Susan Curtis Hunkin (1854 - 1922)

Born 1854 in Marazion, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Smith — married 1873 in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia

Wife of William Alfred Motherston — married 1897 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 May 1922 at about age 68 in Norseman, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Susan Curtis Hunkin was born in 1854 in Marazion, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, daughter of John Hunkin (1811–1884) and Mary Thomas (1815–1892).^[1]

Her siblings were:

1. John Thomas Hunkin (1835 – 24 June 1897)
2. Grace Hunkin (30 January 1837 – 25 June 1908)
3. Joseph Hunkin (20 December 1838 – unknown)
4. Thomas Albert Hunkin (25 April 1841 – 4 March 1899)
5. William James Hunkin (1843 – 13 February 1846)
6. Prudence Hunkin (1844 – 0 January 1865)
7. Mary Ann Hunkin (1846 – unknown)
8. William Henry Hunkin (4 April 1848 – 18 March 1917)
9. Emanuel Hunkin (1849 – 0 May 1850)
10. Emanuel Hunkin (1851 – unknown)
11. Elizabeth Hunkin (1853 – unknown)

Susan died on 13 May 1922 in Norseman, Western Australia, Australia, aged 67. She was buried in Norseman Cemetery.^[2]

Susan (18) married Thomas Smith (18) (born in 1854 in Eaglehawk, Victoria) in 1873 in Eaglehawk, Victoria. Their children were:

1. Thomas William Smith (1874 – 20 March 1920)
2. John Thomas Smith (1877 – 10 February 1931)
3. Henry Smith (1883 – 19 December 1969)
4. Ethel May Smith (1888 – 30 August 1950)
5. Alfred Earnest Smith (1892 – 6 October 1935)

Susan (42) married William Alfred Motherston (32) (born in 1864 in Nerring, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia) in 1897 in Victoria. Their son was William Phillip Motherston (1901 – 1901).

Records and Facts

Birth

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Burial

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Sources

1. ↑ *"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:998X-8Q1Y : 1 October 2014), Entry for Susan Hunkin, 1854; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Penzance, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008
2. ↑ *"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:74GC-D32M : 10 September 2021), Entry for Susan Cutis Hunkin Motherston, ; Burial, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Norseman Cemetery; citing record ID 196400489, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ *"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:998X-8Q1Y : 1 October 2014), Entry for Susan Hunkin, 1854; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Penzance, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837-2008
4. ↑ *"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:74GC-D32M : 10 September 2021), Entry for Susan Cutis Hunkin Motherston, ; Burial, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Norseman Cemetery; citing record ID 196400489, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgments

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 June 2022, 10:39), entry for Susan Curtis HUNKIN (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G99H-29G ); contributed by various users.

• WikiTree Profile Hunkin-573 Added by Merryl Hunkin; 4 February 2017