William Kent1

Male, #1349, b. circa 1789
Last Edited12 Jul 2020
Relationship3rd great-grandfather of Anthony George Patrick Mooney
ChartsPatrick Joseph Mooney #23
Anthony George Patrick Mooney #1
Maureen Burton nee Mooney #17
Pedigree

William Kent was baptised circa 1789 at St Dennis, Cornwall.1,2 and married Grace (?) circa 1815.1,3

He was a labourer at the time of his daughter Decephas's wedding on 9 January 18454,1 but in 1861 he is recorded in the census as a former China Clay Labourer.2

Census

YearPlaceEntry
1841Hendra, St DennisHe was listed as the head of household in the 1841 census at Hendra, St Dennis. The family was enumerated as follows:

William Kent, M, 53, Captain of Clay Works, Cornwall
Grace Kent, F, 60, -, Cornwall
James Kent, M, 25, Schoolmaster, Cornwall
Mary Kent, F, 20, -, Cornwall
William Kent, M, 15, -, Cornwall5
1851Hendra, St DennisHe was listed as the head of household in the 1851 census at Hendra, St Dennis. The household was recorded as:

William Kent, Head, M, 62, Labourer, St Dennis, Cornwall
Grace Kent, Wife, M, 67, -, St Stephens, Cornwall
Mary Kent, Dau, U, 28, -, St Dennis, Cornwall
William Kent, Son, U, 24, Carpenter, St Dennis, Cornwall
Elizabeth Hotton, Grndau, -, 5, Scholar, St Austell, Cornwall.6
1861Hendra, St DennisHe was listed as the head of household in the 1861 census at Hendra, St Dennis. The household was enumerated as:

William Kent, Head, W, M, 72, Former China Clay Labourer, Cornwall, St Dennis
William Kent, Son, U, M, 37, Carpenter, Cornwall, St Dennis
Elizabeth A Hotton, Grndau, U, F, 15, House servant, Cornwall, St Austell2

Family

Grace (?) b. c 1787, d. bt 1851 - 1861
Children

Citations

  1. [S669] 1851 National Census for England & Wales (Cornwall Family History Society, printout) HO107/1907,f.465,p.12 (My ref: tm0386).
  2. [S670] 1861 National Census for England & Wales (Cornwall Family History Society, printout) RG9/1549,f.123,p.15,s.70 (My ref: tm0387).
  3. [S933] Online index to the 1851 National Census for England and Wales for Cornwall (Ancestry, www.ancestry.co.uk) HO107/1907,f.465,p.12,s.39 (My ref: tm0644).
  4. [S753] Copy marriage certificate of James Hotton and Elizabeth Kent, married 9 January 1845 in the Registration District of St Austell, (General Record Office, certificate, 9 26) (My ref: tm0467).
  5. [S668] 1841 National Census for England & Wales (Tony Mooney, printout) HO107/146,f.17,p.9 (My ref: tm0385).
  6. [S669] 1851 National Census for England & Wales (Cornwall Family History Society, printout) HO107/1907,f.465,p.12,s.39 (My ref: tm0386).
  7. [S670] 1861 National Census for England & Wales (Cornwall Family History Society, printout) HO107/146,f.17,p.9 (My ref: tm0387).

Grace (?)1

Female, #1350, b. circa 1787, d. between 1851 and 1861
Last Edited29 Jun 2020
Relationship3rd great-grandmother of Anthony George Patrick Mooney
ChartsPatrick Joseph Mooney #23
Anthony George Patrick Mooney #1
Maureen Burton nee Mooney #17
Pedigree

Grace (?) was born circa 1787 in St Stephens, Cornwall.1 She married William Kent circa 1815.1,2

Grace (?) died between 1851 and 1861.3

Census

YearPlaceEntry
1841Hendra, St DennisShe was listed as a member of the household of William Kent in the 1841 census at Hendra, St Dennis. The family was enumerated as follows:

William Kent, M, 53, Captain of Clay Works, Cornwall
Grace Kent, F, 60, -, Cornwall
James Kent, M, 25, Schoolmaster, Cornwall
Mary Kent, F, 20, -, Cornwall
William Kent, M, 15, -, Cornwall4
1851Hendra, St DennisShe was listed as the wife of William Kent in the 1851 census at Hendra, St Dennis. The household was recorded as:

William Kent, Head, M, 62, Labourer, St Dennis, Cornwall
Grace Kent, Wife, M, 67, -, St Stephens, Cornwall
Mary Kent, Dau, U, 28, -, St Dennis, Cornwall
William Kent, Son, U, 24, Carpenter, St Dennis, Cornwall
Elizabeth Hotton, Grndau, -, 5, Scholar, St Austell, Cornwall5

Family

William Kent b. c 1789
Children

Citations

  1. [S669] 1851 National Census for England & Wales (Cornwall Family History Society, printout) HO107/1907,f.465,p.12 (My ref: tm0386).
  2. [S933] Online index to the 1851 National Census for England and Wales for Cornwall (Ancestry, www.ancestry.co.uk) HO107/1907,f.465,p.12,s.39 (My ref: tm0644).
  3. [S670] 1861 National Census for England & Wales (Cornwall Family History Society, printout) RG9/1549,f.123,p.15,s.70 (My ref: tm0387).
  4. [S668] 1841 National Census for England & Wales (Tony Mooney, printout) HO107/146,f.17,p.9 (My ref: tm0385).
  5. [S669] 1851 National Census for England & Wales (Cornwall Family History Society, printout) HO107/1907,f.465,p.12,s.39 (My ref: tm0386).
  6. [S670] 1861 National Census for England & Wales (Cornwall Family History Society, printout) HO107/146,f.17,p.9 (My ref: tm0387).