KEMPSON of Nottingham & Australia

[Martin Harmer]

Henry jnr spent his time in S. Aust.

[sparrett]

 

That would explain it then

[judb]

PROV Wills has digitised wills for

Henry Charles KEMPSON, civil engineer, of Kerang Vic, d 4 Oct 1899; and his wife:
Henrietta Shurlock KEMPSON of Kerang, d 30 June, 1906

He leaves all to his wife.  Her will mentions her children:
Augustus Henry KEMPSON, accountant, of Kerang
Harriet Lucy MAXWELL, widow, of Kerang
Amy Laura ROGERS-DAVIDSON, married woman, of Kerang
Henrietta Sophia KEMPSON, spinster, of Kerang

There are also wills for the eldest son  Augustus, accountant,  d 1925 of Malvern, and daughter Henrietta d 1919 of Armadale.

http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/indexes/index_search.asp?searchid=54

Judith

[forte]

You say you are looking for ancestors as well as relatives in Aus. You haven 't had much re his family in the UK to date.
I can give you some census info, which does not show him, but is I am sure of his family.
 
1841 Colby Gate Lane Ruddington
Charlotte KEMPSON

[Martin Harmer]

Hi, the only info I can see is;

1841 Colby Gate Lane Ruddington
Charlotte KEMPSON

Not knowing this Charlotte's age could be either Henry snr's mother (b.abt.1769) or sister. (b. ?? )

[cando]

Does this help?

1841 Census HO/107/863/11
Living at Colby Gate Lane, Ruddington
KEMPSON Charlotte  50 years   Farmer  Born county
KEMPSON Charlotte  22 years   Born county
WALKER Hannah  26 years  Female servant  Born county
WOOLEDGE Maria  20 years  Female servant Not born county
HARKISON William  18 years  Male servant  Born county
STOKES John  55 years  Independent  Born county
STOKES Mary  18 years   Not born county

1841 rule on age applied ie 10-14=10, 15-19=15, 20-24=20, 40-44=40 etc

Cheers
Cando

[majm]

Just to further help avoid duplicating information

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=528623.new

Cheers,  JM

[cando]

Not duplicating JM...searching in the UK...

Cheers
Cando

[sevendays]

Hi
Henry had one son in England , two in Adelaide that lived,family oral history has it that Elizabeth died having twins that also died.He married Ellen, then another in the south island of New Zealand, where he died at the turn of the century. If you are intersted I can provide some details.I also have some information on Henry's father Thomas.
Regards
Sevendays