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Family of William Kennett and Lena Gell

  • Husband:

  • William Kennett ( - )

  • Wife:

  • Lena Gell (1895-1936)

  • Marriage:

  • 1917

  • Eastbourne, Sussex

Husband: William Kennett

  • Name:

  • William Kennett

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Wife: Lena Gell

  • Name:

  • Lena Gell

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Henry James Gell (1861-1939)

  • Mother:

  • Jane Hoad (c. 1865-1900)

  • Note:

  • There is a rumour that the artist Valentine Prinsep used Lena Gell as a model and it is she that is depicted in his "Goose Girl" and possibly "Cinderella". But in view of the dates it could be possible that it was one of Lena's sisters, although my father was told that it was of his mother Lena. There is a very strong resemblance to my father.

    Private communication from Sharon Walton (nee Kennett), June 2014

  • Birth:

  • 1895

  • Pevensey, Sussex

  • Birth fact:

  • 1895 (age 0)

  • 1895 Jun Q, Eastbourne, 2b/63

  • Census (1):

  • 1901 (age 5-6)

  • Living with father

  • Census (2):

  • 1911 (age 15-16)

  • Living with father

  • Death fact:

  • 1936 (age 40-41)

  • 1936 Mar Q, Eastbourne, 2b/147 (aged 39)

  • Death:

  • 1936 (age 40-41)

  • Eastbourne, Sussex

Note on Wife: Lena Gell

There is a rumour that the artist Valentine Prinsep used Lena Gell as a model and it is she that is depicted in his "Goose Girl" and possibly "Cinderella". But in view of the dates it could be possible that it was one of Lena's sisters, although my father was told that it was of his mother Lena. There is a very strong resemblance to my father.

Private communication from Sharon Walton (nee Kennett), June 2014