Thomas Kent (died 1561) was the

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. According to one source he held the post during 1549. This Thomas Kent has been tentatively identified with the Thomas Kent of the period who was canon of

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, and who died in 1561–2. That Thomas Kent was also rector of

Marsh Gibbon Marsh Gibbon is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is close to the A41 and the border with Oxfordshire about east of Bicester. History The village name comes from the English word 'marsh', describing the typical state o ...

from 1546. The CCEd database makes Thomas Kent archdeacon of Totnes only in 1562; being rector of

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and Holsworthy.

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Archdeacons of Totnes 1561 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub