Thomas Hunter master mariner^1,2,3

• Baptism: Thomas Hunter master mariner was baptised in 1840 at Sunderland, Durham, England, ; First name(s)     Thomas
  Last name     Hunter
  Gender     Male
  Birth year     1840
  Birth place     Sunderland,Durham,England
  Baptism year     -
  Place     -
  County     Durham
  Country     England
  Father's first name(s)     Thomas
  Father's last name     Hunter
  Mother's first name(s)     Elizabeth
  Mother's last name     Rountree
  Record set     England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Baptisms
  Collections from     England, Great Britain.^1,3,4
• (Child) Birth*: He was born on 8 November 1840.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Jane Carey McELROY, daughter of John McELROY builder & railway contractor and Janet McKinlay Kidd, on Wednesday, 19 August 1874 at Clyde Haugh House, Govan Road, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; After banns according to the Established Church of Scotland, signed Thos Hunter master mariner aged 33, residing 'at sea', parents Thomas Huner ship owner and Elizabeth Hunter ms Rowntree, Jane C McElroy spinster age 23, residing Clyde haugh House Govan, parents John McElroy railway contrator and Jessie McElroy ms Kidd, signed David Shanks minister of Craigrownie, sirgned Kate McElroy & William G Hunter witnesses, regstered 1874 August 19th at Govan signed T
  homas Steel registrar
  
  Record Transcription from FMP
  First name(s)     Jane C.
  Last name     McElroy
  Marriage year     1874
  Marriage date     19 Aug 1874
  Marriage place     Govan,Lanark,Scotland
  Spouse's first name(s)     Thos.
  Spouse's last name     Hunter
  Place     Govan, Glasgow
  County     Lanarkshire
  Country     Scotland
  Record set     Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Marriages
  Collections from     Scotland, Great Britain.^1,3
• (Deceased) Death*: Thomas Hunter master mariner died on 16 July 1913 at 2 Spring Gardens, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, , at age 72 general merchant married to Jane Carey McElroy; informant Thomas McElroy brother in law.^5,6
• (Erector) Memorial Inscription*: A Headstone was erected by Thomas Hunter master mariner in 1898 at Western Necropolis, Tresta, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads In Memory of
  Thomas Clyde Hunter
  Who died 29th May 1898
  Aged 19 years
  Elizabeth Katherine Hunter
  Who Died 16th March 1909
  Aged 31 Years
  Thomas Hunter
  Born 8th November 1840
  Died 18th July 1913
  Jane Carey McElroy
  Widow of the Above
  Thomas Hunter
  Born 23rd December 1850
  Died 19th August 1927
  
  HUNTER.⁷
  

• (Resident) Address: As of 1850, Thomas Hunter master mariner was living with John McELROY builder & railway contractor and Janet McKinlay Kidd at at Craigrownie Cottage, Roseneath, Kilgreggan & Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, ; family home about 1850 until 1901 https://www.caingram.info/Scotland/Pic_htm/kilcreggan.htm
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cove,_Argyll.^8,9
• (Informant) Death: Thomas Hunter master mariner registered the death of John McELROY builder & railway contractor on 16 January 1876; 1876 deaths in the district of Govan Church in the County of Lanark, ref 83; John McElroy railway contractor married 1st to Mary Jane Elder, 2nd Jessie Kidd, died 1876 January Sixteenth 9h 10m pm at Clyde Haugh House Govan Road Govan, male aged 74 years, parents John McElroy builder (dec) & Jane McElroy ms Carey (dec), cause bronchitis apoplexy as cert by S J Moore MD, signed Thos Hunter son in law present, registered 1876 January 25th at Govan signed John Jeffrey assist registrar initialled TS (Thomas Steel, registrar.)^10,11
• (Spouse) Death: His spouse Jane Carey McELROY died on 18 August 1927 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, .¹²

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household	31 March 1901	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Jane Carey McELROY in the 1901 census at 2 Spring Gardens, Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Wife Jane C Hunter in Craigrownie Cottage, Roseneath, Cove Dunbartonshire with her sister Mary McElroy (also ennumerated here) Thomas     Hunter     Head     -     Male     60     1841     General Merchant Oils & Paints     England Elizabeth     Hunter     Daughter     Single     Female     23     1878     Clerkess     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Jane     Hunter     Daughter     Single     Female     18     1883     Scholar     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Catherine     McElroy     Sister-In-Law     Single     Female     26     1875     Living On Own Means     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Annie     McElroy     Sister-In-Law     Single     Female     44     1857     Living On Own Means     Dunbartonshire, Scotland Agnes     McElroy     Sister-In-Law     Single     Female     41     1860     Living On Own Means     Dunbartonshire, Scotland Mary     Tosh     Servant     Single     Female     18     1883     General Domestic     Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; also in the household were Elisabeth Catherine Hunter, Janet Carey McElroy Hunter medical doctor, Mary McELROY, Ann McELROY and Agness Shaw McELROY.13
Head of Household	31 March 1911	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Jane Carey McELROY in the 1911 census at 2 Spring Gardens, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Thomas Hunter, head, 70, mar, oil & paint merchant, employer, b England Jane Carey Hunter, wife, mar 37 years 4 children born 2 stilll living, b Dumbartonshire Cove Jane Karry McElroy Hunter, daughter, 28, single, medical student, Lanarkshire Glasgow 11 rooms with windows, 6 persons in household [see also Mary McElroy, head, at same address]; also in the household were Janet Carey McElroy Hunter medical doctor.14