George Alfred Kemp (abt. 1840 - abt. 1882)

Born about 1840 in Old Ford, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Emma (Walker) Kemp — married about 25 Dec 1861 in Hackney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 1882 at about age 42 in Whitechapel, England

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Biography

George Alfred was born about 1840.^[1].

George Alfred Kemp ... ^[2]

George and Elizabeth were married December 25, 1860 at St John of Jerusalem, England see: http://sharing.ancestry.ca/7110230?h=15a2c0&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url The surname Kemp has been midread as Hemp - due to the old script.

This document also provides Elizabeth's father's name as James.

Death date uncertain - 1882 and possible as late as 1891

According to my Grandmother, Minnie Amelia Kemp his occupation was poulterer.

Of my grandmother's siblings I knew

1. Charles James Kemp - we called him Uncle Charlie - He married June 30 1900 see: http://sharing.ancestry.ca/7109467?h=395893&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url In the 1901 Census England, Charles was a leather seller and book repairer - see: http://sharing.ancestry.ca/7109523?h=492044&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url

He and Aunt Lily came to Canada with children, Harold and Doris - via Montreal on May 15 1910 The 1921 Census of Canada shows him living at 375 Rhodes Avenue, and working as a painter with an income of $1156. Harold died of bronchial pneumonia in 1924. Doris married James Alexander McEwan.

2. Martha (Aunt Pattie) - born Aug 1 1878 or 1879 - at age 2, 1881 England census she lived at 27 Wellesley Street, Mile End, London, She married David Williams, see: http://sharing.ancestry.ca/7109606?h=0f2396&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url In the 1901 English census, David was a bricklayer, Martha, a wife and Minnie was a visitor and a suit machinist by trade. see: http://sharing.ancestry.ca/7109669?h=edf5e1&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url Martha, David and daughter, Eunice came to Canada in 1905. She died in Scarborough Ontario December 8 1970.

3. William Kemp also came to Canada - He lived on Cavell St in Toronto with his wife Elizabeth Mariah Orien and three daughters. Constance, Kathleen and Doris. Connie and Kay never married - Doris married Fred Edwards and they raised one daughter, Joan. Edwin A did not immigrate - I believe he ran a petshop in London, and if I can verify this I have a picture of him in the shop. That's all she wrote!

George Alfred's siblings: Eliza (1841), Adeline (1845-1913), Cornelius (1848-1906), Frederick (1853), Julia (1855-1917), Laura (1857-1939), Horace A (1950-1905), Elizabeth (1883), Walter Herbert (1886-1886)

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Timeline

->1871 Census @ Mile End Old Town, London, Middlesex, England

On the 02 Apr 1871 these people in the table below, listed their details as being at the address, Mile End Old Town, London, Middlesex, England in the England and Wales Census, 1871. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Entry General Register Office UK; database online Citing: KEMP, GEORGE ALFRED GRO Reference: 1839 S Quarter in POPLAR UNION Volume 02 Page 285 Mother: DULLFORCE (Accessed 18 Jul 2020)
2. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Elizabeth Nikitin, Friday, January 17, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
3. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJ4-LXB : 24 June 2017), George Alfred Kemp, 1871.Accessed 02Oct2017

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRJ4-LXB : 24 July 2015), George Alfred Kemp, 1871.