Stent of Fittleworth.

[trish1120]

I cant help with that Tweedie. I am asking again as you didnt answer earlier.
Do you have his NZ Death Cert?

Trish

[tweedie]

Hi Trish,

I Have got Charles Stent Death Certificate at last.

Charles Parents on certificate are Charles Stent labourer and Mother: Harriet Stent, maiden name un known.
Born: England
How long Lived in New Zealand: 50years.
Informant: James Stent, Son.

So now we look for a marriage of Charles Stent & Harriet ?

Cheers,
Tweedie

[sillgen]

Only one Charles Stent marriage on the Sussex marriage Index and that is to Sarah Cooper in 1817 at Petworth

[tweedie]

Hi, Sillgen,

Have found another family tree for Charles Stent. It has father Charles Stent and Mother Harriet? but born Devonshire 1821. Any chance you could look this up in Devonshire Please.
I did see the Charles Stent & Sarah Cooper sometime ago.

Was there an 1831 census done in England?

Cheers
Tweedie

[sillgen]

Sorry, I don't have access to Devon records other than via familysearch.org and that is available to all so probably more fun if you look for yourself.  I don't know what the coverage is like but you might be lucky.
The first major census was in 1841.  There are isolated earlier ones but they don't give much detail and are few and far between.

[trish1120]

There is this Family in Surrey in 1841;
Harriett Stent, 40
William Stent, 20
Elizabeth Stent, 20
Harriett Stent, 15
Mary Stent, 13
HO107/1064/6/St Mary Newington;
All NOT born in the County

[tweedie2]

Evening Trish,

I checked out the 1851 census in the hope that the Harriet Stent in the 1841, Head, was with her husband.

Found Harriet's husband  John B Stent on the 1841 census, in Alverstoke.

May I have me the link to Charles Stent grave in  Bognor Regis Arundle, District West Sussex. saw this posted on a Stent Board.

Cheers

Tweedie2

[tweedie2]

Morning Sillgen,

The mystery of the Charles & Harriet in Devon:

The Lord William Bentinck that Charles Stent arrived in New Zealand on, stopped at Down, Devon  for extra supplies.

Cheers

tweedie2

[sillgen]

Interesting.  Every bit of information adds to the whole picture.