William Kemp (1782 - 1856)

Born 5 Jan 1782 in North Abbey, Cork, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Susannah (Blackiston) Kemp — married 26 Nov 1821 in Rochester, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1856 at age 74 in Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Major in British Army. Grazier west of Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia from 1840.

William Kemp was born on 5 January 1782 at North Abbey, Cork, Ireland. ^[1]

He married Maria Susannah Blackiston on 26 November 1821 at St Margaret's of Antioch, Rochester, Kent, England. ^[2]

William died on 28 July 1856, at his residence, Boonongii, Macleay River, New South Wales, after a long illness of nine months, leaving a widow and nine sons and daughters. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Buried Boonanghii, Dungay Creek, New South Wales, Australia. ^[5]

Note: Enlisted in 55th Regiment in Jamaica as Ensign in 1805. Transferred to 80th Regiment. Commandant of Port Macquarie convict settlement 1837-1838. Discharged 1840 at rank of Major.

Believed to have been sent from Ireland to Jamaica to live with his older brother c. 1790?.

Occupation: Army Major, magistrate, landowner & pioneer.

Residence Boonanghii, Dungay Creek, New South Wales, Australia.

Military^[6]

6 May 1805. Jamaica, West Indies. Entered the Army as Ensign Without Purchase in 55th Regiment.

6 May 1805 To 7 May 1812. Jamaica, West Indies. Having been in the West Indies at the time of appointment".

20 Nov 1807. England. Promoted to Lieutenant Without Purchase in 55th Regiment.

17 Dec 1813 To 8 Jun 1814. Holland

1817 To 1819. Channel Islands, England.

3 Dec 1821 To 15 Sep 1823. Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

14 Nov 1822. England. Promoted to Captain Without Purchase in the 55th Regiment.

27 May 1824. England. Captain transferred to 16th Regiment.

10 Mar 1825 To 5 May 1828. Ceylon

6 Aug 1830. Chatham, Kent, England. Statements of the Services of Captain William Kemp of the Sixteenth Regiment of Foot.

1830. Staff Captain Chatham, Kent, Fort Pitt.

1837. Brevet Major (Appointed) 80th.

Present at the taking of Santo Domingo which capitulated on th 9th July 1809, as Lieutenant attached to the flank Companies of the 55th Regiment on that Occasion. Major General Carmichael commanding.

Present with the supporting column of the army which xxx the French from the village of xxxx near xxxx as Lieut of 55th Regt xxxxx. Sir James Graham (now Lord Lynedock, Commanding).

Present at the attack Bergen Op Zoom with General Skevit's Brigade, as Lieut 55th of 8 Mar 1814, Sir James Graham (now Lord Lyndock) comanding.

In passage to England, volunteered cutting out at Key Mohair Island of Mazerat, 21 Jan 1812. The transaction was published and favourably represented by Captain Hercules Robinson R.N. commanding HM Ship Prometheus. Notice for Prometheus in consequence, and appears by letter from Sir H. Torrens, dated Horseguards 18 May 1812 to Lieut. General Leveson-Gowers and His present Most Gracious Majesty was pleased to confer the Honour, most condescendingly, of forwarding the above correspondence with Head Quarters of Duke of Clarence in the month of August 1814.

Service Abroad 6 May 1806 to about 7 May 1812 (West Indies, Jamaica) (having been in West Indies at time of appointment).

7 Dec 1813 to 8 June 1814 Holland.

Not xxx Services in Guerbsey and Jersey from 1817 to 1819 but included an xxxxx of services at home.

3 Dec 1821 to 15 Dec 1823 Cape of Good Hope.

10 Mar 1825 to 5 May 1828 Ceylon.

Colony of NSW 2 Dec 1837 to 1840. ^[7]

Immigration: from England onboard "Asia" arriving 2 December 1837 at Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. ^[8]

Shipping Intelligence.^[9]

ARRIVED.

December 2.—The ship Asia, Freeman, master, with 277 male prisoners; left Sheerness 23rd July, and Torbay August 4th. Passengers—Major Kemp, 80th Regiment, Mrs Kemp, and seven children, Mr Cross, 4th Regiment, and 29 rank and file of the 4th and 80th Regiments, 8 soldiers' wives and their families—Surgeon Superintendent, John Gannon, Esquire, R.N.

Land Purchase 1840 Bathurst, NSW, Australia. ^[10]

1840 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. ^[10]

Land Grant 30 May 1840. Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. ^[11]

22 Dec 1841. Murrurundi, Brisbane County, Colony of NSW, Australia. ^[11]

18 Aug 1842. Windsor, NSW, Australia. ^[11]

Property 1855 - Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia. Note: "held under license from the Crown".

1901 - Macleay District, New South Wales, Australia. ^[12]

Will: 4 Oct 1855.

Probate on his Will was granted on 7 February 1857 to trustees William Henry Kemp and Robert Augustus Haddon Kemp of the M'Leay River and Frederick William Kemp of Warialda. Goods sworn at 3,000 pounds. ^{[13] [14]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Descendants of William Kemp and Anne Quinlane"; report, 20 Dec 2007, Jen Willmott
2. ↑ Kent : Rochester : St Margaret of Antioch : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG, viewed 28 Aug 2022, marriage William Kemp to Maria Blackiston 26 Nov 1821
3. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 28 Aug 2022), Index entry for KEMP WILLIAM ; Parents: AGE 74 YEARS & DIED MACLEAY RIVER; District: ; Registration Number: 2285/1856
4. ↑ Family Notices (1856, August 25). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2022, from NLA Trove
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Grave markers Private Burial Ground, Boonanghii, Macleay Vallley (Kempsey Shire, N.S.W.)
6. ↑ "Armed Forces Service Records, Records of Officers' Services, 16th Regiment of Foot." Digital images. England. Publication: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/.
7. ↑ Letter. September 1995. Beth McGregor (Perth, W.A.)
8. ↑ "Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists 1826-1922." Digital images. Australia.
9. ↑ Shipping Intelligence. (1837, December 5). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), p. 2. Retrieved August 28, 2022, from NLA Trove
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Australia, New South Wales, Returns of the Colony 1822-1857 Publication: online images from ancestry.com.au
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Registers of Land Grants 1792-1867. New South Wales. State Government. Publication: Digital images. ancestry.com.
12. ↑ Historical Parish Maps; digital image, NSW Land Registry Services NSW Land Registry Services Publication: (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Government of New South Wales, n.d.) (http://hlrv.nswlrs.com.au/).
13. ↑ ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION. (1857, January 13). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 46. Retrieved August 28, 2022, from NLA trove
14. ↑ New South Wales State Archives and Records Probate NRS-13660-1-[14/3292]-Series 1_3716 | William Kemp Date of death 28 July 1856, Granted on 7 February 1857

• Hadden Kemp.

• Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current"
  Ancestry Record 60528 #166720680 (accessed 17 December 2021)
  Maj William Kemp burial (died on 28 Jul 1856) in Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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