Henrietta Mary Eva (Hamilton) Kemp (1854 - 1931)

Born 1854 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Kenneth Hagar Kemp — married 30 Aug 1876 in Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died 15 May 1931 at about age 77 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the Wheatley, Oxfordshire One Place Study.

Henrietta was born in 1854 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire. She was the daughter of Henry Hamilton and his wife Eva. ^[1]

In the 1861 census Henrietta (age 6) was living with her parents, siblings and 4 servants in Chilham, Kent, England. Her father's occupation was recorded as 'Surgeon general practice' ^[2]

Henrietta married Kenneth Hagar Kemp on 30th August 1876 at St Mary's, Chilham, Kent. ^[3] Her husband was the 12th Baronet of Gissing in Norfolk.

In the 1891 census Henrietta (age 36) was living with her husband, 4 daughters, a boarder and 6 servants at Mergate Hall, Bracon Ash, Norfolk, England. Her husband was a justice of the peace, banker and baronet. ^[4]

Henrietta died in 1931 and was buried in Gissing, Norfolk. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 27 March 2022)
   Hamilton, Henrietta (Mother's maiden name: Hamilton).
   GRO Reference: 1854 Apr-May-Jun in Headington Union Volume 03A Page 513.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: RG 9; Piece: 516; Folio: 125; Page: 27; GSU roll: 542653
   Ancestry uk Record 8767 #7288588 (accessed 27 March 2022)
   Henrietta E Hamilton (6) daughter in household of Henry Hamilton (43) in East Ashford registration district.
3. ↑ Register of Marriages: GRO Reference: 1876 S Quarter in East Ashford Volume 02A Page 1069
4. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1536; Folio: 79; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6096646
   Ancestry uk Record 6598 #24282444 (accessed 27 March 2022)
   Henrietta M E Kempe (36), wife, in household of Kenneth Kempe (37) in Henstead registration district. Born in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England.
5. ↑ Burial: "Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995"
   Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers
   Ancestry uk Record 61044 #1504239586 (accessed 27 March 2022)
   Henrietta Mary Eva Kemp burial (died in 1931) on 18 May 1931 in Gissing, England.

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