Henry BUNNY [25262]
- Born: 7 Oct 1822, Newbury BRK
- Baptised: 6 Nov 1822, St Nicholas Newbury BRK
- Marriage (1): Catherine BAKER [25263] on 22 Oct 1844 in Newbury BRK
- Marriage (2): Eliza THORNE [25279] on 30 Jan 1867 in Featherston NZ
- Died: 15 Feb 1891, Featherston NZ aged 68
- Buried: 17 Feb 1891, Featherston Cemetery NZ
 General Notes:
Henry was a solicitor and politician.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE: Much surprise has been excited among the inhabitants of Newbury by the some what sudden disappearance of their town clerk It appears that Mr Henry Bunny the gentleman alluded to, is the son of a Mr Jere Bunny, who has for a great many years held a most respectable position in the town as a solicitor. It has been for some time suspected that the town clerk's pecuniary affairs were in an unsatisfactory state. Special attention was directed to the circumstances, in consequence of information which reached the ears of some of the townspeople that Mr. Bunny had engaged a shepherd and a bailiff to proceed with him to New Zealand. As soon as this became generally known Mr Bunny disappeared, and all attempts to capture him have been ineffectual. Some of the creditors sent a special messenger to Plymouth, in order to ascertain whether he was on board a vessel called the Duke of Portland about proceeding to New Zealand. The messenger found Mrs. Bunny and her children there, but the absconding town clerk could not be traced, although a suspicion still prevails in the town that he was on boat, at the time, attired in women's clothes. On Saturday a letter was received from Mr. Henry Bunny addressed the Mayor of Newbury, giving in his resignation of the town clerkship as well three other offices which he held, namely, the clerkship to the local board of health the clerkship to the justices, and the clerkship to the Commissioners of Taxes. At the same time a letter was received from Mr. Jere Bunny, the father, stating his belief that his son would never again voluntarily appear it Newbury, and expressing his deep regret at what has occurred. It is said that the town clerk's defalcations have arisen from undue speculations.
Halifax Courier, Saturday, November 26, 1853.
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Henry married Catherine BAKER [25263] [MRIN: 9104] on 22 Oct 1844 in Newbury BRK. (Catherine BAKER [25263] was born on 24 Jun 1818 in Newbury BRK and died on 22 Jul 1864 in New Zealand.)
Henry next married Eliza THORNE [25279] [MRIN: 9112] on 30 Jan 1867 in Featherston NZ. (Eliza THORNE [25279] was born in 1835 in Chapeltown YKS, died on 5 Mar 1915 in Masterton NZ and was buried on 7 Mar 1915 in Masterton NZ.)
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