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Hunter Genealogy Notes, Co. Donegal, Ireland 1827-68

Items from the Press
Extracted from Personal Notices of Births, Marriages and Deaths Inserted in the Strabane Morning Post, Londonderry Sentinel and Londonderry Journal
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
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*NOTE: THE COMPILER OF THIS FILE CLAIMS NO CONNECTION TO ANY HUNTER FAMILY*

***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***

Date Notice
Dec 4 1827 [Married] HUNTER & CROCKETT. At Drummay, near Newtowncunningham, on Wednesday last, by the Rev. Francis Dill, Mr William Hunter, of this town, to Miss Crockett, eldest daughter of Mr William Crockett, of Drummay. (Strabane Morning Post)
Dec 22 1829 [Died] At Carnisk, near Ramelton, on the 30th ult., after a few weeks illness, Mr. William Hunter, aged 77 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Aug 16 1830 [Died] On Sunday, the 8th instant, John Hunter, Esq., of Ramelton, Coroner for county Donegal, aged 70 years, universally regretted. He possessed a highly cultivated mind, which added to a happy and social disposition, rendered him a most desirable companion, and a great favourite with an extensive circle of friends. His manners were affable and conciliating, and he passed through a very active life, well fulfilling the duties of many important avocations, without having made a single enemy (Londonderry Sentinel)
Dec 6 1831 [Died] In Lifford Gaol on Thursday the 1st instant. Mr John Hunter, for upwards of 30 years Under Gaoler, at the advanced age of 65 years (Strabane Morning Post)
Dec 10 1831 [Died] In Lifford Gaol on Thursday, the 1st inst., Mr. John Hunter, for upwards of 30 years Under Gaoler, at the advanced age of 65 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Feb 1 1834 [Died] On the 23rd January, aged 16 years, Martha, daughter of Mr. David Hunter, Glencarr, near Letterkenny (Londonderry Sentinel)
Sep 22 1835 [Married] SCOTT & HUNTER. At Ramelton, on Thursday last, by the Rev. Mr. Reid, Walter Scott, of this town, Esq. to Fanny, eldest daughter of Dr. Hunter, of Ramelton (Strabane Morning Post)
Sep 16 1837 [Married] MCCARTER & HUNTER. On the 7th inst., by the Rev. Edward Reid, George McCarter, Esq., of Strabane [Co. Tyrone], to Martha, third daughter of Doctor Hunter, Ramelton (Londonderry Sentinel)
Apr 7 1838 [Died] At her house, in Letterkenny, county of Donegal, on Friday, the 30th ult., aged 78, Mrs. Anne Hunter, relict of the late John Hunter Esq., of the same place (Londonderry Sentinel)
Apr 7 1838 [Married] HUNTER & STEVENSON. On the 5th inst., in the Parish Church of Kilcronaghan, by the Rev. James Spencer Knox, the Rev. J. S. Hunter, to Margaret, daughter of the late James Stevenson, of Fort William, county Donegal, Esq (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 31 1840 [Married] STEWART & HUNTER. On the 20th inst., by the Rev. Moses Houston, Mr. William Stewart, Milltown, Milford, to Matilda, eldest daughter of Mr. David Hunter, same Place (Londonderry Sentinel)
Aug 6 1842 [Died] At Strabane [Co. Tyrone], on Wednesday, the 27th ult., in the 58th year of his age, Doctor Hunter, of Ramelton (Londonderry Sentinel)
Feb 25 1843 [Married] LEITCH & HUNTER. On Thursday, the 16th inst., by the Rev. James Reid, Ramelton, Mr. Charles Blackwood Leitch, of Crieve, to Mary, second daughter of Mr. Nathan Hunter, of Breaghy (Londonderry Sentinel)
Nov 18 1843 [Died] On the 13th inst., in the 56th year of his age, Mr. Nathan Hunter, of Breaghy, for many years an elder in the First Presbyterian Church, Ramelton (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 8 1844 [Died] June 2nd, at Burt, Miss Isabella Hunter (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 29 1844 [Married] CAMPBELL & HUNTER. On the 20th inst., by the Rev. James Reid, Ramelton, Matthew Campbell, Esq., Ballymoney, Burt, to Maria, fourth daughter of the late Dr. Hunter of Ramelton (Londonderry Sentinel)
Nov 15 1845 [Married] MIDDLETON & HUNTER. On the 13th inst., in the First Presbyterian Church, Ramelton, by the Rev. James Reid, Mr. James Middleton, merchant, Manorcunningham, to Sarah Jane, third daughter of the late Mr. Nathan Hunter, Breaghy, near Ramelton (Londonderry Sentinel)
Feb 13 1847 [Died] At Letterkenny, on the 2nd inst., after a severe and long protracted illness, aged 72, Margaret, the well beloved wife of Mr. Walter Hunter (Londonderry Sentinel)
Apr 21 1849 [Died] April 1, at Manorcunningham, after a short illness, Mr. Stephen Hunter (Londonderry Sentinel)
May 12 1849 [Married] HUNTER & HERON. On the 26th ult., at Letterkenny, by the Rev. Richard Smith, Margaret, second daughter of the late Mr. William Hunter, of Conwall, to Mr. Thomas Heron, of Letterkenny (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 23 1849 [Died] On Monday, the 18th inst., at Glencar, near Letterkenny, Margaret, the eldest daughter of David Hunter, Esq (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jan 10 1851 [Married] WILSON & HUNTER. On the 7th inst., at Leiter, by the Rev. N. P. Rogers, Mr. Thomas Wilson, Portlean, to Eliza, eldest daughter of Mr. Henderson Hunter, Lagnahorey (Londonderry Sentinel)
