Kemp/Kempt Family

[amaluka]

Hi there. Was wondering if anyone can help me.

Theodore George Kemp/Kempt (my gr gr gr grandfather) was born about 1833 in Devon, England.
Catherine Hurley (my gr gr gr grandmother) was born about 1838 in England.

Both sailed to Australia in 1858 on the ship Stebonheath.

They married in Sydney 16 July 1858. They had a daughter Amy Ann born July 1859 in Sydney.
Only other info I have is Theodore was jailed for two years in Darlinghurst Gaol in 1860.

I can't find any info after these dates on either Theodore or Catherine on census's, electoral roles, death indexes etc or even if they had any more children after Amy. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks, Gaye

[cando]

News snippet about Theodore appearanc in court
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0oz1/

What about Amy's marriage cert.  One of them may have been a witness

5232/1880
McKINNON John
KEMPT Amy    
District Redfern

I did wonder about this death

14665/1895    
KEMP George T
Father James  Mother Ann
District Waterloo   

Transcriptions of certificates available for $18 and emailed to you.
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/howToTraceYouFamTree.htm#TranscriptionAgent
One agent has a special at the moment - $16

Cando

[Neil Todd]

There is every possibility that Theodore did not come back to Catherine after his Gaol term.

There are several marriages of a Catherine Hurley. She could have remarried if Theo was proved absent for seven years. There is one in 1867.

There is also a strange marriage of an AMY Kemp to a Henry Vieser in Gulgong 1873, yeas she would have been very young. They dont have ANY children and neither of them seem to have died in NSW Either

Pretty enigmatic lot yours

Neil

[cando]

Amy Ann's death in Victoria

McKINNON Amy Ann
Parents unknown
At West Footscray  81 years  1942  Reg#5260

On the electoral rolls in the Riverina NSW to 1937 and then West Footscray Vic.

Cando

[sparrett]

There is a Monumental Inscription at FOOTSCRAY CEMETERY for AMY ANN McKINNON

McKINNON In Loving Memory of AMY ANN McKINNON died 3rd June 1942 aged 81.  Also JOHN  McKINNON died 20th July 1939 aged 84. WILLIAM EDWARD , loved son of the above died 23rd June 1937 aged 42 Years.

The son WILLIAM is buried at the Cemetery .
He was a labourer of Footscaray
Loc. Pres. D  6  716.
There are no others with him.

I have not located AMY and JOHN interred at the Cemetery, but will look further.

Sue

[Dundee]

5232/1880
McKINNON John
KEMPT Amy    
District Redfern

Cando

I am seeing District Urana 

Theodore arrived as an ordinary seaman on the Stebonheath and gave his age as 29 - so born c1829.  FamilySearch has this death:

Theodors George KEMPE
Gender:    Male
Burial Date:    22 Aug 1872
Burial Place:    Calcutta, Bengal, India
Death Date:    21 Aug 1872
Death Place:    
Age: 44

Maybe he jumped on another ship and ran away to India.

Debra 

[cando]

You could be right Debra...I took the info from Ancestry marriage index  and we all know how many errors are on their databases.  I have problems with the NSW bdm's at times...stalls and won't let me search.

Good result with GT's death.  Wonder what happened to Catherine?

Cando

[Dundee]

Following up on the India death, FIBIS has a bit more info:

Civil Service Records - Uncovenanted Civil Servants - Deaths in Service : Death Reports

File No                                                  0172   
Page No                                                  100   
Doc No                                                  4026   
Deceased Surname                              KEMPE
Deceased first name/s                          Theodore George   
Date of Death                                    21 August 1872   
Place of Death                                  General Hospital, Calcutta.   
Occupation at time of death                  Preventive Officer   
Probable age at time of death            44 years   
Native village and country                  Plymouth, England
   
Particulars of family as far as known; if any relative in the country:     Unkown   
If any property left, and in what custody:     Estate valued at Rupees 110-4-0, bequeathed to Mr W E Branscombe, executor.   

http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/index.php

Worth noting that Plymouth is in Devon, and amaluka's Theodore was also born in Devon.

amaluka, do you have the 1858 marriage certificate?  Can you tell us both sets of parent's names?

Debra 

[cando]

The gaol admission record noted 'of Plymouth'.

Cando