William Stanley Bent (bef. 1858 - 1918)

Born before 13 Sep 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 14 Jul 1918 after age 59 in Nairobi, Kenya

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William Bent was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

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Fascinating reading here: [1] and [2]

1858 - William Stanley Bent was born to Edward and Marian Bent, christened 13 Sep 1858 in Manchester Cathedral^[1], mother's maiden name Farrell^[2]

1861 (2) - living with parents and siblings Charles, Edward, and Marrian, cousin Mary Farrell, a visitor Mary Booley and servant Susannah Calilan in Lymm, Cheshire^[3]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Edward S Bent	Head	M	38
Marian B Bent	Wife	F	30
Charles S C Bent	Son	M	7
Edward S S Bent	Son	M	4
William Bent	Son	M	2	Manchester Lancashire
Marrian Je Bent	Daughter	F	1
Mary Farrell	Niece	F	10	Manchester Lancashire
Mary A Booley	Visitor	F	38
Susannah Calilan	Servant	F	16	Northwich Cheshire

1871 (13) - lodging with parents and siblings Maria, Henry, George and now sister-in-law Mary Farrell ^[4]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Edward S Bent	Lodger	M	47	Manchester Lancashire
Marian B Bent	Lodger Wife	F	39	Liverpool Lancashire
William S Bent	Lodger S Son	M	13	Manchester Lancashire
Maria M Bent	Daughter	F	11	Warrington Lancashire
Henery Stanley Bent	Son	M	6	Northwich Cheshire
George Stanley Bent	Son	M	5	Northwich Cheshire
Mary F Farrell	Sister-in-law	F	28	Manchester Lancashire

<1896 - common law marriage with Mayence Woodbury (his step-sister) in Nairobi, Kenya

1896 - daughter Gladys Mayence was born 30 Apr 1896 in South Africa

1898 - left for East Africa

1904 - Gladys baptised in Nairobi 27/12/1904

1904 - set up the Stanley Hotel

1908 - declared insolvency 27 Jan 1908^[5]

1908 - Mayence took up with Frederick Francis Tate (b30/6/1883 in Wolverhampton, arrived in East Africa in 1906), marrying him 9/11/1909 in the Catholic Cathedral at Zanzibar

1913 - declared bankrupt (AGAIN!) 3 Nov 1913^[6]

1918 - William Bent died of pneumonia 14 Jul 1918 at the age of 60 in Nairobi, Kenya^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Name: William Stanley Bent Gender: Male Christening Date: 13 Sep 1858 Christening Date (Original): 13 SEP 1858 Christening Place: CATHEDRAL,MANCHESTER,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND Father's Name: Edward Stanley Bent Mother's Name: Marian Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07354-5 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film number: 438179 Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGKP-Z88 : 11 February 2018, Marian in entry for William Stanley Bent, 13 Sep 1858); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 438,179.
2. ↑ GRO Search:BENT, WILLIAM STANLEY,FARRELL,GRO Reference: 1858 S Quarter in CHORLTON Volume 08C Page 485
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KS-234 : 24 October 2019), Susannah Calilan in household of Edward S Bent, Lymm, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBNY-T9K : 24 April 2019), Mary F Farrell in entry for Edward S Bent, 1871.
5. ↑ Kenya Gazette 1 Feb 1908 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TmRcIkQ7dPgC&pg=PA63&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
6. ↑ Kenya Gazette 15 Nov 1913 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wZ4PkxaBq0MC&pg=PA1012&lpg=PA1012&dq=william+stanley+bent&source=bl&ots=NqQw33AjCI&sig=ACfU3U1vupImKsDb9_DFy3s4GgkFjdM8tg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj77I2svLbnAhXINcAKHR5BD28Q6AEwBXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=william%20stanley%20bent&f=false
7. ↑ UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969 https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1993&h=11858&tid=160277306&pid=242162141515&hid=1008041704152&usePUB=true&_phsrc=CSu3306&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&currentPageIsStart= Source Citation The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers and Returns of Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Protectorates etc of Africa and Asia; Class: RG 36; Piece: 6 Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
8. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   Citing record ID 231185655, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   FamilySearch Record: 68JC-F71C (accessed 21 April 2022)
   William Stanley BENT burial (died on 14 Jul 1918) in Nairobi, , Nairobi, Kenya.