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William Kemp

b. 19 June 1774

Family surname

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Birth

William Kemp was born on 19 June 1774 in Ticehurst.1,2

Parents

FatherLaurance Kempe (b. 27 October 1751, d. 17 July 1803)
MotherElizabeth Lavender (b. about 1751, d. about 8 January 1833)

Involvement in crime

, then aged at age 21, was a witness when in Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, on 16 March 1818. Isaac Kemp and John Campany were both found guilty and sentenced to death. They were later reprieved. William Kemp was found not guilty. The Sheriff was paid one pound for victualling Isaac Kemp and John Campany for four weeks (2/6 per week x 2 people).3,4,5,6,7,8

Citations

  1. [S471] "RR: Kemp Family Group Sheets by Lorraine Voigt", 29 Jan 1991, Lorraine Voigt (5 Kenworth Street Brassall Qld 4305); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
  2. [S1775] Church authorities, Parish Registers (www.familysearch.org: FamilySearch, n.d.), Isaac Kemp, 16 May 1796, Ticehurst, Sussex, parents Lawrence and Elizabeth Kemp, East Sussex Record Office, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG8P-B88.
  3. [S470] "RR: Isaac Kemp summary by Lorraine Voigt", 29 Jan 1991, Lorraine Voigt (5 Kenworth Street Brassall Qld 4305); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
  4. [S1563] Isaac Kemp, Criminal Court Register: Sussex Isaac Kemp 1818, Lent 1818, page 1291
  5. [S1564] Sussex Assizes, Morning Advertiser, Court Reports, 19 Mar 1818, p3.
  6. [S1565] Isaac Kemp, Convict Indent 1818 NSW General Stewart: Kemp Isaac, (Sydney: NSW State Records), 31 Dec 1818, General Stewart. Master: R Granger.
  7. [S1578] Isaac Kemp, Convict TOL Butt, (Kingswood: NSW State Archives), 18 Aug 1828, No. 28/170
  8. [S1601] Isaac Kemp, Criminal Sheriff's Vouchers: Horsham 16 March 1818 Isaac Kemp, Lent Assizes 1818
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ContextKemp clan
Last Edited21 August 2018