John Hunter
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| Charts | Brown family - descendants Miller Family (Scotland) - descendants Nicholson Family 1 - descendants Four generations |
| Last Edited | 21 Jul 2013 |
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John was born.
He married Hughena Grace Sutherland, daughter of Hugh Joseph Sutherland and Margaret Nicholson, on Thursday, 28 July 1892 at Cobar, New South Wales..1,2 John lived in 1903 at at 106 Mitchell Street in the Sydney suburb of Glebe. His younger son was also living in the house.3 He and Hughena Grace Sutherland were divorced in March 1913 Four months previously, John had tried to divorce Hughena on the grounds of 'misconduct' with a Patrick Manus but this was dismissed. Hughena's petition against John was granted 'on the grounds of habitual cruelty, drunkenness and desertion'.
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John was born.
He married Hughena Grace Sutherland, daughter of Hugh Joseph Sutherland and Margaret Nicholson, on Thursday, 28 July 1892 at Cobar, New South Wales..1,2 John lived in 1903 at at 106 Mitchell Street in the Sydney suburb of Glebe. His younger son was also living in the house.3 He and Hughena Grace Sutherland were divorced in March 1913 Four months previously, John had tried to divorce Hughena on the grounds of 'misconduct' with a Patrick Manus but this was dismissed. Hughena's petition against John was granted 'on the grounds of habitual cruelty, drunkenness and desertion'.
"Mrs. Hunter ... said that she and her husband for some time lived in a number of different Hotels and boarding houses. Her husband was frequently intoxicated, and had threatened to kill her. He had kept a pair of firetongs under his pillow on one occasion, with which he threatened to "do" for her. At another time he had a razor under his pillow. He had seized her by the throat, and torn her nightclothes from her. In 1906 she took an hotel at Wrightville, near Cobar, but her husband again drank heavily. At times, however, he was able to pull himself together, but he would again take to liquor. Twice he went across to New Zealand, and on one occasion was ill in the Cobar Hospital. Finally, witness gave up the hotel, and took a position as a housemaid."4,5
Family | Hughena Grace Sutherland (19 Feb 1872-25 Jan 1960) |
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Citations
- [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1892 No.3138 (Index only).
- [S544] E-mails from Kate Lindsay to Tim Hill, June 2012 Sutherland spreadsheet 18 June 2012.
- [S452] Private Nicholson Source, Genealogical Notes, unknown date NIC001 p.25.
- [S268] The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1913 'DIVORCE COURT.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 11 March, p. 5, viewed 16 May, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15403998
- [S268] The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1912 'IN DIVORCE.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 20 December, p. 4, viewed 16 May, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15384622
- [S452] Private Nicholson Source, Genealogical Notes, unknown date NIC001 p.26.