Sarah Kemsley

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah Kemsley was born about 1806, in Kent, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of William Kemsley and Ann. She married Thomas Clegget on 14 May 1832, in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Burham, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Wouldham, Kent, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Clegget
1807–1877
Sarah Kemsley
1806–
Marriage: 14 May 1832
Sarah Cleggett
1828–
Ann Cleggett
about 1834–
Marianne Cleggett
about 1850–
Mary Cleggett
1833–
William Cleggett
1836–
Elizabeth Claggett
1838–
Phoebe Jane Cleggett
1840–
Friend Cleggett
1843–
Thomas Cleggett
1845–1891
George Cleggett
1849–

Sources (25)

  • Sarah Claggett in household of Thomas Claggett, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Kemsley - Government record: birth-name: Sarah Kemsley
  • Sarah Kemsley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

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

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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