Mar 7 1851 [Married] HUNTER & WILSON. On the 27th ult., in the First Presbyterian Church, Manorcunningham, by the Rev. Dr. Rentoul, Mr. Robert Hunter, eldest son of the late Mr. William Hunter, of Grawky, to Miss Catherine Wilson, second daughter of Mr. Robert Wilson, Grawky (Londonderry Sentinel)
Mar 7 1851 [Married] HUNTER & LEATHEM. March 4, at Burt Church, by the Rev. Conolly Cheevers, George L. Hunter, Esq., of Glencar, Letterkenny, to Maria, daughter of William Leathem, Esq., Burt, county Donegal (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jul 9 1852 [Died] At Glencar, near Letterkenny, on the 7th inst., Isabella, last surviving daughter of David Hunter, Esq., after a painful illness of several months (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 15 1852 [Died] On the 9th inst., Mr. Nathan Hunter, of Castleshanaghan, near Ramelton, aged 25 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jan 20 1854 [Died] January 10th, at Glencar, near Letterkenny, Mr. David Hunter, aged 78 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
May 10 1854 [Married] ADAMS & HUNTER. On the 27th ult., in the First Presbyterian Church, Rathmelton, by the Rev. James Reid, John Adams, Esq., of Ballyfatten [Co. Tyrone], to Anna, second daughter of the late Dr. Hunter, of Rathmelton, county Donegal (Londonderry Journal)
May 10 1854 [Married] LARMOUR & HUNTER. On the same day, by the Rev. James Reid, Wm. Larmour, Esq., Strabane [Co. Tyrone], to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Hunter, Rathmelton (Londonderry Journal)
Jan 25 1856 [Died] On the 17th inst., at Burt, Mrs. Hunter, relict of the late Dr. Hunter, of Ramelton, aged 63 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Dec 5 1856 [Died] On the 29th ult., at Glencar, Margaret, wife of the late David Hunter, Esq., aged 78 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Apr 10 1857 [Married] On the 7th inst., in the First Presbyterian Church, Letterkenny, by the Rev. John Kinnear, Mr. Henry Hunter, Dreemnaught, to Matilda, youngest daughter of Mr. John Laird, Carrygauley, near Letterkenny (Londonderry Sentinel)
Nov 27 1857 [Died] In St. John, N.B., in September last, after a short illness, Mr. John Hunter, merchant, and second son of the late John Hunter, Esq., M.D., formerly of Letterkenny, Ireland (Londonderry Sentinel)
Mar 19 1858 [Married] JOHNSTON & HUNTER. On the 11th inst., at Milford Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. Robert White, Mr. John Johnston, Lishomin, to Miss Mary Ann Hunter, Rossgarrow (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jan 28 1859 [Married] HUNTER & SCOTT. January 20, in the Second Presbyterian Church, Omagh, by the Rev. Josias Mitchell, assisted by the Rev. John Arnold, John Hunter, Esq., M.D., Buncrana, county Donegal, son of the late Dr. Hunter, of Ramelton, to Sarah, eldest daughter of James Scott, Esq., Lisnamallard Lodge, Omagh (Londonderry Sentinel)
Mar 25 1859 [Died] March 21, William, infant son of Mr. George L. Hunter, Glencar, Letterkenny (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 14 1859 [Birth] October 10th, at Buncrana, the wife of Doctor Hunter, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Mar 2 1860 [Married] FLOYD & HUNTER. On the 16th February, in the Third Presbyterian Church, Ramelton, by the Rev. James Reid, Mr. Andrew Floyd, of Ards, to Catherine, the youngest daughter of the late Mr. Nathan Hunter, of Breaghy (Londonderry Sentinel)
Dec 28 1860 [Died] December 15, at Letterkenny, Mr. Walter Hunter, at the advanced age of 87 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Nov 14 1862 [Birth] November 10, at Buncrana, the wife of Dr. Hunter, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jul 10 1863 [Died] June 28, at Drimmanaght, Margaret, the beloved wife of Mr. Alexander Hunter, aged 80 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Aug 14 1863 [Married] BEATTY & HUNTER. On the 6th August, by the Rev. Robert White, Milford, Mr. Robert Beatty, Caledon, Peel County, Upper Canada, to Miss Fanny Ann Hunter, eldest daughter of Mr. James Hunter, Drumbean, near Milford (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 6 1865 [Died] May 30, at Errity, David Hunter, aged 20 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Feb 23 1866 [Married] HUNTER & WEST. February 15, in the Presbyterian Church of First Ballylennon, by the Rev. J. Lecky, Mr. John Hunter, of Errity, Manorcunningham, to Margaret, only daughter of Mr. James West, of Carnshanagh, Raphoe (Londonderry Sentinel)
Aug 20 1867 [Died] On Saturday evening last, Mr. Robert Hunter, a brother of Mr. William Hunter, who lately resided at Ray House, committed suicide by jumping into the water at Carraleena Point, near Rathmullan, county Donegal (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jan 3 1868 [Birth] December 28, at Bell's Isle, Ballintra, county Donegal, the wife of Arthur H. Hunter, Esq., of a daughter (Londonderry Sentinel)