)

26 Sep 1842 - Newspaper article.

DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS. On Friday, the 26th September, the weather was dark and cloudy, and during the night it blew strong from the northward, accompanied with heavy rain; the following morning there was considerably less wind, and the barometer rose from 29 74 to 29 89, and continued throughout the day at the latter point. It however fell again towards the evening, and by midnight it blew a violent gale, with hard squalls of rain. Shortly before four o'clock on Sunday morning, the barometer was at the unusually low point of 29 53, and the gale had increased to a hurricane, accompanied with vivid lightning and loud peals of thunder. At day-break, the Waterloo was riding at anchor not far from the strand. The gale moderated after the thunderstorm, and as the wind was more to the westward, it was generally supposed the Waterloo would be saved. Soon after ten o'clock the wind backed to the northward, and the weather became squally, with rain, when the Waterloo hoisted her foretop mast staysail, (which did not pay the bow round), and in a few minutes she took the strand with the larboard quarter on, and the bow obliquely seaward from the beach. She rolled several times rapidly and heavily, which soon caused her main and mizen masts to go by the board; fortunately, the masts fell shore-ward, and in some degree steadied the vessel, but in fifteen minutes the upper works separated from the bottom, and in less than two hours the ship was in fragments - literally in thousands of pieces. Drowned, by the Wrecked Ship Waterloo - John Cheverton, boatswain; R J Wilson, carpenter; Edward Jones, sailmaker; Joseph Roberts, William Allen, John Cameron, James Healey, Richard Boyes, James Emplick, William Abrahams, John Brown, able seamen; John Dickson, Charles Mackenzie, apprentices; Leivis Soward, boy; 143 convicts; 4 women; 14 children; 15 soldiers. (3)

15 Oct 1842 - Departed from Cape of Good Hope, South Africa on board the Cape Packet bound for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. (4)

24 Nov 1842 - Arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Surgeon's Report - very good, specially commended.
Description upon arrival: Trade - farm labourer & brickmaker; Height 5' 6"; Age - 22; Complexion - fresh; Head - large; Whiskers - none - Visage - oval; Forehead - small, high; Eyebrows - sandy - Eyes - blue; Nose - long, thin; Mouth - small; Chin - broad; Native Place - Dartford; Remarks - tattooed; scar on forefinger left hand; Religion - Protestant; Read/Write - neither. (1)

19 Dec 1848 - Ticket of Leave approved. (1)

19 Jul 1853 - Permission to marry approved for Henry Hunt, Cape Packet, and Catherine McDonald, Duke of Cornwall. (24)

15 Aug 1853 - Henry Hunt married Catherine McDonald at St Luke's Church, Bothwell according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of Scotland by Banns; witnessed by William Smith and Mary Jane Porter. Henry was aged 32 and a labourer; Catherine was aged 20 and a house maid. (25)

7 Feb 1854 - Birth of his daughter Eliza Hunt at Bothwell. (5)

11 May 1854 - Certificate of Freedom approved. (1)

18 Jun 1855 - Named as having donated 5s to the Patriotic War Fund. (6)

13 Oct 1855 - Birth of his daughter Sarah Hunt at Bothwell; occupation - labourer. (7)

15 Oct 1857 - Birth of his daughter Maria Hunt at Bothwell; occupation - labourer. (8)

26 Sep 1859 - Birth of his son William Hunt at Bothwell. (9)

3 Nov 1859 - Lived at [1-29] Enfield, Patrick St, Bothwell; occupation - labourer. (9)

12 Nov 1861 - Birth of his daughter Annie Hunt at Bothwell; occupation - carter. (10)

26 May 1863 - Baptism of his son William Hunt and daughter Annie Hunt at Bothwell. (11,12)

17 Nov 1863 - [1-G5] High St, Bothwell. Henry Hunt (occupier), Diana Bowden (owner), house, annual value £5. (13)

24 Nov 1863 - Birth of his son Henry Hunt at Bothwell; occupation - carter. (14)

15 Nov 1864 - [1-B5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell. Henry Hunt (occupier), Robert Whiteway (owner), house, annual value £8. (15)

1867 - Lived at [1-B5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell; occupation - waggoner/carter. (16)

26 Feb 1867 - [1-B5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell. Henry Hunt (occupier), executors of Robert Whiteway (owner), house, annual value £8. (17)

11 Feb 1868 - [1-B5] Dalrymple St, Bothwell. Henry Hunt (occupier), executors of Robert Whiteway (owner), house, ground, annual value £12. (18)

24 Dec 1869 - Newspaper article.

MAYOR'S COURT. Mason v Hunt. This was an information laid by the City Inspector, against Henry Hunt of Bothwell for having on the 16th December obstructed the carriage way in Bathurst-street with a waggon. No appearance of defendant who was fined five shillings with costs. His Worship remarked in this, that the Court had no desire to inflict anything more than a nominal penalty which would have the effect of establishing a principle. It was to be hoped it would lead to some remedy for what was no doubt an existing difficulty. People came into town with loaded drays during the night and there was no place to which they could go to leave their drays. Perhaps the difficulty might be met by carrying lights. His Worship regretted to have to take any measure which might appear harsh or calculated to injure business, but the practice will be a very dangerous one and was an undoubted obstruction. (19)

1 Mar 1870 - [1-18] Elizabeth St, Bothwell. Henry Hunt (occupier), Robert Bonney (owner), house, annual value £10. (20)

7 Feb 1871 - [1-25.3] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell. Henry Hunt (occupier), Robert John Nichols (owner), house, ground, annual value £9. (21)

11 Mar 1873 - [1-24] Alexander St, Bothwell. Henry Hunt (occupier), Charles Lewis (owner), Edward Bowden (agent), house, annual value £8. (22)

7 Jan 1874 - Henry died from stoppage of urine producing spasms at the age of 53 years at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia. (23)