Lunt Family

The Lunt Family

Lunt Family Tree.

Generation 1.

William Lunt (1811 to 1875), husband of Alice Meadow(s) (1814 to 1860) then Alice Carter Richardson (1836 - 1915).

Generation 2.

Lunt Family Tree.

Children of William and Alice Meadows

Margaret Lunt (1834 to 1895),

[Born on 21st June 1834, baptised on 31st August 1834 at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby.] [Wife of Thomas Fitton (1828 - 1908).]

Jane Lunt (1836 - ),

[Born on 13th November 1836, baptised on 5th March 1837 at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby. ]

William Lunt (1839 - ),

[Born on 20th January 1839, baptised on 27th January 1839 at St Nicholas RC, Copperas Hill, Liverpool. ].

Mary Lunt (1841 - ),

[Born on 21st March 1841, baptised on 4th April 1841 at St Oswald RC, Old Swan. ].

Charles Lunt (1842 - ).

[Born on 24rd August 1842, baptised on 4th September 1842 at St Oswald RC, Old Swan. ].

Thomas Lunt (1844 - ),

[Born on 3rd October 1844, baptised on 6th October 1844 at St Oswald RC, Old Swan. ].

William Lunt (1847 - ),

[Birth registered in 2nd Quarter, West Derby, Volume 20, Page 1162 - (no baptism, death or census entry found. I suspect his birth was registered as William but then baptised and known as James. I can find no GRO registration for James.).].

James Lunt (1847 - ).

[Born on 16th June 1847, baptised on 27th June 1847 at St Oswald RC, Old Swan. ].

George Lunt (1851 - ),

[Born on 12th November 1851, baptised on 4th January 1852 at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby. ].

Anne Lunt (1855 - ),

[Born on 11th July 1855, baptised on 29th July at St Mary, Hale, ].

John Lunt (1857 - 1857),

[Born on 13th October 1857, baptised on 23rd October 1857 at St Mary, Hale; buried, age 16 days, on 1st November 1857, at Garston].

Mary Ellen Lunt (1859 - ),

[Born 1859. June Quarter in WEST DERBY & TOXTETH PARK Volume 08B Page 397. Not present on the 1861 census.]

Children of William's second marriage to Alice Carter Richardson (1836 - 1915)

Alice Ann Lunt (1862 - 1931),

[Birth registered June quarter 1862, West Derby and Toxteth Park. Baptised at St Michael's, Garston on 2nd March 1862. Married widower George Price (1856 - ) on 20th June 1893 at St Catherine, Tranmere. Child: Elsie Price (1898 - ), Stepchildren: Sarah E Price (1879 - ), Hannah Price (1881 - ), Edwin Price (1888 - ), George Price (1891 ), Harriet May Price (1892 -1892), Alice Ann died in Birkenhead in 1931.]

Eliza Lunt (1863 - ),

[Birth registered September quarter 1863, West Derby and Toxteth Park. Baptised at St Michael's, Garston on 27th September 1863. Married Richard James Jackson (1865 - 1938) on 16th April 1892 at St Mary' Grassendale. Child: Betty Peet Jackson (1896 - 1973). Died on 21st March 1947 at 24 Riverbank Road, Grassendale, Liverpool 19].

John James Lunt (1865 - 1938),

[Birth registered June quarter 1865, West Derby and Toxteth Park. Baptised at St Michael's, Garston on 16th July 1865. Married Margaret Jones (1867 - 1957) on 30th June 1891 at St Michael's Garston. Children: Walter Thomas Lunt (1892 - 1977), John Edgar Lunt (1901 - 1975)].

Mary Lunt (1867 - ).

[Birth registered June quarter 1867, West Derby and Toxteth Park. Baptised at St Michael's, Garston on 31st March 1867. Married Walter Hill (1865 - 1897) on the 18th Febrary 1889 at Holy Trinity, Wavertree. Children: Harriet Hill (1890 - ), Alice Ann Hill (1892 ), Florence Gertrude Hill (1894 - ) Second marriage to Thomas Breeze White (1871 - 1936) on 1st August 1898 at St Mary, Grassendale. Children: Arthur White (1901 - ), Elsie White (1905 - ).].

Elizabeth Lunt (1870 - ),

[Birth registered March quarter 1870, West Derby and Toxteth Park. Baptised at St Michael's, Garston on 6th March 1870.

Amy Helena Lunt (1872 - 1872),

[Birth registered March quarter 1872, West Derby and Toxteth Park. Baptised 4th February 1872 at St Michael's Garston. Buried at St Michael's, Garston on 26th May 1872.

Further details of Dave's direct Lunt ancestors

The following sections contain details transcribed from documents such as census, birth, marriage and death certificates, parish records, newspapers, etc.

