Frances Kemsley (1733–) • FamilySearch

Frances Kemsley

1733–
Aylesford, Kent, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Frances

When Frances Kemsley was born in 1733, in Aylesford, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Kemsley, was 43 and her mother, Susan West, was 42. She married Thomas Cook on 15 October 1753, in Boxley, Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters.

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Parents & Siblings

Frances Kemsley

1733–

Thomas Cook

1731–

Marriage: 15 October 1753

John Cook

1755–

Frances Cook

1763–

Susanna Cook

1765–

Sarah Cook

1767–

Catherine Cook

1772–

Elizabeth Cook

1774–1774

Spouse & Children

Frances Kemsley

Female1733–Female

Thomas Cook
Male1731–Male

MARRIAGE
15 October 1753
Boxley, Kent, England

children

(6)

Male1755–Male

Female1763–Female

Female1765–Female

Female1767–Female

Catherine Cook

Female1772–Female

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Parents & Siblings

William Kemsley
Male1690–1769Male
Susan West
Female1691–1769Female

siblings

(11)

Elizabeth Kemsley

Female1719–Female

Andrew Kemsley

Male1719–Male

Sarah Kemsley

Female1720–1727Female

William Kemsley

Male1725–1776Male

Susanna Kemsley

Female1725–Female

+6 More Children

World Events (4)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 68

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

Age 82

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

1830

Age 97

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Kemsley

Frances

English: habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire called Helmsley. The names are of different etymologies: the one near Rievaulx Abbey is from the Old English personal name Helm + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, whereas Upper Helmsley, near York, is from the Old English personal name Hemele + Old English ēg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century.

Possible Related Names

Hensley

Sources (3)

Frances Kemsley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Frances Kemsley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Frances in entry for Frances, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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