Vesper Bell, Blythe Street and the kent family

[veekent]

If Mary went into a nunnery then she should still appear on records.

Who's wife do you mean, John Anthony Eaton-Kent?

Yes John anthony eatons wife. I’m intrigued about her.
And thank you regards

difficult to pin down mary alice kent ..there is a marr in 1956 birm..mary a kent to arthur skelding..a death in lichfield 1964 mary a kent born 1888..burial or crem at lodge hill for a mary kent 1934..various poss electoral rolls so very difficult to know anything for sure at the min..

lyn

thank you so much…. Definitely a lot of information here. I used to do a lot

thanks for clarifying that mike

lyn

thank you so much for all the information

 

[veekent]

 

[veekent]

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We found these…. The women look so similar but not sure if the same person.
On the back one says Kent and it’s the nun picture that says Miss Kent Fathers Sister

 

[veekent]

Would anyone know what a British Consul would have done?

 

[Astoness]

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thanks for sharing the photos...certainly looks like the same person to me

lyn

 

[pjmburns]

The consul is there to represent the UK in a foreign country. I am not sure of the difference between embassies and consulates. It may just indicate a different relationship between the countries.
However, as I said earlier I can't find him listed as a diplomat. That is why I think it might have been an abbreviation for working for the British Consul.

 

[pjmburns]

thanks for sharing the photos...certainly looks like the same person to me

lyn

I agree Lyn.

 

[Astoness]

what we could do with is marys exact date of birth so seeing the birth certificate could prove useful

lyn

 

[MWS]

thanks for sharing the photos...certainly looks like the same person to me

lyn

I agree Lyn.

I'm not good with ages in old photos (everyone looks older to me) but if it is the same person she doesn't look very young in the non nun photo. She may have had 'a life' before coming a nun.

Just noticed in post #63 that it says Miss Kent on the nun picture, so ignore above.

 

[MWS]

Yes John anthony eatons wife. I’m intrigued about her.
And thank you regards

There's a little info on her in post #55, above.

And she appears to have had 4 children with her first husband who was Spanish.

 

[pjmburns]

I am not sure but wonder if she would appear under her "convent name" eg Sr Margaret or similar.

I have just checked the 1939 reg and the nuns at Olton Convent are all listed under their own names not their "convent" name.
The same on 1911 census. so if she is in a convent/nunnery it is most likely under her own name.

 

[veekent]

what we could do with is marys exact date of birth so seeing the birth certificate could prove useful

lyn

Mary Alice Kent was born 1886
Mary Eaton was born 1866

 

[pjmburns]

Mary Alice Kent was born 1886
Mary Eaton was born 1866

Thanks but to look for Mary Alice on the 1939 (if she was still alive) we need the exact date not just a year. Then we can search by birthdate as well as name.

 

[MWS]

Maybe not relevant but interesting maybe

The other son of John Anthony's wife, Anna Dotzauer, changed his name to Dodson and travelled to S America on numerous occasions. He was buried in Santiago, Chile in 1995.

 

[pjmburns]

Yes John anthony eatons wife. I’m intrigued about her.
And thank you regards

Anna Dotzauer nee Vetter - her full name is Anna Gertrude Hubertine. According to a tree on Ancestry she was born 1873 Engis, Liege, Belgium.

 

[pjmburns]

 

[pjmburns]

I have no way of knowing if this is the correct person but think it highly likely with the initals G and H after the Anna.

 

[pjmburns]

1901 census Anna and her first husband lived at 186 Hagley Road.

 

[MWS]

She is mentioned a number of times in the newspapers, mainly in relation to her divorce. I think some of the articles suggest that she was a devout catholic, so can't have been happy about a divorce.

 

[pjmburns]

She is mentioned a number of times in the newspapers, mainly in relation to her divorce. I think some of the articles suggest that she was a devout catholic, so can't have been happy about a divorce.

I will have a look.

 

[Astoness]

She is mentioned a number of times in the newspapers, mainly in relation to her divorce. I think some of the articles suggest that she was a devout catholic, so can't have been happy about a divorce.

no mark if that is the case a divorce would have been frowned upon...some great info coming out of this thread..

lyn

 

[pjmburns]

A 1928 journey by ship for Ann and her son Charles. Note Anna's address.

 

[Astoness]

as post 1 does not interfere with the rest of this thread i have changed the thread title to include the kent family

lyn

 

[pjmburns]

She is mentioned a number of times in the newspapers, mainly in relation to her divorce. I think some of the articles suggest that she was a devout catholic, so can't have been happy about a divorce.

Interesting. This photo is February 1925. She married John Kent in October 1925 - very speedy if she did not approve of divorce.

 

[MWS]

As she was religious and Mary Alice was a nun, I wonder if this how she and John knew each other.

 

[Astoness]

Interesting. This photo is February 1925. She married John Kent in October 1925 - very speedy if she did not approve of divorce.
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yet she applied for divorce jan

 

[pjmburns]

Other articles refer to her as Mrs Hannah Maria Dotzauer of Hove but the husband's address is Moor Green Lane which fits the shipping list. Maybe misheard Anna as Hannah??

 

[pjmburns]

yet she applied for divorce jan

She asked for a dissolution of the marriage.

 

[pjmburns]

The other articles more or less repeat the same information. I will post them if people wish to see them.

 

[veekent]

This has definitely been the most information to find out about a family member. Thank you all so much.