Unless otherwise stated, we have transcribed directly from the original document or from a scanned or photographic image of the original document.

William Lunt.

In Brief:

Birth: between 1811 and 1816, [based on the 1841 and 1861 census].
Marriage: To Alice Meadow(s) of Scarisbrick, on 4th June 1832, at St Peter, Liverpool.
1841 census: Town Row, West Derby.
1851 census: Town Row, West Derby.
1861 census: Speke, (Near Liverpool).
1861: Second marriage: To Alice Carter Richardson, 10th June 1861 at St John the Baptist, Toxteth Park.
1871 census: James Street, Garston.
1875: Death.

In more detail:

William's Marriage.

William Lunt, (labourer), married Alice Meadows, (spinster) on 4th June 1832 at the Parish Church of St Peter, Liverpool.
Witnesses were Ellen Halsall and Edward Halsall.

NB. Alice Meadow(s) was born in Scarisbrick on 19th September 1814 to Thomas and Jane Meadow. She was baptised on 6th November 1814 at St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

Children of William and Alice born before 1841:

Margaret Lunt (1834 to 1895),

[Born on 21st June 1834, baptised on 31st August 1834 at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby.] [Wife of Thomas Fitton (1828 - 1908).]

Jane Lunt (1836 - ),

[Born on 13th November 1836, baptised on 5th March 1837 at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby. ]

William Lunt (1839 - ),

[Born on 20th January 1839, baptised on 27th January 1839 at St Nicholas RC, Copperas Hill, Liverpool. ].

Mary Lunt (1841 - ),

[Born on 21st March 1841, baptised on 4th April 1841 at St Oswald RC, Old Swan. ].

[Note that the first two children were baptised as C of E, then subsequent children up to 1847 were baptised in RC churches. Children after 1847 were baptised as C of E.]

1841 Census.
Town Row, West Derby.
HO 107 520 / 10

Link to Town Row, West Derby at nls maps

Google map showing Town Row, West Derby

William Lunt, age 30, Ag Lab.
Alice Lunt, age 25.
Margaret Lunt, age 7.
Jane Lunt, age 5.
William Lunt, age 2.
Mary Lunt, age 3 months.

Children of William and Alice born between 1841 and 1851:

Charles Lunt (1842 - ).

[Born on 24rd August 1842, baptised on 4th September 1842 at St Oswald RC, Old Swan. ].

Thomas Lunt (1844 - ),

[Born on 3rd October 1844, baptised on 6th October 1844 at St Oswald RC, Old Swan. ].

William Lunt (1847 - ),

James Lunt (1847 - ).

[Born on 16th June 1847, baptised on 27th June 1847 at St Oswald RC, Old Swan. ].

1851 Census.
Town Row, West Derby.
HO 107 2192.

Link to Town Row, West Derby at nls maps

Google map showing Town Row, West Derby

William is not at home, Alice is documented as head of the family.
(NB. There is a William Lunt working as a servant at a farm in Finch Lane, which might be 'our' William.)

Alice Lunt, age 35, laundress, born Scaresbrick.
Margaret Lunt, age 16, born West Derby.
William Lunt, age 12, born West Derby.
Charles Lunt, age 9, born West Derby.
Thomas Lunt, age 6, born West Derby.
James Lunt, age 3, born West Derby.

Children of William and Alice born between 1851 and 1861:

George Lunt (1851 - ),

[Born on 12th November 1851, baptised on 4th January 1852 at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby. ].

Anne Lunt (1855 - ),

[Born on 11th July 1855, baptised on 29th July at St Mary, Hale, ].

John Lunt (1857 - 1857),

[Born on 13th October 1857, baptised on 23rd October 1857 at St Mary, Hale; buried, age 16 days, on 1st November 1857, at Garston].

Mary Ellen Lunt (1859 - ),

[Born 1859. June Quarter in WEST DERBY & TOXTETH PARK Volume 08B Page 397. Not present on the 1861 census.]

William widowed.

Alice Lunt, age 47, was buried at St Michaels, Garston, on 11th March 1860.
Her abode was noted as Speke Town.

1861 census. Speke, (near Liverpool).
RG 9 2739

Link to Speke at nls maps

Google map showing general location of Speke village.

William is now a widower and living in Speke.
His daughter Margaret, and her husband and child, are also living there.

William Lunt age 45, Lab, born West Derby.
James Lunt, age 13, born West Derby.
George Lunt, age 10, born West Derby.
Ann Lunt, age 5, born Speke.
Thomas Fitton, age 34, Lab, born Garston.
Margaret Fitton, (William's daughter), age 26, born West Derby.
Alice Fitton, age 1, born Speke.

