Joseph Leigh Hunter’s marriage certificate above shows his father to be Leigh Hunter, Coal Miner (deceased) and his mother to be Kate Walton. This is the first official record that Jane and Ian could find for their great grandfather. The wedding took place on 28 October 1898 at Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Read more
A new relative popped up on a DNA site matching Ian. Ian wondered whether she was the daughter of a musician, that Ian has been a huge fan of since the 80s, based upon surname. Ian sent a message to the lady, though he didn’t anticipate a response. The young Read more
In October 2020, Ian received a private message via WikiTree from a first cousin on his paternal side, seems his eldest cousin Jane was also trying independently to solve the family mystery. Jane had been trying to solve the mystery of Joseph Leigh Hunter and Leigh Hunter for a few Read more
In mid October 2020, Jane shared the following 2 photographs which contain pictures of Joseph Leigh Hunter Jane, her father Joseph and Ian have never been able to place where these photographs were taken.
Jane has a friend who has professional genealogy knowledge. Jane asked them to take a look in to Leigh and Joseph Leigh Hunter, the following she shared with Ian in December 2020: Amid the miasma of mystery, a few things become apparent. Firstly, the name Leigh does not make sense. Read more
Many thanks to Jane and her father Joseph for sharing this photo of Thomas Hunter and Jessie Forrest McCallum on their wedding day on 5th August 1932, which took place in Bathgate, Scotland
Thanks again to Jane and her father Joseph for this photograph of Joseph Leigh Hunter and his wife Jane Burnett Forrest Johnston nee Kerr (23 NOV 1862 – 2 JAN 1927) We use a colourised version of this photograph as the background of our website; Jane and her father believe the girl Read more
Still no closer to solving the family mystery, Jane was keen to try and help, as Ian struggled to try and work out which side of the family some of the DNA connections could be on, Ian still suspects there is some crossover, i.e. people that he is related to Read more
Jane shares some more mysterious things her father Joseph inherited, this time the back of a postcard, Jane shared images of a postcard below with Ian in January 2021 Written in very faint pencil is the following: TELL MOTHER WE ARE ALL RIGHT. ADA AND CHILDREN AND HERE UNTIL MONDAY. Read more
Below is data regarding a gentleman called Bill who shares DNA with Jane, her father and Ian, though Ian shares more DNA with Bill than Jane or her father, Joseph Now the gentleman above, Bill, the amount of DNA he shares with Ian is frustrating, it is 101 cM, though Read more