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Margaret Hunter

Margaret Hunter

Female 1908 - 2002  (94 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret Hunter was born on 6 May 1908 in Lyttleton, Wellington, New Zealand (daughter of Thomas Morison Hunter and Catherine Cable); died on 17 Sep 2002 in 5 East Terrace, South Burlington, Vermont, USA.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 594FE83F1B554B53952CA5B40AE3AB9524D2
    • Residence: 15 Aug 1961, 804 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    Margaret married Dr. Robert Eugene Johnson on 11 Jan 1935 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Robert (son of Arthur Johnson and Florence Disbrow) was born on 8 Apr 1911 in Conrad, Montana, USA; died on 5 Sep 2002 in Emergency room, Fletcher Allen Medical Centre, Burlington, Vermont, USA; was cremated in 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Katherine Helen Johnson died in pre 2002.
    2. Living
    3. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Morison Hunter was born on 21 Jul 1869 in Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanrakshire, Scotland; died on 29 Jun 1932 in Lyttleton, Wellington, New Zealand; was buried on 1 Jul 1932 in Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 4ABCFBBD372240E39C05E79A81F2700F4EB4
    • Occupation: 25 Jan 1907; master mariner
    • Residence: 25 Jan 1907, Wellington, New Zealand
    • Occupation: 1911; pilot
    • Residence: 1911, 12 Brittan Terrace, Lyttleton, Wellington, New Zealand
    • Residence: 7 Jul 1932; master mariner (deceased)

    Notes:

    Buried:
    PLOT
    Block A. Plot 8.1

    Thomas married Catherine Cable on 19 Apr 1905 in Wellington, New Zealand. Catherine (daughter of William Cable and Margaret Aitken) was born on 2 Aug 1883 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 19 Nov 1961 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1961 in Karori, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Catherine Cable was born on 2 Aug 1883 in Wellington, New Zealand (daughter of William Cable and Margaret Aitken); died on 19 Nov 1961 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1961 in Karori, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 0F69AC04E35B435DA8041142077A04F680B7
    • Residence: 11 Jul 1932, Lyttleton, New Zealand
    • emmigration: 31 Aug 1939, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • emmigration: Sep 1939, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Residence: 15 Aug 1961, 6 Levy Street, Wellington, New Zealand

    Notes:

    Catherine was cremated and her ashes placed in a niche in the Old Chapel, Karori Cemetery, Wellington beside the ashes of her father

    emmigration:
    Departed on board the Niagra for Vancouver

    emmigration:
    Arrived on board the Niagra from Sydney, NSW

    Children:
    1. 1. Margaret Hunter was born on 6 May 1908 in Lyttleton, Wellington, New Zealand; died on 17 Sep 2002 in 5 East Terrace, South Burlington, Vermont, USA.
    2. Marjorie Enid Hunter was born on 3 Jun 1911 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 31 Jan 2000 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.
    3. Valerie Esme Hunter was born on 13 Dec 1914 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 29 Jun 1998 in NSW, Australia; was buried in 1998 in St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Gordon, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales, Australia.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William Cable was born on 17 Aug 1848 in Trottick, Dundee, Scotland (son of Joseph Cable and Catherine James); died on 8 Jul 1922 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1922 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: C446FA39E1D447B993FD6620AEC63EB26C99
    • Immigration: 1869, New Zealand
    • Occupation: 1905; engineer
    • Residence: 1905, 4 Levy Street, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Occupation: 1911; engineer
    • Residence: 1911, 4 Levy Street, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Emigration: 7 Jun 1919, California, USA
    • Immigration: 2 Jul 1919, California, USA
    • Occupation: 2 Jul 1919; engineer
    • Occupation: 9 Dec 1921; ironfounder
    • Residence: 9 Dec 1921, 4 Levy Street, Wellington, New Zealand
    • Occupation: 30 Jun 1922; ironfounder
    • Residence: 30 Jun 1922, Wellington, New Zealand
    • Occupation: 12 Jul 1922; ironfounder (deceased)

    Notes:

    William was an Engineer and founder of an engineering firm in Wellington, NZ, William Cable & Son. His company built the first three, 8-ton locomotive engines. By means of various merging of firms the company, in 1977, became Cable Price Downer.
    He was chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board, in 1905, when the street that bears his name was laid out in Wellington

    William was cremated and his ashes place in a niche in the Old Chapel, Karori Cemetery, Wellington