After the death of his first wife, William remarried, in 1861.

From the register of St John the Baptist, Toxteth:

William Lunt, (widower), age 44, married Alice Carter Richardson, (spinster), age 26, on 10th July 1861.
The couple had been living in Wellington Street, off Park Road.
William's father was William Lunt and Alice's father was James Richardson, both labourers.

Children of William's second marriage, to Alice Carter Richardson

Alice Ann Lunt (1862 - 1931),

Eliza Lunt (1863 - ),

John James Lunt (1865 - 1938),

Mary Lunt (1867 - ).

Elizabeth Lunt (1870 - ),

[Birth registered March quarter 1870, West Derby and Toxteth Park. Baptised at St Michael's, Garston on 6th March 1870.

Amy Helena Lunt (1872 - 1872),

[Birth registered March quarter 1872, West Derby and Toxteth Park. Baptised 4th February 1872 at St Michael's Garston. Buried at St Michael's, Garston on 26th May 1872.

Link to James Street, Garston at nls maps

Google map showing James Street, Garston

1871 census: 39, James Street Garston.

William Lunt age 50, labourer, born West Derby
[the age is not perfect a match]
Alice Lunt age 34, born Liverpool
Alice A Lunt age 9, born Garston
Eliza Lunt age 7, born Garston
John J Lunt age 5, born Garston
Mary Lunt age 4, born Garston
Elizabeth Lunt age 1, born Garston
also, William Dickinson age 68, boarder, labourer, born Yorkshire
William Bissell? age 24, boarder, sawyer, born Ireland

Burial:

William Lunt was buried at St Michael's, Garston on 9th December 1875.
His abode was James Street, his age is given as 64.

1881 census. 39 James Street, Garston

Alice Lunt age 45, widow, charwoman, born Liverpool
John Jas Lunt age 15, garden boy, born Garston
Elizabeth Lunt age 11, born Garston

The children were all baptised at St Michael's, Garston.

Ellis Ann Lunt [Alice?], 2nd March 1862
Eliza Lunt, 27th September 1863
[Eliza's baptism record confirms her mother's name as Carter. (She has dropped the Richardson)]
John James Lunt, 16th July 1865
Mary Lunt, 31st March 1867
Elizabeth Lunt, 6th March 1870

1891 census. 6 Mona Street, Garston

Alice Lunt age 55, widow, laundress, born Liverpool
John J Lunt age 25, son, gardener, born Garston
Ann Wainwright age 78, mother, born Garston
Albert Birchenall age 17, lodger, gardener, born Cheshire Wilmslow
Henry Green, age 21, lodger, shunter on railway, born Liverpool

Margaret Lunt.

In Brief:

Birth: 21st June 1834.
Baptism: 31st August 1834 at St Mary the Virgin, West Derby.
1841 census: Town Row, West Derby.
1851 census: Town Row, West Derby.
Marriage: to Thomas Fitton on 21st May 1860 at the Parish Church, Liverpool.
1861 census: Speke, (Near Liverpool).
1871 census: 16 Mona Street, Garston.
1881 census: 6 Queen Street, Garston.
1891 census: 6 Queen Street, Garston.
Death: Died 1895. Husband, Thomas, died in 1908.

In detail:

Birth and Baptism.

From the parish register of St Mary the Virgin, West Derby, transcribed by Lancashire OPC:
Margaret Lunt was born on 21st June 1834, daughter of William Lunt, labourer, and his wife Alice.
She was baptised on 31st August 1834.

1841 Census.
Town Row, West Derby.
HO 107 520 / 10.

Link to Town Row, West Derby at nls maps

Google map showing Town Row, West Derby

William Lunt, age 30, Ag Lab.
Alice Lunt, age 25.
Margaret Lunt, age 7.
Jane Lunt, age 5.
William Lunt, age 2.
Mary Lunt, age 3 months.

1851 Census.
Town Row, West Derby.
HO 107 2192.
William is not at home, Alice is noted as head of the family.

Link to Town Row, West Derby at nls maps

Google map showing Town Row, West Derby

Alice Lunt, age 35, laundress, born Scaresbrick.
Margaret Lunt, age 16, born West Derby.
William Lunt age 12, born West Derby.
Charles Lunt age 9, born West Derby.
Thomas Lunt age 6, born West Derby.
James Lunt age 3, born West Derby.

Margaret Lunt's Marriage.

