Henry (Harold) Charles KENT was born 1864 in Kensington, London. He died 1890 in Kensington, London. Henry married Catherine (Kate) HUSSEY on 1896 in Kensington, London.

There's a Henry Kent, aged 17, listed in the 1881 census which may be our Henry above. Census details for the household are:

Address: 1 Campden Grove, Kensington
Charles Kent, head, aged 57, barrister not in practice, born London
Ann Kent, wife, 56? authoress, born London
Henry, son, 17, journalist, born Kensington
Edward, son, 13, scholar, born Kensington
Amelia, 12, scholar, born Kensington

It's said that a Kent relative of Harold's, a Catholic priest, was a friend of Charles Dickens. Correspondence between them is supposedly in the Kensington Archives.

Catherine (Kate) HUSSEY [Parents] was born 1875 in Kensington, London. She died date unknown. Catherine married Henry (Harold) Charles KENT on 1896 in Kensington, London.

Kate is listed in the 1901 census return for her parents' household, indicating she may have moved back in with them following the death of her husband.

Clifford RALFS was born about 1897. He died date unknown. Clifford married Marjorie Mary C. KENT.

Clifford and Marjorie lived in Selsey in Sussex. It's thought Clifford was an estate agent with offices in Selsey and Kensington.

Marjorie Mary C. KENT [Parents] was born 1896 in Fulham or Hammersmith, London. She died date unknown. Marjorie married Clifford RALFS.

Marjorie was a domestic science teacher.

Thomas (Tom) P. RYAN [Parents] was born about 22 Jul 1894 in Garryhill, Co. Carlow and was christened 22 Jul 1894 in Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow. He died early 1940s in Dublin. Thomas married Eileen COLLINS on 28 Sep 1927 in Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Sponsors at Tom's baptism were James Nolan and Pauline Kearney.

Eileen COLLINS died date unknown. She married Thomas (Tom) P. RYAN on 28 Sep 1927 in Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Eileen was from Lucan, Co. Dublin.

William J. MURPHY [Parents] was born 1846. He died 1932. William married 'UNKNOWN'.

William lived in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, where he was editor of the local Clonmel Nationalist newspaper.

'UNKNOWN' died before 4 Mar 1937. She married William J. MURPHY.

William J. MURPHY was born 1789 in prob Co. Carlow. He died 12 Jul 1849. William married Mary MURPHY in Knocklonogad, Garryhill, Co. Carlow.

It's thought William's family may have come from the townland of Knocklonogad in Garryhill, Co. Carlow (note that in some older references to Knocklonogad, its parish is given as Sliguff rather than Garryhill).

Murphy is the anglicised version of two Irish surnames, 'Ó Murchadha' (in modern Irish 'Ó Murchú') and 'Mac Murchadha', both derived from the popular early Irish personal name Murchadh, meaning "sea-warrior". Mac Murchadha ("son of Murchadh") is exclusive to Ulster where they were originally based in present-day Co. Tyrone but were driven out and settled in Co. Armagh where the Ulster Murphys are now most numerous. The Murphy name is also common in counties Fermanagh and Monaghan. Elsewhere in Ireland, the Ó Murchadha (descendant of Murchadh) name arose separately in at least three distinct areas, in Cork, Roscommon and Wexford. The most prominent of these were the Wexford Uí Murchadha. These took their surname from Murchadh or Murrough, grandfather of Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster. Their territory lay in the barony of Ballaghkeen in Co. Wexford, their main seats being Morriscastle ("Ó Murchu's Castle"), Toberlamina, Oulart and Oularteigh. In the late sixteenth century, however, their chief, Donal Mor O'Morchoe (as the name was then anglicised) was overthrown, and all of his territory, with the exception of land in Oularteigh, was confiscated. Most of his followers were scattered and settled in the surrounding counties, in Kilkenny and Carlow particularly. It's likely Wulliam above - and his wife, Mary Murphy - were descended from the Murphys who settled in Carlow.

Mary MURPHY was born in prob Co. Carlow. She died 2 Jul 1868. Mary married William J. MURPHY in Knocklonogad, Garryhill, Co. Carlow.

It's likely Mary's family came from the townland of Knocklonogad in Garryhill, Co. Carlow. It's not known if she and her husband were related, nor is it known if they had more children besides John below.

We have heard of another Mary Murphy who may have been from Knocklonogad and who married a Patrick Gallagher. Their children were born in either Knocklonogad and Drumphea and were baptised in Myshall parish church (unfortunately we don't have any dates). Mary, whose father may have been named James, had a number of siblings, some of whom emigrated to the United States. Could this Mary have been connected to our Mary above, or to her husband, William J. Murphy?

Louis LE ROUX was born 1890 in Lannion, Brittany, France. He died 5 Aug 1944 in London and was buried 10 Aug 1944 in Surbiton, Surrey. Louis married Marion MURPHY.

Louis always signed his name Louis N. Le Roux (his middle name was Napoléon). He was a fervent supporter of the Breton separatist movement, co-founding the Breton Nationalist Party in 1911. At the outbreak of World War I he fled to Switzerland to avoid conscription into the French army. Louis had always followed nationalist developments in Ireland with interest and it appears he visited Ireland for the first time about 1930 to see the grave of United Irishmen leader Wolfe Tone (in Bodenstown Cemetery in Co. Kildare). It's not known if he met Marion on this trip or when he moved to Ireland a couple of years later.

Louis was the author of the first biography of Irish nationalist Padraic Pearse which was first published, in French, in Britanny in 1932. It was translated into English shortly afterwards. After his move to Ireland he began working on a book about another Irish nationalist entitled 'Tom Clarke and the Irish Freedom Movement', published in 1936. In 1939 Louis and Marion moved from Ireland (Dublin?) to London where Louis died in 1944 following a heart attack suffered during a German bombing raid.

Marion MURPHY [Parents] was born 1898 in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. She died date unknown in prob Ireland. Marion married Louis LE ROUX.

Percy RUSSELL was born about 1900. He died date unknown. Percy married Pearlie MURPHY.

Pearlie and Percy lived in Bray, Co. Wicklow. Their house, which overlooked Bray Head and the coastline, was designed by Stephen Hussey, the husband of Pearlie's first cousin Mary Ryan.

Pearlie MURPHY [Parents] was born 1902 in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. She died about 2003 in Bray, Co. Wicklow. Pearlie married Percy RUSSELL.