Born about in Grahamstown, Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Kemp
and Sophia Elizabeth (Wicks) Kemp
Sister of
Margaret (Kemp) Daley, Mary Ann (Kemp) Potter, Elizabeth (Kemp) Brooks, John Kemp, James Kemp, Julia (Kemp) Quickleberg, Robert Kemp, Rebecca (Kemp) Field, Charlotte Kemp, William Kemp and Ida Sophia (Kemp) Lamont
Wife of
George Pike
— married
21 May 1868 in East London, Cape Province, South Africa
Descendants 
Mother of
George Reuben Pike, Robert James Pike, Edward John Pike, Albert Richard Pike, Sophia Elizabeth (Pike) Fox, Ethel May (Pike) Kemp, Ernest Newton Pike, Ivy Maud (Pike) Robinson, Alice Daisy (Pike) Slatter and Herbert Henry Pike
Died
at about age 85
in King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Apr 2015
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Biography
Emily Kemp was born about 1841 (based on her age at marriage). She is the daughter of James Kemp and Sophia Wicks.
Emily Kemp (age 17, of Pleasant Vale, 49 Farm, District East London) married George Pike (Widower, Full Age, Wagonmaker, of Berlin, District of ?, WM Town) on 21 May 1868 at the Wesleyan Chapel, the Noera, East London, England. [1]
Emily (Kemp) Pike (widow of George Pike) died on 27 Jan 1926, aged 75 years and 8 months, at 18 Alexandra Road, King William's Town, South Africa. [2] [3]
Her Probate record listed the following children: [2]
- William James Pike (Stepson)
- George Reuben Pike
- Robert James Pike
- Emily Louisa Kemp
- Edward John Pike
- Sophia Elizabeth Fox
- Albert Richard Pike
- Ethel May Kemp
- Ernest Newton Pike
- Ivy Maud Robinson
- Alice Daisy Seatter
- Herbert Henry Pike
Sources
- ↑ "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8HBQ-LY2M : 1 February 2021), Emily Kemp in entry for George Pike, 1868.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK2-P5PV : 28 September 2018), Emily Kemp Pike, 1926; citing Probate, Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa, 1926, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm 1,668,025.
- ↑ Death notice of Emily Pike (Kemp). "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91S-H39S-2?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9GD%3A1598042315 : 11 October 2018), 007733411 > image 556 of 671; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Entered on 4 Oct 2020 by Leon Bezuidenhout
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Pam (MacDonald) Turvey 
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Brian Matthews :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Warren Thackwray :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A075073 [compare], Ancestry member warren_thackwray
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Michelle Thackwray :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A437961 [compare], Ancestry member michelle_thackwray
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