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The Common Room / Levi Arthur Gent born 1885
« on: Thursday 29 December 11 21:30 GMT (UK) »
First of all, apologies for not getting back to all the folks who tried to help me. This is what I know so far:
Levi Arthur Gent born 1885 in Pottespury, Bucks married Florence Baker in March 1905. Children, Edward Henry (Gent) Baker and Levi Arthur Gent were sent to Marlesford Lodge and then to the Banstead School where they stayed until sent in service, Edward in 1921 and Levi jr in 1920. Two other children were born to Florence, William and Edith although no father is shown on her birth cert.
Levi Arthur Gent born 1885 is shown as being an inmate at the Britten Street Workhouse at the time of the 1911 census. I have now come to a brick wall regarding what happened to him after that - I will have the Metro Archives do a further search after the 1911 census.
I have been racking my brains trying to find him. The attestation records were burned during a bombing raid in WW2 and if he was 'missing in action' then there is no record of this. He could have been murdered on the streets and, having no identification, now lies in a pauper's grave OR maybe he changed his name which was far easier to do then than it is nowadays. I have searched the Commonwealth Graves Commission and persons leaving ports in England with no luck.
If anyone has anymore ideas I would be very grateful hearing from you. Vilma
Levi Arthur Gent born 1885 in Pottespury, Bucks married Florence Baker in March 1905. Children, Edward Henry (Gent) Baker and Levi Arthur Gent were sent to Marlesford Lodge and then to the Banstead School where they stayed until sent in service, Edward in 1921 and Levi jr in 1920. Two other children were born to Florence, William and Edith although no father is shown on her birth cert.
Levi Arthur Gent born 1885 is shown as being an inmate at the Britten Street Workhouse at the time of the 1911 census. I have now come to a brick wall regarding what happened to him after that - I will have the Metro Archives do a further search after the 1911 census.
I have been racking my brains trying to find him. The attestation records were burned during a bombing raid in WW2 and if he was 'missing in action' then there is no record of this. He could have been murdered on the streets and, having no identification, now lies in a pauper's grave OR maybe he changed his name which was far easier to do then than it is nowadays. I have searched the Commonwealth Graves Commission and persons leaving ports in England with no luck.
If anyone has anymore ideas I would be very grateful hearing from you. Vilma