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I came across this on a genealogy site, and was impressed by the sheer number of children of the marriage, and especially of boys named Highland and Orby. Highland Hunter would be instantly written off as toe-curlingly awful and inappropriate in today's world, by me anyway, but back then it must have been amazing. Orby defeats me: any ideas?

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On the 15th of October 1823.
At the Island St Helena was married.
Thomas Montgomery Hunter born 16th February 1792
to
Phoebe Solomon born 20th May 1804
Ann Hunter born 15th December 1824.
Montgomery Hunter born 18th February 1827.
Highland Hunter born 27th November 1828
Orby Montgomery Hunter born 30th May 1833
Grace Hunter born 11th October 1834
Children of the above.
Thomas Montgomery & Phoebe Hunter