Family of Thomas George Kent and Gertrude Emily Channing

Husband:
Thomas George Kent (1921-2009)
Wife:
Gertrude Emily Channing (1922-1985)
Children:
Christine Mabel Kent (1949-2019)
Marriage:
31 Jul 1948
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹ ²

Husband: Thomas George Kent

Thomas George Kent, 1938, age 17

Name:
Thomas George Kent¹ ³ ⁴
Sex:
Male
Father:
William George Kent (1868-1942)
Mother:
Alice Blanche Edwards (1881-1953)
Occupation:
assistant lorry driver⁵
Birth:
8 Apr 1921
Walton, Suffolk, England¹ ³ ⁶ ⁵
1921 census says born in Felixstowe
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 2 mns)
258 High Street, Walton, Suffolk, England⁶
son living in four rooms with his parents William Kent and Alice Edwards, and sisters Mabel and Marjorie. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 18)
46 Ranelagh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁵ ⁷
an unmarried assistant to a petrol lorry driver (heavy worker) living with his mother Alice, and sisters Marjorie and Bluebell. Born on 8th April 1921. This address was described as "a small and dark house but an Aladdins cave to us children" by Sylvia Gillingham
Death:
15 Oct 2009 (age 88)
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁴ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Cremation:
6 Nov 2009
Ipswich Crematorium North Chapel, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁹
at 2:30 pm, husband of the late Gertrude, beloved father of Sid, Pat, (Gertrude's children from her marriage to Arthur Wales) Christine, Carol and will be sadly missed by all his family and friends
Probate:
11 Nov 2009
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England¹⁰
grant only, died 15th October 2009

Wife: Gertrude Emily Channing

Name:
Gertrude Emily Channing¹¹ ¹²
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Gertie
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
21 Jul 1922
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹¹ ¹³
Death:
15 Jan 1985 (age 62)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹ ¹³

Child 1: Christine Mabel Kent

Name:
Christine Mabel Kent¹ ¹⁴
Sex:
Female
Birth:
12 Dec 1949
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹ ¹⁴
Death:
17 Oct 2019 (age 69)¹ ¹⁵
Cause: peacefully in the arms of her beloved husband Ray
Cremation:
22 Nov 2019
Seven Hills Crematorium, Felixstowe Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England¹⁵
at 1:30 pm, loving mum to Daniel and Clive, devoted nanna and mother-in-law

Note on Wife: Gertrude Emily Channing

Gertrude previously married Arthur Sidney Wales (24th May 1913 - 27th July 1944 being killed in India) on 6th April 1940 having son Sidney L Wales in quarter 4 1940 and daughter Patricia V Wales in quarter 2 1942¹⁶ ¹⁷ ¹⁸ ¹⁹ ²⁰ ²¹

Sources

1.: Elizabeth Goffin nee Dimes personal communication. Letter dated 31st March 2021. Cit. Date: 8 April 2021.

2.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1948 quarter:3 volume:4b page:2306. Cit. Date: 28 October 2017.

3.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1921 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1983. Cit. Date: 28 October 2017.

4.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 2009 quarter:4 district:7471A register:1A007 entry:054 date:502257296. Cit. Date: 19 September 2020.

5.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6602G page:24 line:37 letter code:TVBO. Cit. Date: 19 September 2020.

6.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9465 registration district:214 sub-district:1 enumeration district:13 schedule:76. Cit. Date: 20 June 2023.

7.: Sylvia Hughes nee Gillingham personal communication.

8.: FindMyPast England and Wales Deaths 2007-2024, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich. Cit. Date: 19 September 2020.

9.: Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). https://www.familynotices24.co.uk/national/view/698037/thomas-george-kent. Cit. Date: 19 September 2020.

10.: UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 2009 no:3143470. Cit. Date: 19 September 2020.

11.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1922 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1778. Cit. Date: 28 October 2017.

12.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1985 January volume:10 page:3332.

13.: Ibid. Cit. Date: 19 September 2020.

14.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1949 quarter:4 volume:4b page:1103. Cit. Date: 11 October 2017.

15.: Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). https://www.familynotices24.co.uk/est/view/4711095/christine-mabel-whiting-ne-kent. Cit. Date: 30 August 2021.

16.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1913 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2040. Cit. Date: 28 October 2017.

17.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6600F page:23 line:6 letter code:TVAX. Cit. Date: 19 September 2020.

18.: Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Gauhati War Cemetery 3.G.1. Cit. Date: 19 September 2020.

19.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1940 quarter:4 volume:4a page:2090. Cit. Date: 29 September 2017.

20.: Ibid. Ipswich 1942 quarter:2 volume:4a page:2016. Cit. Date: 14 October 2017.