The Kent Family

Arthur William Kent



Arthur William Kent - circa 1945 originally posted by Helen Kent

Birth: 2 May 1888, in Gillingham, Kent, England

Father: William George Kent

Mother: Amy Mourilyan (Snoswell) Kent

Married: Rose Alice Anne Galloway on 27 December 1915, in Our Lady of Gillingham Church, Gillingham, Kent, England. The couple first met in sweet shop in Gillingham, where Alice worked.

Occupation: Postman

Death: 2 February 1959, in Gillingham, Kent, England

Notes: Arthur served in World War I as a rifleman in 3/8 City of London Regiment. He was a prisoner of war and suffered from mustard gas poisoning.

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (2Q1888 vol 2a p587); exact date and place from Helen Kent's genealogy web site
Marriage: Helen Kent's genealogy web site
Occupation: Helen Kent's genealogy web site
Death: Helen Kent's genealogy web site
Notes: Helen Kent's genealogy web site

William George Kent



William George Kent - circa 1900 originally posted by Helen Kent

Birth: 17 December 1863, at High Street, Gillingham, Kent, England

Father: Henry Benjamin Kent

Mother: Sarah (Groves) Kent

Married: Amy Mourilyan Snoswell on 19 October 1884, in Brompton, Kent, England

Children:

Arthur William Kent (1888 -1959)

Occupation: Dockyard worker.
1877 - Hired Boy (in Dockyard)
1881 - Labourer (in Dockyard)
1882 - Hired Ord. Labourer (in Dockyard)
1891 - Skilled Labourer Ship
1896 - Skilled Labourer in Dockyard
1901 - Skilled Labourer Machinist (in Dockyard)
1905 - Established Machinist (in Dockyard)

Death: 1925

Buried: 31 October 1925, in Grange Road Cemetery, Gillingham, Kent, England

Census & Addresses:
1863: High Street, Gillingham, Kent (birth)
1881: Gillingham Lane, Gillingham, Kent (listed in IGI transcriptions of the census as Phillip George Kent)

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (1Q1864 vol 2a p395); exact date and place from Helen Kent's genealogy web site
Marriage: England Marriage Index (4Q1884 vol 2a p863); exact date and place from Helen Kent's genealogy web site
Occupation: Helen Kent's genealogy web site; 1881 census
Death: Helen Kent's genealogy web site
Burial: Helen Kent's genealogy web site

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