George DENT

Abt 1810 - 1878  (68 years)

• Name	George DENT
  Birth	Abt 1810	Darlington, Co. Durham
  Gender	Male
  _UID	717803B18E5A45A6B47284D79316FF811A63
  Death	22 May 1878	Darlington, Co. Durham   [1]
  Notes	The names of children appearing in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses are somewhat inconsistent. Although I don't have absolute proof, it would appear that George's first marriage was in 1830 to Jane OATES, who appears to have died in 1834 aged only 22. They apparently had Mary Ann and Elizabeth, whose baptismal dates according to FreeREG were 4 Jan 1832 and 29 Sep 1833 respectively. However, these dates are not consistent with the ages of Mary Ann (17) and Elizabeth (19) as they appear in the 1851 census. George seems to have married again in 1836, to Eleanor GUNSON (who appears in the 1841 as Ellen). Eleanor died at age 34 in 1841 having had three children, Ellen, Ann Elizabeth and John George. George married for a third time in 1843, to Isabella RAILTON. He may have married again in Q4 1872, to Mary THOMPSON: a Mary DENT appears as a widow in the 1881 census at 5 Russell Street East, Darlington, aged 57, dressmaker, born Darlington. A marriage certificate would show whether this is right. I suspect there were more children than appear in censuses, ones that died in infancy. 1841 census: in Archer Street, Darlington, Durham (all DENT), George (30, painter), Ellen (30), Mary (9), Ellen (3), Ann (1) and John (2 months). Also Alice THOMPSON (15, female sevant). 1851 census: in Archer Street, Darlington, Durham (all DENT), George (41, painter, born Darlington), Isabella (41, born Staindrop, Durham), Elizabeth (19), Mary Ann (17, assist mother), Ellen (13, scholar), Ann Eliza (11, scholar), John George (10, scholar), Hugh Railton (7, scholar), Margaret (5, scholar) and Joseph Mallaby (1). All the children born Darlington. 1861 census: at 67 Northgate, Darlington, Durham (all DENT), George (51, piano forte tuner, music seller and teacher of music, born Darlington), [shown as married but no wife present], Elizabeth J (daughter, 27, dressmaker & music seller), Ann E (21), Hugh R (17, printer (ap)), Joseph M (11, scholar), James W (10, scholar) and Frederick (7, scholar). All the children born Darlington. 1871 census: at 6 Commercial Street, Darlington, Durham (all DENT, all born Darlington), George (61, widower, piano forte tuner), John G (30, professor of music), James W (19, mechanical dentist) and Frederick (17, hairdresser). Also Elizabeth RICHARDSON (housekeeper, 21, born Redcar, Yorkshire).
  Person ID	I365	Ipswich, Suffolk
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2013

  
  

  Family 1	Jane OATES,   b. Abt 1812   d. Bef 8 Sep 1834, Darlington, Co. Durham (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1830	St Cuthberts, Darlington   [2]
  Children	1. Mary Ann DENT,   b. Bef 4 Jan 1832, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth J DENT,   b. Bef 29 Sep 1833, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor GUNSON,   b. Abt 1807   d. Bef 2 Sep 1841, Darlington, Co. Durham (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1836	All Saints, Hurworth-on-Tees, Co. Durham   [2]
  	George appears as a bachelor in the FreeREG record.
  Children	1. Ellen DENT,   b. Sep 1837, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ann Eliza DENT,   b. Sep 1839, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown   3. John George DENT,   b. Jun 1841, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2013

  
  

  Family 3	Isabella RAILTON,   b. 22 Nov 1808, Staindrop, Co. Durham d. 24 Oct 1869, Darlington, Co. Durham (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1843	Darlington, Co. Durham   [3]
  Children	1. Hugh Railton DENT,   b. Mar 1844, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret DENT,   b. Mar 1845, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph Malaby DENT,   b. 30 Aug 1849, Darlington, Co. Durham d. 9 May 1926, Croydon RD (Age 76 years)   4. James William DENT,   b. Jun 1851, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown   5. Frederick DENT,   b. Sep 1853, Darlington, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, aged 68, Q2 1878 Darlington 10a/12. Date taken from Dent Family Tree at Ancestry, July 2013. (Reliability: 3). [S40] FreeREG, July 2013. [S3] BMD index, Q2 1843 Darlington 24/41. (Reliability: 3).