Link to Pitt Street and Frederick Street at nls maps

Google map showing general location of Pitt Street and Frederick Street

Margaret Lunt married Thomas Fitton on 21st May 1860 at the Parish Church, Liverpool.
Both were described as being of full age.
Thomas' father was George Fitton, labourer.
Margaret's father was William Lunt, labourer.
Thomas lived in Frederick Street, while Margaret was in Pitt Street.
Witnesses were John Richmond and Margaret Leadbetter.

Thomas and Margaret's First Children:

Alice Fitton (1860 - ),
[Born in the June Quarter 1860 in PRESCOT Volume 08B Page 423. Baptised on 27th May 1860 at Garston. Father was a gardener, living in Speke Town. Alice married Harry Cowsill on 25th December 1887].
George Fitton (1860 - 1860),
[Twin of Alice. Born in the June Quarter 1860 in PRESCOT Volume 08B Page 424. Buried on 8th May 1860, age 3 weeks, at Garston. Parents were living in Speke Town.]

1861 census. Speke, (Nr Liverpool)
RG 9 2739

Link to Speke at nls maps

Google map showing general location of Speke village.

Margaret and Thomas are living with her father, William, who is now a widower.

William Lunt, age 45, Lab, born West Derby.
James Lunt, age 13, born West Derby.
George Lunt, age 10, born West Derby.
Ann Lunt, age 5, born Speke.
Thomas Fitton, age 34, Lab, born Garston.
Margaret Fitton, (William's daughter,) age 26, born West Derby.
Alice Fitton, age 1, born Speke.

Children of Thomas and Margaret between 1861 and 1871:

Margaret Fitton (1861 - ),
[Baptised on 3rd November 1861, Parish Church, Garston. ].
George Fitton (1864 to 1935)
[Baptised 27th September 1863. George remained unmarried and lived with his young sister Anne Jane and husband Thomas Henry Evans at 66 Canterbury Street. He remained at the same address even after Ann died, then Thomas remarried and then his second wife Hannah became a widow. George died at 126 Smithdown Road (Sefton General Hospital) and was buried on 18th September 1935 at St Michael's, Garston. Age 72. ]
Charles Fitton (1866 - ),
[husband of Elizabeth Day Rigby (1868 - 1904), (daughter of William Henry Rigby)].
Mary Ellen Fitton (1869 - ),
[Baptised on 2nd August 1868, Parish Church, Garston], [Married William Meredith (1866 - ) on 13th February 1993 at St Michael, Garston. Children: Ann (1896), Abraham (1899), Florrie (1903).].

1871 census.
16 Mona Street, Garston.
RG10 3853.

Link to Mona Street, Garston at nls maps

Google map showing Mona Street, Garston

Thomas Fitton, age 42, Gardener, Born Garston.
Margaret Fitton, age 40, born West Derby.
Alice Fitton, age 11, born Garston.
Margaret Fitton, age 9, born Garston.
George Fitton, age 7, born Garston.
Charles Fitton, age 5, born Garston.
Mary Ellen Fitton, age 2, born Garston.
also, Thomas Lunt, Margaret's brother, age 25, Carter, born West Derby.

Children of Thomas and Margaret's after 1871:

Anne Jane Fitton (1872 - 1905),
[Baptised on 4th August 1872, Parish Church, Garston], [Married to Thomas Henry Evans (1870 - 1929). Children: Thomas (1896), George (1898), Annie (1904). Ann Jane Evans Née Fitton died in October 1905 and was buried at St Michael, Garston on 10th October 1905. Her husband, Thomas Henry Evans, remarried in 1907 to Harriet Davies née Griffiths, widow of Robert Davies. ].
Sarah Fitton (1876 - 1876)
[Baptised 7th May 1876, St Michael, Garston. Buried, aged 4 months on 3rd August 1876 at St Michael, Garston.]

1881 census.
6 Queen Street, Garston.
RG11 3719.

Link to Queen Street, Garston at nls maps

Google map showing Queen Street, Garston

Thomas Fitton, age 53, Labourer, born Garston.
Margaret Fitton, age 50, born West Derby.
Alice Fitton, aged 20, born Speke.
George Fitton, aged 17, born Garston.
Charles Fitton, aged 15.
Mary Ellen Fitton, aged 12.
Anne Jane Fitton, aged 8.

1891 census.
6 Queen Street, Garston.
RG12 3004.

Link to Queen Street, Garston at nls maps

Google map showing Queen Street, Garston

Thomas Fitton, age 63, Gen Labourer, born Garston.
Margaret Fitton, age 62, born West Derby.
Mary E. Fitton, age 22, born Garston.
Also, a lodger, William Meredith, aged 25, a general labourer, born in Wales.

Margaret's Death.

Margaret Fitton died in 1895 and was buried at St Michael, Garston, on 1st June.
Her husband, Thomas Fitton, died and was buried in the same place in 1908.

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