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Record #4392
Name :
: Albert Henry KENT (1890 - )


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 2 Jul 1890

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Southwark, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
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 Albert Henry Kent: Year of Registration: 1890; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: St Saviour Southwark; County: London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 162. Parents: Jonathan Kent and Annie Louise Dickie, married 1885 at St. Saviour, Southwark, London, England.

In 1891, Albert H. Kent, 9 months of age was shown residing at 7 Charles Street, Newington, London, England. Other family members included: Annie L. Kent, 28; Jonathan Kent, 43, commission agent; Jonathan E. Kent, 5; and Kate A. Kent, 7. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 367; Folio 115; Page 36; GSU roll: 6095477.)

In 1901, Bertie Kent, 10 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; William Kent, 9; 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, Albert Henry Kent, 13 (along with brother, George Anthony Kent (as written on ships manifest), 12) 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.]

In 1911, Albert Kent, 21, was shown as a domestic / labourer to John and Margaret McTarisch of Southwold, Elgin West, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as November 1890 and his immigration year as 1909.

In May, 1914, Albert Henry Kent, 23, entered the United States through Port Huron, Michigan. He declared that he was a laborer; that he resided in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; that his contact in England was his mother, Annie Kent, who resided at Vassal Road, Braxton, London, England; that his final destination was Battle Creek, Michigan; that he carried $26 on his person; that he had not been into the United States before; that he was going to visit his brother, Jno. Kent at 299 Champion, Battle Creek, Michigan; that he did not intend to remain; and that he emigrated to Canada in May, 1905, on the Southwark from London, England.

On August 30, 1915, at Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Albert Henry Kent, 25, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in London, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Annie Spencer, who resided at 21 Maude Street, Camberwell, London, England; that his date of birth was July 2, 1890; that he was an auto tire finisher; that he was not married; and that he had previously served in the A. S. C. for 2 weeks. He was described as 5 foot 7-3/4 inches in height; fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

On November 28, 1922, at Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Albert Henry Kent, 32, furniture finisher, born in London, England, to Jonathan Kent and Annie Dickie; and Fleeta Stepler, 25, machine operator, born in Preston, Ontario, Canada, to Charles Stepler and Lydia Hoffman. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-14 19:44:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 15:34:42 /

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3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3168 ADAM, Isabella1897SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
3172 ADAM, Margaret1899SCT,     Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
22563 ADDIS, Frederick1893ENG,     Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
5680 ALCORN, Margaret-Ann Irwin1897SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
11090 AMBROSE, Frederick Wm1895ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
17069 ANDREWS, John 1888ENG,     Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
12637 ANGLIS, Philip George1886ENG, LND, Lewisham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
10199 ANTRAM, Harold1893ENG,    , Islington Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
9063 ARNOLD, Arthur G1894ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
16738 ARNOLD, Percy Alexander1894ENG, LND, Paddington Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22885 ARNOLD, Thomas1890ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
12638 ASHDOWN, Pitman W1890ENG,    , Edmonton Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN National Childrens Home  
17306 AULD, Florence Christison1900SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
10015 AYRE, David1891ENG, DUR, Durham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
22672 AYRES, Frederick1895ENG,     May 1905 : Southwark CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22019 BARKER, JOSEPH HENRY1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18459 BARNES, A E1892ENG,     1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18517 BARNES, F1893ENG,     Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18536 BARNES, Frederick1893ENG,     1904 : Southwark CAN Unknown  
11091 BARNES, Henry Barber1895ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18808 BARNES, William H1895ENG,     Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
23526 BARTLETT, Jessie Matilda1896ENG,    , Portsmouth, Hampshire, Nov 1904 : Southwark CAN   
10264 BEADELL, Frank1893ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
18902 BEARD, Joseph C.1888ENG,     Jul 1905 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
20723 BEDDOW, Frank1891ENG,     Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
10919 BEDDOW, Stephen1899ENG,    , Lambeth Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
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