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John Gentry

Male 1818 - 1896  (78 years)

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  • Name John Gentry
    Birth 14 Apr 1818  Great Burstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christening 3 May 1822  Independent Meeting House, Billericay, Great Burstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Baptismal Record: Charles, John, George, and Walter Gentry (1822)    		 Baptismal Record: Charles, John, George, and Walter Gentry (1822)
    Gender Male
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Whites Bridge, Ramsden Crays, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 23 
    1841 Census: Ramsden Crays, Essex    		 1841 Census: Ramsden Crays, Essex
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  [2] 
    Journeyman Wheelwright 
    Residence 11 Mar 1847  Langdon Hills, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 11 Mar 1847  [3] 
    Wheelwright 
    Residence 1848  Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1848  Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Builder and Wheelwright 
    Newspaper mention 5 Jul 1850  [5] 
    Accused three men of assaulting him at the Cock and Pie public house. The complaint was dismissed. 
    Clipping from Essex Standard: 19 July 1850    		 Clipping from Essex Standard: 19 July 1850
    Occupation 5 Jul 1850  Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Wheelwright and Parish Constable 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 31 
    1851 Census: Stanford le Hope, Essex    		 1851 Census: Stanford le Hope, Essex
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  [6] 
    Wheelwright 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Stanford Green, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 42 
    1861 Census: Stanford Green, Stanford le Hope, Essex    		 1861 Census: Stanford Green, Stanford le Hope, Essex (2)
    1861 Census: Stanford Green, Stanford le Hope, Essex
    Occupation 7 Apr 1861  [7] 
    Wheelwright, Employs a Man and an Apprentice 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 52 
    1871 Census: Stanford le Hope, Essex    		 1871 Census: Stanford le Hope, Essex
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  [8] 
    Wheelwright (Master) 
    Occupation 12 Apr 1874  [9] 
    Wheelwright 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [10] 
    Age: 61 
    1881 Census: Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex    		 1881 Census: Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  [10] 
    Master Wheelwright 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [11] 
    Age: 71 
    1891 Census: Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex    		 1891 Census: Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  [11] 
    Wheelwright 
    Death 6 Oct 1896  Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [12, 13] 
    Burial 12 Oct 1896  St. Margaret's Church, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    Burial Record: John Gentry (1896)    		 Burial Record: John Gentry (1896)
    Probate 13 Apr 1897  [13] 
    £75 to Charlotte Gentry widow 
    Extract from National Probate Calendar: John Gentry (d. 1896)    		 Extract from National Probate Calendar: John Gentry (d. 1896)
    Person ID I37  Cocks/Baker
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2026

    Father John Gentry,   b. 27 Apr 1785, Bocking, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 5 Oct 1865, Great Burstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 80 years)
    Mother Sarah Ovell,   b. Abt 1788   d. Bef 2 Dec 1836, Great Burstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 48 years)
    Marriage 12 Oct 1814  St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Great Burstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • John Gentry (bachelor, of this parish), Sarah Ovell (spinster, of this parish). Married by banns. John made his mark, Sarah made her mark. Witnesses: Ann Neville (her mark) and Wm Markwell. [16]
    Marriage Record: John Gentry and Sarah Ovell (1814)    		 Marriage Record: John Gentry and Sarah Ovell (1814)
    Family ID F262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susan Mead,   b. Bef 3 Oct 1819, Ramsden Crays, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 14 Jul 1845, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 25 years)
    Marriage Abt May 1840  Billericay, Great Burstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Family ID F452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2012

    Family 2 Charlotte Wright,   b. Bef 1 Jan 1826, Horndon on the Hill, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1902, Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 76 years)
    Marriage 11 Mar 1847  St. Mary & All Saints Church, Langdon Hills, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location   [3] 
    Type: Banns 
    • John Gentry (widower, of Langdon Hills), Charlotte Wright (spinster, of Langdon Hills). Married by banns. John signed, Charlotte signed. Witnesses: Thomas Wright and Mary Ann Wright.
    Marriage Certificate: John Gentry and Charlotte Wright (1847)    		 Marriage Certificate: John Gentry and Charlotte Wright (1847)
    Children 
    +1. John Gentry,   b. Abt 1849, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Amelia Gentry,   b. Abt 1850, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Charlotte Gentry,   b. 15 Jul 1851, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1933, 113 Gordon Road, Ealing, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     4. Charles Wright Gentry,   b. Abt 1853, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Walter Gentry,   b. Abt 1855, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Elizabeth Gentry,   b. Abt 1858, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Harry Gentry,   b. Abt 1861, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Edward Gentry,   b. Abt 1865, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Annie Ella Gentry,   b. Abt 1868, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2011

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Apr 1818 - Great Burstead, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 3 May 1822 - Independent Meeting House, Billericay, Great Burstead, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt May 1840 - Billericay, Great Burstead, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 23 - 6 Jun 1841 - Whites Bridge, Ramsden Crays, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 Mar 1847 - Langdon Hills, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Banns - 11 Mar 1847 - St. Mary & All Saints Church, Langdon Hills, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1848 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Builder and Wheelwright - 1848 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Gentry - Abt 1849 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Amelia Gentry - Abt 1850 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wheelwright and Parish Constable - 5 Jul 1850 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 31 - 30 Mar 1851 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charlotte Gentry - 15 Jul 1851 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charles Wright Gentry - Abt 1853 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Walter Gentry - Abt 1855 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Gentry - Abt 1858 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Harry Gentry - Abt 1861 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Edward Gentry - Abt 1865 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Annie Ella Gentry - Abt 1868 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 52 - 2 Apr 1871 - Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 61 - 3 Apr 1881 - Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 71 - 5 Apr 1891 - Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Oct 1896 - Albion House, Stanford le Hope, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S249] Baptismal Record: Charles, John, George and Walter Gentry.

    2. [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO107/322/27, ED 9, pg 1 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S172] Marriage Certificate: John Gentry and Charlotte Wright (1847).

    4. [S95] Directory: White's Directory of Essex, 1848.

    5. [S196] Newspaper: Essex Standard, 19 Jul 1850, 2.

    6. [S5] 1851 Census.

    7. [S42] 1861 Census.

    8. [S46] 1871 Census.

    9. [S670] Marriage Record: Herbert Good and Charlotte Gentry (1874), 12 Apr 1874, page 61, no. 122 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S47] 1881 Census.

    11. [S48] 1891 Census.

    12. [S7] GRO Index, 1896 Q4, Orsett, Vol 4a, pg 239.

    13. [S193] National Probate Calendar, link.

    14. [S112] Website: GraveStonePhotos.com, link.
      John Gentry, 1896, age 77, first name on monument

    15. [S678] Burial Record: John Gentry (1896), 12 Oct 1896, Page 23, No. 180, D/P 404/1/23. (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S274] Marriage Record: John Gentry and Sarah Ovell (1814) (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S274] Marriage Record: John Gentry and Sarah Ovell (1814), 12 Oct 1814, pg 6, no. 17.

    18. [S7] GRO Index, Q2 1840, Billericay, vol 12, pg 17.