    Emigration:
    Departed on board the Manoa for California

    Immigration:
    Arrived on board the Manoa from Wellington, New Zealand

    William married Margaret Aitken on 2 Aug 1878 in New Zealand. Margaret (daughter of James Allison Aitken and Isabella Galbraith) was born on 28 Jun 1854 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand; died on 9 Oct 1938 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1938 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Margaret Aitken was born on 28 Jun 1854 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand (daughter of James Allison Aitken and Isabella Galbraith); died on 9 Oct 1938 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1938 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 6325FE20617941BD915136CCBD0199530C48
    • Residence: 9 Dec 1921, 4 Levy Street, Wellington, New Zealand

    Children:
    1. William Cable was born on 18 Feb 1879 in New Zealand; died on 6 May 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1954 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.
    2. Isabella Cable was born on 23 Mar 1881 in Wellington, New Zealand; and died.
    3. 3. Catherine Cable was born on 2 Aug 1883 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 19 Nov 1961 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1961 in Karori, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand.
    4. James Cable was born on 21 Jul 1885 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 15 Sep 1970 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried on 18 Sep 1970 in Karori, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand.
    5. Margaret Cable was born on 23 Feb 1888; died on 12 Jun 1942 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1942 in Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand.
    6. Alexander Cable was born on 16 Oct 1890; died on 27 Aug 1921 in Somerset Hospital, Capetown, South Africa; was buried in 1921 in Maitland Cemetery, Maitland, City of Cape, Western Cape, South Africa.
    7. Roy Cable was born on 17 Jun 1894 in Wellington, New Zealand; died on 15 Apr 1970 in Auckland, New Zealand; was buried on 17 Apr 1970 in Purewa Cemetry, Auckland, New Zealand.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Joseph Cable and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: A1042D04F35940BDB2C6BDDBCDFABA5F0FF6

    Joseph married Catherine James. Catherine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Catherine James and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 6FC7D02CB2E14605BA531EB1960A4303D25E

    Children:
    1. 6. William Cable was born on 17 Aug 1848 in Trottick, Dundee, Scotland; died on 8 Jul 1922 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1922 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

  3. 14.  James Allison Aitken was born on 10 Feb 1818 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland; was christened on 8 Mar 1818 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland (son of William Aitken and Ann Allison); died on 19 Aug 1883 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • _UID: 2543982B2D6D44F0A52BD186B987F6439920
    • Emigration: 1851, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1851; gardener
    • Residence: 1851, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
    • Immigration: 23 Nov 1851, Otago, New Zealand

    Notes:

    James, his wife, and three children sailed to NZ, on board the "Simlah", They departed from London and travelled via Wellington, on the north island of NZ, then on to Dunedin, Otago, in the south island. They travelled steerage class and arrived at Port Chalmers, (Dunedin), 23 November 1851.
    Taking up land at East Taieri they called it Woodside. This was just off Bush Road, on the Riccarton Road, towards Silverstream

    When the McNab Run was available for settlement in 1875, James and his two sons Peter and Thomas took up "Hawthornden".

    .

    James married Isabella Galbraith on 15 Mar 1842 in Scotland. Isabella was born in 1819 in Birse, Aberdeenshire; died on 14 Jan 1903 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Isabella Galbraith was born in 1819 in Birse, Aberdeenshire; died on 14 Jan 1903 in New Zealand.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: D6AA73D279944E6D9E819BA13CF5AF5C24FA
    • Residence: 1851, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

    Notes:

    Isabella, her husband, and three children sailed to NZ, on board the

    Children:
    1. Christine Redpath Aitken was born on 8 Mar 1843 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 24 Aug 1924 in Mosgiel, Otaga, New Zealand; was buried on 26 Aug 1924 in Mosgiel, Otaga, New Zealand.
    2. William Aitken was born on 25 Mar 1847 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 23 Apr 1932 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand; was buried in 1932 in Wyndham Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
    3. Thomas Aitken was born on 7 Sep 1849 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 26 May 1856 in New Zealand.
    4. Ann Isabelle Aitken was born on 21 Jun 1852 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand; died on 4 Apr 1912 in New Zealand.
    5. 7. Margaret Aitken was born on 28 Jun 1854 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand; died on 9 Oct 1938 in Wellington, New Zealand; was buried in 1938 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.
    6. James Allison Aitken was born on 7 Sep 1856 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand; died on 18 Jul 1926 in New Zealand.
    7. Mary Galloway Aitken was born on 28 Nov 1858 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand; died on 23 Feb 1950 in New Zealand.
    8. Peter Thomas Aitken was born on 1 May 1861 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand; died on 7 Nov 1944.
    9. Andrew Allison Aitken was born on 25 Jan 1864 in East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand; died on 15 Aug 1943 in Clyde, Otago, New Zealand.