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John James Kent

Male 1856 - 1946  (89 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John James Kent was born on 8 Oct 1856 in Koestersdrift Farm, Fish River, eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Jan 1946; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    John married Fanny Florence Goldswain on 10 Nov 1881 in Grahamstown Church (Baptist), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Fanny (daughter of James Goldswain and Mary Ann Webber) was born on 2 Apr 1863 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Dec 1939; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Harry James Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1892; died on 1 Feb 1961 in Kariega, Eastern Cape Proince, South Africa; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Kariega, Eastern Cape Proince, South Africa.
    2. 3. Edith Florence Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1884; died on 26 Apr 1971 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 4. Wilford John Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1886; died on 18 Feb 1950; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. 5. Vernon Tanner Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1888; died on 23 May 1905; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. 6. Lewis Melville Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Apr 1890; died on 30 Sep 1951; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. 7. George Cochrane Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1892; died on 21 Oct 1968 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. 8. Arthur Victor Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Sep 1893; died on 8 Apr 1894; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    8. 9. Olive Mary Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1896; died on 26 Aug 1896; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    9. 10. Alexander Edington Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1897; died on 2 Mar 1960 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    10. 11. Doris Mary Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1899; died on 19 May 1979.
    11. 12. Vera Susanna Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1902; died on 15 Jun 1957.
    12. 13. Beryl Amelia Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jun 1905 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Dec 1994 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 6 Jan 1995 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harry James Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 3 Dec 1892; died on 1 Feb 1961 in Kariega, Eastern Cape Proince, South Africa; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Kariega, Eastern Cape Proince, South Africa.

    Harry married Olive Mary Bradfield on 25 Apr 1911 in Methodist Commemoration Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Olive (daughter of John Wesley Bradfield and Mary Harrison Davies) was born on 20 Jul 1887 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Jan 1888; died on 26 Mar 1982 in Kariega, Eastern Cape Proince, South Africa; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Kariega, Eastern Cape Proince, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Sylvia Florence Mary Kent  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Edith Florence Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 8 Sep 1884; died on 26 Apr 1971 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Titterton. Thomas was born est 1880; died in 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Edith married William George Surmon on 11 Aug 1921. William (son of Edward Surmon and Maria Catherine Bezuidenhout) was born on 10 Feb 1880; died on 24 Sep 1958 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Bartle George Surmon  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Wilford John Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 25 Aug 1886; died on 18 Feb 1950; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Antoinette Rainier. Antoinette was born on 10 Aug 1895; died on 17 Mar 1956; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Dennis Kent  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Vernon Tanner Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 27 Jul 1888; died on 23 May 1905; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  5. 6.  Lewis Melville Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 20 Apr 1890; died on 30 Sep 1951; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Dunbar. Elizabeth was born est 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Ronald John Kent  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  George Cochrane Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 12 Jan 1892; died on 21 Oct 1968 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    George married Jessie Wakeford on 21 Mar 1917. Jessie (daughter of Reuben Wakeford and Mary Ann Jane Dredge) was born on 5 Mar 1896; died on 31 Jul 1968 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Mona Eileen Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1917 in Pleasant Vale farm, Ncera, East London district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1978 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 19. Florence Mary Kent  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  Arthur Victor Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 6 Sep 1893; died on 8 Apr 1894; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  8. 9.  Olive Mary Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 25 Aug 1896; died on 26 Aug 1896; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  9. 10.  Alexander Edington Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 22 Sep 1897; died on 2 Mar 1960 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Marjorie Robb Paxton. Marjorie was born on 20 Jun 1903; died on 30 Jun 1980 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Helen Esmé Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born est 1923 in Gweru (Gwelo), Zimbabwe (Rhodesia); died on 1 Oct 2010 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  10. 11.  Doris Mary Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 2 Jul 1899; died on 19 May 1979.

    Family/Spouse: Charles Henry Pittaway. Charles (son of Henry Pittaway and Margaret Frances Reddin) was born on 24 Apr 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Gwen Pittaway  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Mary Pittaway  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Maureen Pittaway  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 24. Neville Pittaway  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 12.  Vera Susanna Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 19 Jul 1902; died on 15 Jun 1957.

    Family/Spouse: Bernard Garfield Smith. Bernard (son of Alfred Salter Smith and Alice Maud Webb) was born in 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Patricia Joyce Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Anthony Graeme Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Doris Ethleen Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 28. Jean Alice Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 29. Margaret Anne Smith  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 13.  Beryl Amelia Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 13 Jun 1905 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Dec 1994 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 6 Jan 1995 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Beryl married Alfred Emil KobusGrahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Alfred was born on 8 Dec 1900 in Glen Kobus, Queenstown district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Brian Kobus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jan 1932 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Jul 1990 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 3

  1. 14.  Sylvia Florence Mary Kent Descendancy chart to this point (2.Harry2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Malcolm Ridden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Valerie Ridden  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 32. Kathleen Ridden  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 33. Trevor Ridden  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 34. Winston Ridden  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 15.  Bartle George Surmon Descendancy chart to this point (3.Edith2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: H Vosloo. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 16.  Dennis Kent Descendancy chart to this point (4.Wilford2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Spring Esterhuizen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 17.  Ronald John Kent Descendancy chart to this point (6.Lewis2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Corrie Laas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 18.  Mona Eileen Kent Descendancy chart to this point (7.George2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Sep 1917 in Pleasant Vale farm, Ncera, East London district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1978 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Dudley Marden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Wally Marx. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Hamilton Wilson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 19.  Florence Mary Kent Descendancy chart to this point (7.George2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Alfred Wicks. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 20.  Helen Esmé Kent Descendancy chart to this point (10.Alexander2, 1.John1) was born est 1923 in Gweru (Gwelo), Zimbabwe (Rhodesia); died on 1 Oct 2010 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Clyde Wallace. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Matthew Wallace  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Camilla Anne Wallace  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 21.  Gwen Pittaway Descendancy chart to this point (11.Doris2, 1.John1)

  9. 22.  Mary Pittaway Descendancy chart to this point (11.Doris2, 1.John1)

  10. 23.  Maureen Pittaway Descendancy chart to this point (11.Doris2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: E Waters. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 24.  Neville Pittaway Descendancy chart to this point (11.Doris2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Nan Baxter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 25.  Patricia Joyce Smith Descendancy chart to this point (12.Vera2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Michael James Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 26.  Anthony Graeme Smith Descendancy chart to this point (12.Vera2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Maylene Charlotte Bronkhorst. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Hayley Ursula Smith  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Dawn Prinsloo. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Anthony married Kayleen Pn [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 27.  Doris Ethleen Smith Descendancy chart to this point (12.Vera2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: M Owen Steenkamp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 28.  Jean Alice Smith Descendancy chart to this point (12.Vera2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Keith McDougall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 29.  Margaret Anne Smith Descendancy chart to this point (12.Vera2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Hedley Keith Wilson Timm. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Linda Joy Timm  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 39. June Anne Timm  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 40. Helen Doris Timm  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 30.  Brian Kobus Descendancy chart to this point (13.Beryl2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jan 1932 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Jul 1990 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Joey van der Merwe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 31.  Valerie Ridden Descendancy chart to this point (14.Sylvia3, 2.Harry2, 1.John1)

  2. 32.  Kathleen Ridden Descendancy chart to this point (14.Sylvia3, 2.Harry2, 1.John1)

  3. 33.  Trevor Ridden Descendancy chart to this point (14.Sylvia3, 2.Harry2, 1.John1)

  4. 34.  Winston Ridden Descendancy chart to this point (14.Sylvia3, 2.Harry2, 1.John1)

  5. 35.  Matthew Wallace Descendancy chart to this point (20.Helen3, 10.Alexander2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Eileen, - wife of Matthew Wallace. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 36.  Camilla Anne Wallace Descendancy chart to this point (20.Helen3, 10.Alexander2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Bowes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Nicola Anne Bowes  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 42. Alexandra Bowes  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 37.  Hayley Ursula Smith Descendancy chart to this point (26.Anthony3, 12.Vera2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Jaco Fourie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Sky Fiona Fourie  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 44. Catherine May Fourie  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 38.  Linda Joy Timm Descendancy chart to this point (29.Margaret3, 12.Vera2, 1.John1)

  9. 39.  June Anne Timm Descendancy chart to this point (29.Margaret3, 12.Vera2, 1.John1)

  10. 40.  Helen Doris Timm Descendancy chart to this point (29.Margaret3, 12.Vera2, 1.John1)


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