Philip Hunter

Philip Hunter (August 22, 1858 - 1928) was the father of Leslie Hunter and paternal grandfather of Oliver and Frances. He lived in Manchester with his wife Jane Hunter.

Having married Jane Walker in 1888, the pair had seven children in fourteen years. They had two daughters named Amelia (b. 1889) and Louise (b. 1895) and five sons named David (b. 1892), Leslie (b. 1893), Thomas (b. 1898), Rupert (b. 1901) and Herbert (b. 1903)

History
Born in Stockport, Manchester in August 1858, Hunter joined the police force aged eighteen, when he was employed by Lancashire Constabulary. On April 7, 1888, Hunter married Jane Walker.

Their first child was named Amelia. Shortly after her birth, they moved to 188 Greystoke Avenue, in Stockport. Their second child, who they named David, after Philip's father, was born three years later. The pair went on to have five more children named Leslie, in 1893, Louise, in 1895, Thomas, who was named after Walker's brother, he was born in 1898, Rupert, in 1901 and finally Herbert, in 1903.

After their house in Greystoke was bombed during the First Word War, Hunter and his wife began living with their daughter Amelia, along with their son Herbert. Hunter died in 1928, aged 70. Two years later, Jane Hunter died. They were both buried in Stockport.