Author Archives: Brian Beesley

I received the following e-mail through Ancestry *Nov 10, 2016    From John Hunter, Manchester, England   CC: of E-mail sent to Diana Singleton, granddaughter of George Hunter and great granddaughter of William Leyland Hunter.     William Leyland Hunterwas … Continue reading →

In 2014 I received an answer to a post I’d put on an Ancestry.com/UK message board. Ancestry.com/UK Message Board Post, April 2014.The gist of the exchanged messages is as follows: Subject: Re: William Leyland /Hunter Author: Antony Marr Date: 01 … Continue reading →

The short version My hunt for “G” began when I found a letter from 1940 referring to the division of “G’s” estate. The letter was from my mother Iris, to her sister Nora Hunter, sharing the news that their father, … Continue reading →

A painting of WLH that was acquired in England from relatives about 1970. It hung on the wall at the family home in West Vancouver, Canada and is now in my possession. It is painted on canvas but was reframed … Continue reading →

I will try to lay out the basis for this effort as best as I can here. There’s no real starting point, and I’ve tended to jump around some I my attempt to fill in the blanks about our family. … Continue reading →

“DNA” – Hunter Family in China” read the subject line. From: Chr155 Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 11:27 AM To: seemex Subject: DNA – Hunters in China Hello, Brian; how are you? My wife, Diana, and I have both done the Ancestry DNA test … Continue reading →

It was in January, 2014 that I came across a Public Tree on Ancestry.com regarding the Hunter Family. Thinking that it looked like a good possibility, I contacted the tree owner.  Our initial contact went as follows:  seemex Jan 22, … Continue reading →

“You don’t look like a Chinaman!” the kids would say, when I told them my family was born in Hong Kong. I was about five years old and we’d just moved into our home on Inverness Street in Vancouver.  “I’m … Continue reading →