Biography
John Kent was born circa 1809 in Bourton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom to John Kent (c1776-1851) and Elizabeth Rickards (c1776-1816) and died 25 December 1862 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Marjory Ballow (1811-1890) 21 June 1842 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He is described as "F.R.G.S., Commissioner of Crown Lands Mitchell District, and Late Assistant Commissary General to H.M. Forces" on Emily Eleanor Kent's marriage in 1862.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Agnes Anna Kent (c1836-1911) | 1836 | 3 August 1911 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia | Edwin Torrens Brissenden (c1836-1907) |
| Cordelia Elizabeth Kent (1843-1843) | |||
| Emily Eleanor Kent (1844-1921) | 10 March 1844 Queensland, Australia | 7 June 1921 "Waratah", Treasure street, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | Berkeley Basil Reynolds-Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie (1834-1924) |
| Keith Capel Kent (1845-1917) | |||
| Frederick Clunie Kent (1848-1848) | |||
| Mary Ellen Kent (1849-1945) | 5 May 1849 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 26 March 1945 "Cooyar", Woolwich, New South Wales, Australia | Seymour Reynolds-Moreton (1841-1905) |
| Douglas Vaux Kent (c1850-1879) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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