Jane Kemp

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Kemp was born about 1815, her father, William Kemp, was 38 and her mother, Betty Newton, was 37. She died on 4 November 1876, at the age of 62, and was buried in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Kemp
1778–1846
Betty Newton
1780–1846
Mary Kemp
1797–1834
Jane Kemp
1815–1876
Joseph Kemp
1817–
John Kemp
1800–1875
James Kemp
1801–
Betty Kemp
1805–
Ann Kemp
1807–
Edwin Kemp
1808–
Samuel Kemp
1809–
Ednah Kemp
1811–
Ruben Kemp
1812–
Hannah Kemp
1813–1877
Elisabeth Kemp
1817–
Jubal Kemp
1820–1895

Sources (4)

  • Jane Kemp, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Jane Kemp, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jane Kemp, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"

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World Events (6)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842

The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: status name for a champion, Middle English and Middle Low German kempe. In the Middle Ages a champion was a professional fighter on behalf of others; for example the King's Champion, at the coronation, had the duty of issuing a general challenge to battle to anyone who denied the king's right to the throne. The Middle English word corresponds to Old English cempa and Old Norse kempa ‘warrior’; both these go back to ancient Germanic campo ‘warrior’, which is the source of the Dutch and North German name, corresponding to High German Kampf .

Dutch and North German (North Rhine-Westphalia): from the personal name Kempe, Kampe; see 1 above.

Dutch and Flemish: metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or processed hemp, from Middle Dutch canep ‘hemp’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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