Dr Benjamin Archer Kent

Title: Dr

Forenames: Benjamin Archer

Surnames: Kent

Date of Birth: 01/01/1808

Date of Death: 25/11/1864

Age at Death Years: 56

Grave Type: Vault

Map Reference Number: RSHG 015 D2

Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section A Plot 31

Grave Description: Family sized vault with large obelisk, grass top and inscribed tablet. Inner enclosure stone kerbs with 6 stone posts (evidence that originally there were chains between the posts but chain now missing). Outer enclosure stone kerbs with 12 tall metal posts (evidence that originally there were chains between the posts but chain now missing).

Grave Condition Description: This grave was overgrown and was cleared by The Friends of Ryde Cemetery Group in 2003

Other Information: See also record for Frederick Archer Kent (son) and links below to document about Dr Kent and to the Medical Pioneers of Australia web site.

On 9 June 2008 Owen Burton contacted us with the following information: "Dr.Kent, born 21/3/1808 @Abingdon Berks. now Oxon.2nd child eld son of Benjamin b.4/11/1783 d. 26/10/1859 & Mary n’©e Brown. b. 1779 d. 9/8/1847. m. All Saints Oxford. He was a Bank Prop. Founder & HM Radley Hall School, now Radley College".

Old Website Grave ID: 1355