The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Kemp [Wellsted]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Kemp [Wellsted] She was born 1787 at Iden, Sussex; christened 12th May 1787 at Iden, Sussex, daughter of John and Ann Welsted; died 1861 at Woodknowls Farm, Burwash, Sussex; buried 7th Aug 1861 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Henry Kemp on 30th Mar 1807 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses: John Welsted and John Durrant. He was born Jun 1785 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jun 1785 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Kemp and Sarah Kemp; died 2nd Oct 1838 at Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 30th Oct 1807 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1807 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp; died 1866 Warbleton, Sussex; buried 25th Aug 1866 Warbleton, Sussex
3 iiHenry who was born 4th Mar 1810 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1810 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp; died May 1887 Burwash, Sussex; buried 18th May 1887 Burwash, Sussex
4 iiiWilliam who was born 6th Mar 1813 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1813 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp
  ivSimeon who was born 2nd Nov 1815 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 25th Dec 1815 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp
  vRebecca who was born 16th Oct 1818 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Nov 1818 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp
  viAnna who was born 10th Feb 1822 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1822 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp
  viiRhoda who was born 15th Apr 1825 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 22nd May 1825 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Kemp, blacksmith and farmer was the son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp [Wellsted]. He was born 30th Oct 1807 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1807 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp; died 1866 at Warbleton, Sussex; buried 25th Aug 1866 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  He married Eliza Hazleden on 10th May 1828 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 27th Jan 1809 at Chiddingly, Sussex; christened 24th Mar 1809 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; died 1868 at Warbleton, Sussex; buried 22nd May 1868 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary Ann who was born 20th May 1830 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 20th Jun 1830 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of James Kemp and Eliza Kemp
  iiSarah who was born 13th Mar 1832 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1832 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of James Kemp and Eliza Kemp
5 iiiHenry who was born 22nd Jan 1834 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1834 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Kemp and Eliza Kemp; died 23rd Mar 1900 Croydon, Surrey; buried 28th Mar 1900 Heathfield, Sussex
6 ivJames who was born 5th Feb 1836 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1836 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Kemp and Eliza Kemp
7 vPeter who was born 1838 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viJabez who was born 1842 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viiAmy who was born 1848 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
  3. Henry Kemp, farm labourer was the son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp [Wellsted]. He was born 4th Mar 1810 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 15th Apr 1810 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp; died May 1887 at Burwash, Sussex; buried 18th May 1887 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex
  He married Sarah Phillips on 5th Dec 1840 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1820 at Hamsey, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1820 at Hamsey, Sussex, baseborn daughter of James Knoght and Charlotte Phillips; died Nov 1843 at Warbleton, Sussex; buried 12th Nov 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSarah who was born 1841 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiHannah who was born 1843 at Warbleton, Sussex
   
  4. William Kemp, farmer was the son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp [Wellsted]. He was born 6th Mar 1813 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 11th Apr 1813 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of Henry Kemp and Mary Kemp
  He married Harriett Balcombe on 3rd Sep 1834 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1817 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1838 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiHarriett who was born 1839 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiRebecca who was born 1840 at Heathfield, Sussex
8 ivWalter who was born 1st Jan 1841 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 29th Jan 1898 East Hoathly, Sussex
  vRaguel who was born 1848 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viEliza who was born Apr 1850 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Henry Kemp, farmer was the son of James Kemp, blacksmith and farmer and Eliza Kemp [Hazleden]. He was born 22nd Jan 1834 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1834 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Kemp and Eliza Kemp; died 23rd Mar 1900 at Croydon, Surrey; buried 28th Mar 1900 at Ebenezer, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Lucy Hannah Hobden on 12th Oct 1858 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 3rd Oct 1837 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 2nd Oct 1912 at Croydon, Surrey; buried 7th Oct 1912 at Ebenezer, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iJabez who was born 6th Aug 1859 at Punnett's Town, Heathfield, Sussex; died 30th May 1931 Heathfield, Sussex; buried 2nd Jun 1931 Heathfield, Sussex
10 iiWilliam James who was born 19th Jan 1861 at Punnetts Town, Heathfield, Sussex; died 28th Dec 1945 Heathfield, Sussex
11 iiiHenry who was born 1863 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q1 Vol 2b Page 66; died 21st Mar 1934
12 ivLydia Ann who was born Jan to Mar 1865 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 30th Jun 1939 Heathfield, Sussex; buried 30th Jun 1939 Heathfield, Sussex
  vJohn who was born 1870 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viErnest who was born 1872 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viiJane who was born 1875 at Heathfield, Sussex
  viiiSarah who was born 1877 at Heathfield, Sussex
  ixNaomi who was born 1879 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
  6. James Kemp, master blacksmith was the son of James Kemp, blacksmith and farmer and Eliza Kemp [Hazleden]. He was born 5th Feb 1836 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 13th Mar 1836 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, son of James Kemp and Eliza Kemp
  He married Ellen Porter on July to Sep 1861, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1861 Q3 Vol 2b Page 185. She was born 1843 at Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1864 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiKate who was born 1867 at Warbleton, Sussex
  iiiLewis who was born 1872 at Heathfield, Sussex
  ivHarry who was born 1876 at Hellingly, Sussex
13 vClifford who was born 1877 at Warbleton, Sussex
   
