Lt. Col. Donald Rolfe Hunt: The genealogy of the Selwyn and related families.

1875 - 1949 (74 years)

Generation: 1

Lt. Col. Donald Rolfe Hunt was born on 02 May 1875 in Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington, London; died on 3 May 1949 in Blackridge, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Other Events:

Departure: Mar 1896, Southampton; Sailed for South Africa atfer joining the Cape Mounted Riflemen
Departure: May 1899, East London, South Africa; Parents told him to return home
Occupation: 11 Nov 1899; Commissioned as 2nd Lt. in the 3rd Norfolk Regiment
Departure: 25 Feb 1900, Cork; Returned to South Africa
Departure: 1905; Took leave to visit family at 15, Grimston Ave., Folkestone

Notes:

The University of Witwatersrand has a list of papers by Donald Rolfe Hunt

Donald played for King Williamstown against the 1896 touring Lions. The King Williamstown match was played on 4th August 1896. According to the Lions website Donald played no. 14. The Lions won 25-0.

Donald married Grizel Marion Guillum Scott on 17 Mar 1917 in St. Stephen, Kensington. Grizel was born in 1883; died on 19 Jun 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Anne Alice Harriet Hunt was born on 20 Aug 1918; died in Aug 1997.
3. Ella Marion Hunt was born on 26 Jul 1920; died on 5 Feb 2001.
4. Jean Mortimore Hunt

Generation: 2

2.	Anne Alice Harriet Hunt (1.Donald¹) was born on 20 Aug 1918; died in Aug 1997. Anne married John Edward Coley Montagu in Jul 1958. John was born on 2 Aug 1910; died on 6 Jun 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3. Ella Marion Hunt (1.Donald¹) was born on 26 Jul 1920; died on 5 Feb 2001.
4. Jean Mortimore Hunt (1.Donald¹)
Jean married Derek Power in Sep 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]