Brief Life History of Friend
When Friend Kemsley was born about 1821, in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Kemsley, was 37 and his mother, Susannah Hernden, was 36. He lived in Halstead, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 30 May 1878, in Medway, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 58, and was buried in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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- Friend Kemsley in household of Thomas Vidgeon, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Friend Kemsley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Friend Kemsley, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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World Events (4)
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): habitational name from Kemsley Street in Bredhurst (Kent). The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Cyma (genitive Cymes) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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