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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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3056 ABBOTT, Ernest James1897ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3104 ABRAMS, Frederick1892ENG, LND, Battersea May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
22986 ABRAMS, Frederick1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3105 ABRAMS, Reginald Edwin1896ENG, LND, Battersea Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3110 ACE, David1869ENG,     Jun 1885 : Sarmatian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3138 ACKLAND, William1869ENG,     Jul 1884 : Parisian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
5341 ADAMS, Frank J.1914ENG, KEN, Bridge Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
9111 ADDYMAN, Edward Harold1893ENG, KEN, Plumstead May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3619 AGAR, George1900ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
13148 AIMES, Harold1886ENG,     May 1896 : Scotsman CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22828 AINGER, Charles1884ENG,     Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8538 ALDEN, Thomas George1878ENG, LND, Holborn Jul 1893 : Oregon CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22771 ALDERS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22772 ALDRIDGE, Charles J1908ENG,     Apr 1924 : Montreal CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19952 ALEXANDER, James1883ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22774 ALLEN, Charles1911ENG,     Apr 1926 : Montrose CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18435 ALLISON, Edward Albert James1895ENG, LND, Woolwich Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
18590 ALLISON, William George1897ENG, LND, Woolwich Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23148 ANDREWS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19911 APLIN, Albert1887ENG,     Apr 1897 : Labrador CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23091 APPLETON, Alfred1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22684 ARCHER, Jesse1892ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22896 ARNOLD, Edward1889ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22989 ARNOLD, Robert1894ENG,     Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22885 ARNOLD, Thomas1890ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
15131 ASHER, Thomas1882ENG,     Apr 1899 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22215 ASHFORD, John1867ENG,     Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19855 ASHMAN, Frederick1892ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22339 ASHTON, Albert1889ENG,     Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23123 ASTRIDGE, Arthur1897ENG,     Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
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