William Hunt

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William’s Death

William died [44] on 7th Jul 1890, actually aged 61 years, of natural causes. Bishop Salvado’s [45] diary recorded the events following William’s death.

(No explanation can be given for the reference by Bishop Salvado to Mrs Hunt “she’s a poor widow with two only daughters” as she had a son and three daughters at the time.)

According to Bishop Salvador’s diary, he was given the Holy Sacraments at Marah on the 2nd or 3rd of July and died in his house (Norfolk Farm?), on the 7th of July 1890 and his body was transported to New Norcia on the 8th July for burial. There is doubt where William actually died. A Benedictine archival entry states Father Coll brought William’s body from Marah, which was a farm purchased by the Benedictine Community near Watheroo.

Marah is 100km north of New Norcia and William is credited with digging a well there on 13th of May 1871 so he could have been back there digging wells when he died.

(There is an error in the above as it references William Patrick Hunt)

W.A. Record, Thursday 7th August 1890, page 6

Western Australia – Death Certificate

The death was registered by William’s eldest son James.

The graveside service started at 8 a.m. on Wed the 9th of July, 1890 and he was buried at 9 a.m. in the New Norcia Cemetery, Victoria Plains, Western Australia.

In Loving Memory
Of
William Hunt V. P. W.A.
Who Died 7th July 1890
Aged 59 Yrs
R.I.P

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[44] Western Australia Death Index
[45] Transcript of Bishop Salvador’s Diary 1890 from New Norcia Archives