HUNNUM

Robert ( son of Fenwick Hunnum, purveyor to the Lambton kennel ). b. Durham 1795; second horseman to Mr. Ralph John Lambton of Merton house, Durham 1809 and known by name of ‘Mr. Ralph’s Great Coat’; second whip 1818; first whipper-in 1829 till the Lambton hounds were sold to Lord Suffield; a man of great courage and endurance; huntsman to Sir Matthew White Ridley in North umber land 1843, whose hounds were sold by auction in London 30 June 1845 for £773, after which the hunt was kept up by subscription. The Book of Sports, ii , 42–6 (1843), portrait ; New Sporting Mag. v , 4–5 (1833), portrait .