1st of 10 children of Stephen Hutching (1834-1919) & Maria Staines. He arrived with them and siblings in 1873 on the Helen Denny

He was a farmer in Woodville and later in Dannevirke.
George first married Elizabeth Ann Taylor in 1887
they had 3 children
1888 - 1943 Alice Dora Hutching (didn't marry)
1890 - 1891 Aston Alton Taylor Hutching (8 months)
1893 - 1925 Ethel Alberta Hutching (+McKenzie)

Elizabeth died in 1894 aged 31
George next married Elizabeth Beer (nee Silk) in 1897
Woodville Examiner, 13 Sep 1897
MARRIAGE HUTCHING-BEER - At Mr S. Hutching's residence on Tuesday, September 7th, 1897, by the Rev J. C. Eccles, George Reuben Hutching to Elizabeth, second daughter of Henry Silk, of Wellington

they had 8 children
1898 - 1983 Reuben Henry Stephen Hutching (+Beard)
1899 - Vera Annie Constance Hutching (+Kestle)
1900 - 1973 Albert Leslie 'Jack' Hutching (+McKenzie)
1902 - 2000 Ida Dorothy Alexandra Hutching (+Webb)
1903 - 1968 Cecil Claude Hutching (+Ferguson)
1905 - 1987 Linda Elizabeth Gertrude Hutching (+McPhee)
1906 - 1977 Hilda Ada Myrtle Hutching (+Howlett)
1909 - 1988 Clarence Reginald Hutching (+Corbishley)

Pahiatua Herald, 18 June 1936
HUTCHING - Suddenly, on June 14, 1936 at 49 McPhee Street, Dannevirke, George Reuben Hutching, beloved husband of Elizabeth Hutching, in his 78th year

Obituary Mr George Reuben Hutching, of Dannevirke, in his 78th year. The deceased gentleman, who was born in Moreton, Essex, England, came to New Zealand in 1873 in the sailing ship Helen Denny with his parents, Mr and Mrs Stephen Hutching, late of Woodville. For many years, Mr George Hutching was farming in the Woodville district, occupying a section on Napier Road, while he later resided in Pongaroa for a number of years. Left to mourn their loss are his wife and a grown-up family. There are two sisters in Palmerston North, on brother in Auckland and two brothers, Messrs A. S. and A. F. Hutching in Woodville

He is buried with his 2nd wife Elizabeth Beer who died 9 Oct 1943 age 77