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James Kemp

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kent, England (United Kingdom)
Death: January 07, 1890 (72-81)
Braemar, District Cathcart, Cape, South Africa
Immediate Family:

Son of John Kemp, Snr, SV/PROG and Anne Kemp, SM/PROG
Husband of Sophia Elizabeth Kemp
Father of Margaret Daly; Mary Ann Potter; Elizabeth Brooks; John Kemp; Julia Kemp and 9 others
Brother of Nancy Kemp, b1; John Kemp, Jnr; Sophia Kemp, b3; Thomas Kemp, b4; Barbara Kemp and 5 others

Occupation: Hotel Keeper
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About James Kemp

http://www.southafricansettlers.com/?p=24401

1820 British Settler

James Kemp 6, together with his parents and 6 siblings, were members of Turvey's Party of 61 Settlers on the Sir George Osborn.

Party originated from London.

Departed London - 16 March 1820. Arrival Simon's Bay, Cape Town - 17 June 1820. Final Port Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth - July 1820

Area Allocated to the Party : Trompetter's Drift Post - Albany

Children :

  • Nancy Kemp 15
  • John Kemp 14
  • Sophia Kemp 11
  • Thomas Kemp 9
  • James Kemp 6
  • William Kemp 4
  • Ann Kemp

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"South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23580-58880-37?cc=146... : accessed 12 Aug 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown Cathedral, St George > Marriages 1836-1849 > image 2 of 63; citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.

4th July 1836 1836, 4th July 1836
James Kemp
status: bachelor
residence: of this Parish
and
Sophia Elizabeth Wicks
residence: of this Parish
were married in this Church
4th July 1836 by Banns, with consent of the Matrimonial Court, by John Heavyside Acting Chaplain
This marriage was solemnized between us
groom signature: James Kemp his X mark
bride signature: Sophia Elizabeth Wicks her X mark
witnessed by: Thomas Kemp, Anne Goodley her X mark. J.H. Dixon
Source: Grahamstown - St George (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. marriage register, 1836-1849, page 2, entry no 5. Repository: Cory Library, MS 14 879-2. Transcribed by Lorraine Beechey and proof read by Richard Ball, from photographs by William Jervois and with the agreement of the Cory Library

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Death Notice : "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-CSQF-Q9VT-Q?cc=2517051... : 27 April 2020), 007844959 > image 1151 of 2075; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.

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James Kemp's Timeline

1813
1813
Kent, England (United Kingdom)
1837
March 1837
Grahamstown, Cape, South Africa
1838
October 31, 1838
1840
May 1840
1841
September 15, 1841
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1842
December 15, 1842
Cape, South Africa
1844
September 8, 1844
Cape, South Africa
1846
June 28, 1846
1848
September 25, 1848
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa