So I have John Hunter Oliver born 1866 in South Shields
His mother is unmarried Jane Hunter born 1847 in South Shields
And there I thought the chain ends
However there is a John Hunter Oliver born 1851 in Rochester in Kent, but whose father William was born in Durham also. His mother is Eleanor Hunter (I believe from marriage records in 1843 in South Shields)
By 1861 the family are in South Shields
By 1872 John Hunter Oliver sr is a 2nd mate in South Shields
In 1861 the families are 2 miles apart and again in 1871 (although one is at a different address)
I cant yet find a suitable Eleanor baptism to find out if there is any familial link between Eleanor Hunter and Jane Hunters father John (who was born in Scotland)
Do you think that perhaps John Hunter Oliver Sr is actually the father of John Hunter Oliver Jr? (there is no other Hunter/Oliver link going backwards up the Jane Hunter line that I can see)
His mother is unmarried Jane Hunter born 1847 in South Shields
And there I thought the chain ends
However there is a John Hunter Oliver born 1851 in Rochester in Kent, but whose father William was born in Durham also. His mother is Eleanor Hunter (I believe from marriage records in 1843 in South Shields)
By 1861 the family are in South Shields
By 1872 John Hunter Oliver sr is a 2nd mate in South Shields
In 1861 the families are 2 miles apart and again in 1871 (although one is at a different address)
I cant yet find a suitable Eleanor baptism to find out if there is any familial link between Eleanor Hunter and Jane Hunters father John (who was born in Scotland)
Do you think that perhaps John Hunter Oliver Sr is actually the father of John Hunter Oliver Jr? (there is no other Hunter/Oliver link going backwards up the Jane Hunter line that I can see)
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