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William Isaac Kemp

b. about 1826, d. 29 April 1897

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Detailed biography

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Family surname

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Birth

William Isaac Kemp was born about 1826 at Cooyal in Mudgee.^1,2,3,4,5,6

Parents

Father	Isaac Kemp (b. 16 May 1796, d. 11 April 1857)
Mother	Mary Mowgee

Family life

William Isaac Kemp and Emma Mary ("Granny Kemp") Elliott were married on 10 November 1856 at Montefiore in Wellington. Both bride and groom signed with a mark. He lived at Duck Creek, Bligh District. She lived at (the Mole). Several columns of the MC are left blank, including all details of parents.^{7,8,9,4,10,11,12,13,14,5,6,15,1}

Children with Emma Mary ("Granny Kemp") Elliott (b. 17 October 1837, d. 12 December 1931)

Son	William Kemp (b. about 1857, d. 6 February 1932)
Daughter	Frances ("Granny Gardner") Kemp+ (b. 7 July 1859, d. 10 May 1943)
Daughter	Emily Kemp+ (b. 21 April 1861, d. 29 August 1945)
Daughter	Elizabeth Kemp (b. 21 April 1861, d. 30 October 1877)
Son	George Kemp (b. about 1863, d. 23 December 1937)
Daughter	Lucy Kemp (b. 11 April 1864, d. before 12 December 1931)
Son	Alfred Frederick Kemp (b. about 1865, d. 12 August 1949)
Son	Henry Isaac Kemp (b. 27 January 1867, d. 25 July 1930)
Son	James Kemp (b. 19 March 1868, d. 1940)
Son	Sydney Edward Kemp (b. 19 October 1869, d. 27 July 1954)
Daughter	Ada Louise Kemp (b. 2 March 1872, d. 9 November 1902)
Son	Herbert Ernest Kemp (b. about 1873, d. 22 December 1945)
Daughter	Amy Laura Kemp (b. about 1875, d. 12 September 1924)
Daughter	Marita May ("Marcella") Kemp+ (b. 19 January 1877, d. 14 July 1949)
Daughter	Clarinda Mary Kemp (b. about 1879, d. after 12 December 1931)
Daughter	Edith Ivy Kemp (b. 28 April 1881, d. after 12 December 1931)

Residence information

William Isaac Kemp lived in Duck Creek on 10 November 1856. He may have been living on Canonba station⁷ He lived at Warrangee Station in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, on 7 July 1859.¹

Working life

On 23 April 1861 William Isaac Kemp was a stockman at Merri Merri Creek in Quambone.⁴
On 11 April 1864 William Isaac Kemp was a stockman at Moblar in Castelreagh.¹⁰
On 27 January 1867 William Isaac Kemp was a blacksmith at Carrabear Station in Castlereagh River.¹¹
On 19 March 1868 William Isaac Kemp was a blacksmith at Quambone Station in Quambone.¹²
In October 1869 William Isaac Kemp was a blacksmith at Bokemah station in Merri Merri.²
On 2 March 1872 William Isaac Kemp was a blacksmith at Bokemah Station in Coonabarabran.¹³
On 19 January 1877 William Isaac Kemp was a blacksmith at Bookama Station in Coonabarabran.¹⁴
On 30 October 1877 William Isaac Kemp was a blacksmith at Bokemar Station in Coonamble.¹⁶
On 28 April 1881 William Isaac Kemp was a fencer at Emby Station in Merri Merri.⁵
In April 1897 William Isaac Kemp was a grazier in Coonamble.⁶

Death

Attested to the validity of 's will on 27 August 1856 in Merri Merri Creek. Isaac willed all his possessions to his son William Kemp, including a dray with working bullocks, cattle and money. This was on the condition that William pay all his just debts.^17,18,3 Was the undertaker for 's burial on 14 January 1870 in Quambone, New South Wales, Australian Colonies. She was buried at Bokemah, a property on Merri Merri Creek.¹⁹ William Isaac Kemp died from carcinoma of rectum, liver and lungs on 29 April 1897 at Coonamble Hospital in Coonamble.^9,6 He was buried on 30 April 1897 at Old Coonamble Cemetery in Coonamble.⁹

Memorial

There is a memorial to William Isaac Kemp at Old Coonamble Cemetery in Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia. Follow this link for information and images of his memorial.

Citations

[S340] Birth Certificate Vol 1859 No 9942, Frances Kemp, (15 August 1859), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S349] Birth Certificate Vol 1869 No 10207, Sydney Edward Kemp, (9 December 1869), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S470] "RR: Isaac Kemp summary by Lorraine Voigt", 29 Jan 1991, Lorraine Voigt (5 Kenworth Street Brassall Qld 4305); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
[S1456] Birth Certificate Vol 226 No 7043, Emily Kemp, (20 Jun 1861), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S1464] Birth Certificate 22587/1881, Edith Ivy Kemp, (18 Jun 1881), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S1467] Death Certificate, William Isaac Kemp, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, No 17 4464/1897.
[S330] Marriage Certificate, William Kemp and Emma Elliott, 10 November 1856, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW. 1856/10.
[S460] Death Certificate, Emma Kemp, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1931 No 19973.
[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.
[S1457] Birth Certificate 7923/1864, Lucy Kemp, (1 May 1864), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S1458] Birth Certificate No 763, Henry Isaac Kemp, (1 May 1864), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S1459] Birth Certificate No 902 8651/1868, James Kemp, (1 May 1864), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S1460] Birth Certificate No 706 1872, Ada Louisa Kemp, (1 May 1864), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S1461] Birth Certificate No 2209 10607/1877, Marita May Kemp, (1 May 1864), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S1468] A Grand Old Woman, Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, 31 Dec 1931, Obituary.
[S1462] Death Certificate, Elizabeth Kemp, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, 4825/1877.
[S333] Isaac Kemp will (27 Aug 1856), W: Kemp, Isaac, Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney. Hereinafter cited as W: Kemp, Isaac.
[S332] A Pickwood, L: Pickwood to Probate Office?, 8 May 1857.
[S686] Death Certificate, Frances Pirie, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1870 No 3353.

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