Useful Links for 'Hunnisett' Research

If you know of other on-line resources where 'Hunnisett' ancestors can be found, please and I will add them to the list.

Most of the indexes require exact surname spelling but, as always, it may not have been recorded accurately so try alternatives.

Documents Online

Amongst other things they have an index to PCC Wills, images of which can be downloaded for a modest fee.  I have found 5 'Hunnisett' wills there: Constance Honnisett of Newenden, Kent, [also her late husband William], Richard Honeysett, mariner, 1802; Ann Honeysett of Sandhurst, Kent, 1816; Henry Honeysett of Linton, Kent, 1820 [the previous Ann's son]; and Ann Honisett of Southampton, 1855.

1901 Census for England & Wales

An excellent service only marred by some appalling transcriptions!  I have found a few very odd spellings of the surname. To catch most variations try Hon*s*t* or Hun*s*t* but there are a few starting Han and Hen plus Hunnicett, Hunnwell, Hunnesell, Honeycott and Heneyuth.  Some of the placenames also give rise to uncontrollable laughter so put in as little extra info as you can get away with here and don't rely on the county name either as that is not always given.  Having said all that, the images of the census pages are very good.

Access To Archives (A2A)

A collection of catalogues from various record offices and archives.  Very useful for tracking down the more interesting little 'nuggetts'.  Several Honeysett references in Sussex and Kent, including Joseph the smuggler.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

This site lists memorials to servicemen, mainly from the two world wars, and gives their name, rank, number, regiment, date of death and location of memorial.  In many cases family information is also given e.g. parents or wife. 

New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes

This index covers NSW births from 1788 to 1905, marriages to 1954 & deaths to 1974.  Many of the entries refer to descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth Honeysett who emigrated from Burwash, Sussex in 1839.

The National Archives (Kew) On-Line Catalogue

This catalogue lists all the documents deposited at the PRO.  Although you can search on surname, it finds very few 'Hunnisett' entries.  The main use of this catalogue is to save time when you visit Kew, by allowing you to identify documents you may wish to search, before you go.  There is also an excellent series of information leaflets on-line.

Family Search (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)

In case you haven't already found it, this must be the largest on-line genealogical index in the world and contains thousands of 'Hunnisett' entries.  It also contains the UK 1881 census index (and US and Canada).