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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    I believe the photo is of the 3 youngest sisters, one being Sarah the Nun with their father John. I thought they are wearing black and could be that their mother had died as she died in 1902
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    This is taken in 1902… I assumed they are wearing black as Alice died in 1902
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    I think it was their farm • Mill Meece, Eccleshall
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    I’ve cut it off but on the bottom of the photo it says ‘my dear old house’. I am assuming John Kent 1968 wrote this.
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    We had these photos too. I have managed to work out the lady who we thought was the same as Sarah is her months Alice and the Man is her husband John Kent b 1828 my 2nd great grandad. We have 5 John Kents ending with my Father
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Wow this is absolutely amazing. Thank you all so much. I can’t believe a week ago I by chance had a google of my great father’s pub. This brought up this forum. I posted not expecting anything really to come of it. And not only have I now got photos of the pub but we have also answered the...
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    I have found another photo of the nun. I have looked online and think it could in fact be John Kent b1862 sister. I think it could be Sarah Kent Born 1868 but I can’t guarantee. It says she worked at saint annes in Northumberland as a launderer. What I can see is this is a girls school but not...
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Has anyone been able to see where John Antony Eaton Kent died? Was it here or abroad
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Yes that would be wonderful thank you
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Does this say where they were going to and from?
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Yes so my grandfather was one of the twins. I knew him til I was 16. I just spoke to my father who knew his grandfather had been previously married and had children but there was never any mention of them. It’s quite sad but the twins didn’t get on in later life . We found this picture of them.
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    This has definitely been the most information to find out about a family member. Thank you all so much.
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Mary Alice Kent was born 1886 Mary Eaton was born 1866
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