Isaac Hunt

1824 - 1902  (78 years)

• Name	Isaac Hunt
  Born	20 Mar 1824	Northwich
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	24 Sep 1826	Witton cum Twambrooks   [1]
  Occupation	Waterman, steamer captain
  Buried	1902	Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, Birkenhead   [2]
  Died	1 Dec 1902	Birkenhead
  Person ID	I61361	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Isaac Hunt,   b. Abt 1788, Northwich ,   d. 5 Jun 1873, Birkenhead  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Jane Sproston,   b. 1799, Northwich ,   d. 9 Sep 1838, Northwich  (Age 39 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1819	Witton cum Twambrooks   [3]
  Family ID	F19660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marcella Cope,   b. Abt 1821, Liverpool ,   d. 30 Jun 1895, Birkenhead  (Age 74 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1849	St Peter, Liverpool   [4]
  Children	1. George Hunt,   b. 1845, Liverpool   2. Jane Hunt,   b. 1847, Northwich   3. John Hunt,   b. Abt Aug 1850, Birkenhead   4. Sarah Elizabeth Hunt,   b. Abt Aug 1852, Birkenhead   5. Marcella Hunt,   b. Abt Aug 1854, Birkenhead ,   d. 10 Mar 1933, Birkenhead  (Age 78 years)   6. Betty Sproston Hunt,   b. 1857, Birkenhead   7. Margaret Hunt,   b. Abt Feb 1860, Birkenhead   8. Joshua Sproston Hunt,   b. Abt May 1862, Birkenhead ,   d. Abt Aug 1863, Birkenhead  (Age 1 years)   9. Isaac Hunt,   b. Abt Feb 1865, Birkenhead
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F19662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MI says: 'Captain on Woodside steamers over 40 years'. Paddle steamers operated from the Woodside ferry terminal, Birkenhead (mainly to Liverpool) in the mid-1800s, replaced by twin-screw steamers from 1890.

  
  

• Sources

  [S331731] Cheshire Parish Registers (Ancestry). [S242739] Find a Grave Index (Ancestry). [S010113] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.