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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    This is a long shot but just something that crosses my mind. We found a photo of a nun and on the back it said fathers Sister and had Kent written on there too. If Mary went into a nunnery would she no longer be on the census
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    I’m very intrigued by what John Eaton kent ended up in London and what he was doing travelling to Venezuela
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    No it’s strange she just disappears
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Thank you so much. Everything found so far is very intriguing
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Wow I’m just catching up on all that has been found. It’s amazing what you have been able to find in such short space of time. Did it say when he worked at the palace chambers?
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    This is amazing thank you
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Thank you so much. I do wonder why he changed his name. Does it say what happened to his first wife?
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Yes we thought so too. There had been talk of the older siblings moving abroad but don’t know for sure
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    Thank you for your response. Just wanted to see if anyone knew anything about the pub/area. My great grandfather was John Kent. He lived here with his first wife Mary Kent and had 2 children. We found out he had a servant who he later married having my grandfather and his twin sister in 1911...
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    Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

    I recently found out my great grandfather ran the pub in 1891 with his family, but I have no other information
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    Pubs Of The Past

    I have recently out my great grandfather ran the pub in 1891 with his family. But I have no further infomation found
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