  7. Peter Kemp, general labourer was the son of James Kemp, blacksmith and farmer and Eliza Kemp [Hazleden]. He was born 1838 at Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Kesia Adelaide Hayward on Oct to Dec 1868, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q4 Vol 2b Page 155. She was born 1835 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 22nd Mar 1835 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex, daughter of Samuel Hayward (higgler) and Mary Hayward; died Feb 1886 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 25th Feb 1886 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorgina S. who was born 1869 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiPeter A. who was born 1871 at Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiHepworth E. who was born 1872 at Heathfield, Sussex
  ivAmy C. who was born 1876 at Heathfield, Sussex
  vJessie who was born 1879 at Heathfield, Sussex
   
  8. Walter Kemp was the son of William Kemp, farmer and Harriett Kemp [Balcombe]. He was born 1st Jan 1841 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 29th Jan 1898 at Crouchs Farm, East Hoathly, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Pilbeam on 7th Dec 1861 at Christ Church, Kilndown, Kent, witnesses Charles & Mary Webb. She was born 8th Dec 1843 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 21st Jan 1844 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex; died 17th Aug 1923 at East Hoathly, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary E. who was born 1862 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiCharles W. who was born 1864 at Burwash, Sussex
  iiiWalter Luther who was born 1866 at Burwash, Sussex
  ivGeorge T. who was born 1868 at Burwash, Sussex
14 vRobert Henry who was born 1870 at Burwash, Sussex; died 25th Feb 1936 Waldron, Sussex
  viKate H. who was born 1873 at Burwash, Sussex
  viiEmily L. who was born 1875 at Burwash, Sussex
  viiiIsabella J. who was born 1877 at Burwash, Sussex
15 ixRosina Eliza who was born Sep 1880 at Burwash, Sussex; died 9th May 1908 East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 27 years
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Jabez Kemp was the son of Henry Kemp, farmer and Lucy Hannah Kemp [Hobden]. He was born 6th Aug 1859 at Punnett's Town, Heathfield, Sussex; died 30th May 1931 at Oakdene Farm, Street End Lane, Broad Oak, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 2nd Jun 1931 at Ebenezer, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Kate on 16th Oct 1888 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 25th Jan 1863 at Woodchurch, Kent; christened 29th Mar 1863 at All Saints Church, Woodchurch, Kent; died 24th Feb 1947 at St Mary's Hospital, Eastbourne, Sussex
   
  10. William James Kemp was the son of Henry Kemp, farmer and Lucy Hannah Kemp [Hobden]. He was born 19th Jan 1861 at Punnetts Town, Heathfield, Sussex; died 28th Dec 1945 at Great Bigknowle Farm, Broadoak, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Emily Richardson on Apr to June 1886, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1886 Q2 Vol 2b Page 153. She was born 1862 at Heathfield, Sussex; died Apr to June 1933, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1933 Q2 Vol 2b Page 127
   
  11. Henry Kemp, innkeeper and farmer was the son of Henry Kemp, farmer and Lucy Hannah Kemp [Hobden]. He was born 1863 at Heathfield, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1863 Q1 Vol 2b Page 66; died 21st Mar 1934 at Magham Down
  He married Hester Baker on July to Sep 1888, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1888 Q3 Vol 2b Page 401. She was born 1865; died Apr to June 1951, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1951 Q2 Vol 5h Page 276
   
  12. Lydia Ann Levey [Kemp] was the daughter of Henry Kemp, farmer and Lucy Hannah Kemp [Hobden]. She was born Jan to Mar 1865 at Heathfield, Sussex; died 30th Jun 1939 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried 30th Jun 1939 at Ebenezer, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married William Levey on 3rd Apr 1899 at Providence Strict Baptist Chapel, West Street, Croydon, Surrey. He was born 27th Nov 1869 at South Croydan; died 2nd May 1936 at Heathfield, Sussex; buried after 2nd May 1936 at Queens Road Cemetery, Croydon, Surrey. They had the following children:
16 iRhoda Mary Jessie who was born 1st Aug 1907 at Croydon, Surrey; died 25th May 1991 Leatherhead, Surrey
   
  13. Clifford Kemp was the son of James Kemp, master blacksmith and Ellen Kemp [Porter]. He was born 1877 at Warbleton, Sussex
  He married Alice Barrow on 26th Jul 1903 at St Peter's Church, Eastbourne, Sussex. She was born 1877 at Cuckfield, Sussex; christened 6th Jan 1878 at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex
   
  14. Robert Henry Kemp, farmer and chicken fattener was the son of Walter Kemp and Elizabeth Kemp [Pilbeam]. He was born 1870 at Burwash, Sussex; died 25th Feb 1936 at Tanyard Farm, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Alice Elizabeth Phoebe Wheatley on Oct to Dec 1892. She was born 1874 at Hadlow Down, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1874 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex, daughter of George Wheatley (labourer) & Phebe Wheatley; died Oct to Dec 1933, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1933 Q4
   
  15. Rosina Eliza Hall [Kemp] was the daughter of Walter Kemp and Elizabeth Kemp [Pilbeam]. She was born Sep 1880 at Burwash, Sussex; died 9th May 1908 at East Hoathly, Sussex, aged 27 years
  She married Ebenezer Hall on 24th Apr 1905 at East Hoathly Parish Church, East Hoathly, Sussex. He was born 1879 at East Hoathly, Sussex; died 28th Nov 1936 at Uckfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iRuby Lillian who was born 1908 at East Hoathly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  16. Rhoda Mary Jessie Upfield [Levey] was the daughter of William Levey and Lydia Ann Levey [Kemp]. She was born 1st Aug 1907 at Croydon, Surrey; died 25th May 1991 at Leatherhead, Surrey
  She married Edwin Upfield on 15th May 1939 at Ebenezer, Heathfield, Sussex. He was born 14th Feb 1871 at Headley, Surrey; christened 7th Apr 1871 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Headley, Surrey
   

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