Individual Details

Henry (Harold) Charles KENT

(1864 - 1898)

Harold was a journalist. He was born into a literary family and grew up in Kensington. His father, Charles, was an editor (his appointments included editorship of the Sun newspaper from 1845 to 1870) as well as a journalist and poet. Charles was also a good friend of Charles Dickens and a lock of Dickens's hair was passed down to Harold; it is still in the possession of the family. And Harold's mother, Ann, who was a daughter of the Sun newspaper proprietor Murdo Young, was an author.

According to his death record, Harold died of "tuberculosis of lungs 1 year and 3 months. Heart failure". He was only 34 years of age.

Events

Birth1864Kensington, London
Marriage15 Jan 1896Our Lady of Victories Church, High St., Kensington - Catherine (Kate) HUSSEY
Death189820 Cromwell Grove, Hammersmith

Families

SpouseCatherine (Kate) HUSSEY (1875 - 1944)
ChildMarjorie Mary Catherine KENT (1896 - 1990)
FatherWilliam Charles Mark (Charles) KENT (1823 - 1902)
MotherAnne YOUNG (1824 - )
SiblingMarianne KENT ( - )
SiblingCharles Murdo KENT ( - )
SiblingMark E. KENT ( - )
SiblingEdward Bulwer L. KENT ( - )
SiblingAmelia Elizabeth KENT ( - )