James Kent

Brief Life History of James

When James Kent was born on 1 July 1837, in St Stephen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, Nicholas Kent, was 29 and his mother, Loveday Trethewy, was 33. He married Jane Trevenen Nicholas in 1859, in Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in St Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 23 May 1911, in Victoria, Australia, at the age of 73, and was buried in Templestowe Cemetery, Templestowe, Victoria, Australia.

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Family Time Line

James Kent
1837–1911
Jane Trevenen Nicholas
1838–1906
Marriage: 1859
James Henry Kent
1862–1871
Susan Sophia Kent
1864–1944
Louisa Caroline Kent
1866–1938
Simeon Nicholas Kent
1868–1940
Frederick William Kent
1870–1921
Samuel James Kent
1872–1938
Ellen Alberta Kent
1875–1956
Jane Trevenen Kent
1877–1964

Sources (10)

  • James Kent, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
  • Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

World Events (8)

1841

George Grey appointed Governor of South Australia.

1851

Become the Colony of Victoria from 2 July.

1867

End of transportation to Western Australia.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: habitational name from the county of Kent. The surname is also established in Ireland, where English bearers of this name settled in Meath, in the 13th century. The name has been Gaelicized as Ceannt.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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