• Born: 1827, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Surrey, England
• Christened: 23 Dec 1827, St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England ¹
• Married: 26 Feb 1849, St. Mary the Virgin, Ashford, Kent, England ²
• Died: 23 Jan 1869, "Clifton Arms, " Clifton Rd., South Norwood, Croydon, Surrey, England ³
• Buried: 1 Feb 1869, Brompton Cemetery, London, England ⁴

  Research Notes:

Jehu Joy son of Thomas Hunt of Vauxhall, bricklayer, and Mary (baptismal record)

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At the time of the 1841 England Census Jehu Hunt, age 13, was with his parents in Ashford Kent.

At the time of the 1851 England Census John [sic] Joy Hunt, age 23, born in Vauxhall Surrey, licenced victualler, and wife Eliza, age 23, born in Ashford Kent, were living in New Street, Ashford. With them were sister Maria Hunt (13) of Ashford, bar maid, and brother-in-law William Piety (15) of Ashford, waiter.

In Aug 1858 Jehu Joy Hunt was present at the marriage of his sister Elizabeth Hunt to Joseph Alfred Goldsmith in Ashford Kent.

At the time of the 1861 England Census Jehu Joy Hunt, age 33, born in Lambeth Surrey, marine store dealer, and wife Eliza, age 34, born in Ashford Kent, were living in New Street, Ashford. With them were children (born in Ashford): Harry (4), scholar, and Annie (2), scholar.

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Jehu Joy Hunt of "The Clifton Arms" Clifton Road South Norwood died aged 41 years (burial record).

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Letters of Administration (with the Will and Codicil annexed) of the personal estate and effects of Jehu Joy Hunt late of the "Clifton Arms" Clifton-road South Norwood in the parish of Croydon in the County of Surrey, licensed victualler, deceased, who died 23 January 1869 at the "Clifton Arms" aforesaid were granted 17 March at the Principal Registry to Edward Frederick Greening of Selhurst South Norwood aforesaid, gentleman, a creditor of the said deceased, he having been first sworn. Effects under £800. ³

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County Intelligence.

ASHFORD.

INQUEST.—On Wednesday last an inquest was held before W. Carttar, Esq., coroner for Surrey, on the body of Mr. Jehu Joy Hunt, of the Clifton Arms, Clifton-road, South Norwood. The deceased was a native of Ashford, and he and his family are very well known here. He was for many years landlord of the Bricklayers' Arms Inn, New-street, Ashford, and he also carried on general stores, and a horse-slaughtering establishment. In consequence of bruises being found upon his body, it was thought at first that he had been injured in an encounter with some person, but such does not seem to have been the case. Mr. Shapland, Thornton-heath, surgeon, deposed that he first attended deceased on Saturday week last. He complained of great pain in the chest, and incapacity to use his left arm. He had a severe blow over the third, fourth, and fifth ribs, on the left side, close to the armpit. He said that he came home the night previous very late, and after sitting by the fire for some time he went to bed, and found he was in great pain; he thought he must have hurt himself by falling on the fender, but he could not account for it. On Wednesday erysipelas set in on the front of the chest, and he died on Saturday night. Witness was quite satisfied that he had received an injury which caused erysipelas and death. The excitement caused that night might have brought on incipient apoplexy, and he might have fallen and not have recollected it. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

Maidstone Telegraph, 6 February 1869, p. 6