Dear List, Nevilla Ottley here. A recent acquaintance asked me about his Hunt(e) line, and I don't have the answers, even though I am a Hunt. I have directed him to join the list, but in the meantime, does anyone have an answer for him. He says: I contacted the Barbados musuem regarding my great-grandfather months ago but they have yet to respond. I was wondering if you might be able to help me. My great-grandfather was Fitzdonald Isley Sinclair Hunte and was born in Barbados in 1871. He married after arriving in Philadephia. His parents were Thomas Nathaniel Hunte and Elizabeth Harris. Thomas had been in jail so family tales are scarce. Fitzdonald had a brother named Arthur and two sisters named Lilian and Ethel. Would you have any information on this family? I am willing to pay for services. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Charles Assadourian

Nevilla -- I have found a Fitzdonald Hunt sailing on the Hubert from Barbados arriving in New York August 14, 1895. The manifest was filled out in manuscript (the same hand for all names which might explain HUNT rather than HUNTE). His age was reported as 22 years and 4 mos. That appears off by two years; still I feel that it is likely to be the same person. The information is given as: 0019. Hunt, Fitzdonald M 22y 4m U Barbados His destination was listed as Philadelphia. I am sending the original manifest to you by email Tim On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 02:28:25 +0000 (UTC), clasebon@erols.com ("Nevilla E. Ottley") wrote: >Dear List, > >Nevilla Ottley here. A recent acquaintance asked me about his Hunt(e) >line, and I don't have the answers, even though I am a Hunt. I have >directed him to join the list, but in the meantime, does anyone have an >answer for him. He says: > >I contacted the Barbados musuem regarding my great-grandfather months >ago but they have yet to respond. I was wondering if you might be able >to help me. My great-grandfather was Fitzdonald Isley Sinclair Hunte >and was born in Barbados in 1871. He married after arriving in >Philadephia. His parents were Thomas Nathaniel Hunte and Elizabeth >Harris. Thomas had been in jail so family tales are scarce. Fitzdonald >had a brother named Arthur and two sisters named Lilian and >Ethel. Would you have any information on this family? I am willing to >pay for services. Thank you for your consideration. > > >Sincerely, > > > >Charles Assadourian

WOW!!!!! Thanks, Tim for this information and the following copy of the manifest. I will send it off immediately, and I am sure they will be pleased. Nevilla Tim Anderson wrote: >Nevilla -- >I have found a Fitzdonald Hunt sailing on the Hubert from Barbados >arriving in New York August 14, 1895. The manifest was filled out in >manuscript (the same hand for all names which might explain HUNT >rather than HUNTE). His age was reported as 22 years and 4 mos. That >appears off by two years; still I feel that it is likely to be the >same person. The information is given as: > 0019. Hunt, Fitzdonald M 22y 4m U Barbados >His destination was listed as Philadelphia. I am sending the original >manifest to you by email >Tim > > >On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 02:28:25 +0000 (UTC), clasebon@erols.com ("Nevilla >E. Ottley") wrote: > >>Dear List, >> >>Nevilla Ottley here. A recent acquaintance asked me about his Hunt(e) >>line, and I don't have the answers, even though I am a Hunt. I have >>directed him to join the list, but in the meantime, does anyone have an >>answer for him. He says: >> >>I contacted the Barbados musuem regarding my great-grandfather months >>ago but they have yet to respond. I was wondering if you might be able >>to help me. My great-grandfather was Fitzdonald Isley Sinclair Hunte >>and was born in Barbados in 1871. He married after arriving in >>Philadephia. His parents were Thomas Nathaniel Hunte and Elizabeth >>Harris. Thomas had been in jail so family tales are scarce. Fitzdonald >>had a brother named Arthur and two sisters named Lilian and >>Ethel. Would you have any information on this family? I am willing to >>pay for services. Thank you for your consideration. >> >> >>Sincerely, >> >> >> >>Charles Assadourian >> > > >==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== >all messages posted to CARIBBEAN-L are archived at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ >Before posting a query, see if the question has already been asked > >

Nevilla -- Cheryl Hazell pointed out to me the Ellis Island site when we were helping each other with her Ollivierres from Bequia and my Wilsons from Carriacou. The site requires registration but no fee; it is www.ellisisland.org. I have used it almost every day since Cheryl brought it to my attention. I always read the complete (original manifest) which is normally 2 pages. I check the enitire manifest to see who the passenger that I have found may have been traveling with. I also keep note of the destination addresses. I get the impression that certain addresses were like stops on the underground railroad: W. 99th Street in New York; Perth Amboy, NJ; certain streets in Philadelphia; small towns like Attleboro, Massachusetts. If you have relatives that came to the US between 1892 and 1924, you will find this very interesting. Note, I originally wrote the web site as "dot COM"; it is definitely "dot ORG". There is another site at ellisisland.com that is interesting but will not give you the paggenger lists and information. On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 05:50:10 +0000 (UTC), clasebon@erols.com ("Nevilla E. Ottley") wrote: >WOW!!!!! Thanks, Tim for this information and the following copy of the >manifest. I will send it off immediately, and I am sure they will be >pleased. > >Nevilla > > > > >Tim Anderson wrote: > >>Nevilla -- >>I have found a Fitzdonald Hunt sailing on the Hubert from Barbados >>arriving in New York August 14, 1895. The manifest was filled out in >>manuscript (the same hand for all names which might explain HUNT >>rather than HUNTE). His age was reported as 22 years and 4 mos. That >>appears off by two years; still I feel that it is likely to be the >>same person. The information is given as: >> 0019. Hunt, Fitzdonald M 22y 4m U Barbados >>His destination was listed as Philadelphia. I am sending the original >>manifest to you by email >>Tim >> >> >>On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 02:28:25 +0000 (UTC), clasebon@erols.com ("Nevilla >>E. Ottley") wrote: >> >>>Dear List, >>> >>>Nevilla Ottley here. A recent acquaintance asked me about his Hunt(e) >>>line, and I don't have the answers, even though I am a Hunt. I have >>>directed him to join the list, but in the meantime, does anyone have an >>>answer for him. He says: >>> >>>I contacted the Barbados musuem regarding my great-grandfather months >>>ago but they have yet to respond. I was wondering if you might be able >>>to help me. My great-grandfather was Fitzdonald Isley Sinclair Hunte >>>and was born in Barbados in 1871. He married after arriving in >>>Philadephia. His parents were Thomas Nathaniel Hunte and Elizabeth >>>Harris. Thomas had been in jail so family tales are scarce. Fitzdonald >>>had a brother named Arthur and two sisters named Lilian and >>>Ethel. Would you have any information on this family? I am willing to >>>pay for services. Thank you for your consideration. >>> >>> >>>Sincerely, >>> >>> >>> >>>Charles Assadourian >>> >> >> >>==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== >>all messages posted to CARIBBEAN-L are archived at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ >>Before posting a query, see if the question has already been asked >> >>