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Record #4393
Name :
: William Anthony KENT (1892 - 1988)


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Date of Birth
: 1 Apr 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 17 Dec 1988
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Southwark, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Birmingham, Oakland
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 May 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesA birth registration was found for William Anthony Kent: Year of Registration: 1892; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 170. Parents: Jonathan Kent and Annie Louise Dickie, married 1885 at St. Saviour, Southwark, London, England.

In 1901, William Kent, 9 years of age, was shown residing at 49 Trafalgar Road, St. George, Camberwell, London, England. Other family members included: boarder, John Hall, 53, butcher; Agnes Louise Kent, 4; Anne L. Kent, 58; Bertie Kent, 10; James Kent, 6; Johnathan Kent, 53, traveller jewelry; Johnathan Kent, 15, fruit merchant at green grocer; Katie Kent, 19, ostrich feather cleaner at quill factory; and
Marie Kent, 1. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 520; Folio: 135; Page: 29.)

In 1905, George Anthony Kent (as written on the ships manifest), 12 (along with brother, Albert Henry Kent, 13) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 53 children from Fegan's Homes, 95 Southwark Street, London to 295 George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and accompanied by F. G. Jarrett, aged 34.

[EDITORS NOTE: Jonathan Kent must have died between 1902-1904, though no death record has been found. This is substantiated by documentation that Annie Louse Kent is shown remarrying in 1906 in Soutwark, London, England, to Raphael Henry Spencer.]

On June 20, 1914, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between William A. Kent, 22, salesman, born in London, England, to Jonathan Kent and Annie Dickie; and Hazel Irene Wright, 21, born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, to Daniel Smith Wright and Josephine A. Lundy.

A US naturalization record was found for William Anthony Kent: Birth Date: April 1, 1892; State: Michigan; Locality, Court: Detroit, District Court; Title: Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995; Description: K-522 Kansas, Nicholas-K-540 Kimmel, Anna; Series: M1917.

On June 4, 1917, William A. Kent, registered for the US Draft. He declared that he resided at 18 Lathrop, Detroit, Wayne Michigan; that he was born in London, England; that he had declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States; that he worked as a district manager for [illegible]; that he had served for 2 weeks as a private in the Canadian armed forces; that he claimed exemption to duty as his wife was wholly dependent upon him. He was described as tall, slender; blue eyes, light hair.

In 1920, William A. Kent, 27, auto parts sales agent, born in England, was shown residing at 18 Lathrop, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, along with is wife, Hazel I. Kent, 27, born in Canada. Both immigrated to the United States in 1915. (Source: 1920 Census of the United States; Census Place: Detroit Ward 2, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_802; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 629.)

In 1930, W. Anthony Kent, 38, auto equipment sales agent, born in England, was shown residing at Crambrook Road, Bloomfield Township, Oakland, Michigan, along with is wife, Hazel Irena Kent, 37, born in Canada; and a maid, Marie A. Lax, 23. (Source: 1930 Census of the United States; Census Place: Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 1016; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 402.0.)

William Anthony Kent died on December 17, 1988, in Birmingham, Oakland, Michigan, USA. Hazel Irene Wright Kent died March 6, 1987, in Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-14 20:16:05 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 15:35:25 /

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2714 WARREN, Ivy Rose Elizabeth1893ENG, MDX, Southwark, London Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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