John Kemp b. Bef 30 Jan 1825 Woodnesborough, Kent, England d. 4 Jun 1918 Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

John Kemp

Bef 1825 - 1918 (> 93 years)

Name	John Kemp
Birth	Bef 30 Jan 1825	Woodnesborough, Kent, England
Baptism	30 Jan 1825	St Mary the Virgin, Woodnesborough, Kent, England [1, 2]
	John Kemp son of Henry and Mary KEMP, Woodnesborough, Labourer, J Smith, Vicar
Gender	Male
Immigration	Sep 1854	from England via "Edward & William" to Adelaide, South Australia, Australia [3]
	KEMP, John, A.B, Deserted Sept 1854, Ship "Edward & William", Master North Is this our John ???
Directory	1855	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia [4, 5]
	Kemp, John, Encounter Bay
Occupation	1861
	Labourer living at South Rhine; Said to be a Bullock Driver while in SA, and his language was well known to keep the Bullock's in line
Research Note	Between Mar 1862 and 1863
	Seemingly went to the Dunstan Goldfields when he arrived in NZ
Immigration	Nov 1862	from South Australia to Otago, New Zealand
	Search of HORNER index by Jill Statton, March 1999, listed a J & A KEMP passenger for Port Chalmers NZ, per "Ashburton" departed 17 Feb 1863 - master was W. Orchard. Details taken from SA Register, 18 Feb 1863/ 2A also Arrival in Port Chalmers, Otago Daily Times 13 March 1863,Pg 4. Search of Victoria Outwards reveals no John and Bridget KEMP with a child travelling together. John may have gone to Victoria and travelled to NZ by himself then Bridget joined him later. KEMP - aged 28, Eng, No 1024, Astrea, Dept Melbourne 8 Jan 1862 for Otago. Listed as Miner, Male, Single KEMP, John, aged 30, No 20662, Rialto, Dept Melbourne 10 Dec 1863 to Dunedin. Listed as Male, Married - No occupation or Country of birth listed. Nothing close for Bridget or son Henry. Said to arrive in NZ Nov 1862 on the Elizabeth & Jane
Land	15 Mar 1864	North Harbour & Blueskin District, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [6]
	Rural Allotment Book, Vol 1 pg 155 North Harbour and Blueskin District Block VII Allotment sect 18 block 7, Average 13 3 8, not of app. 7319, purchaser John Kemp, date of payment 15 March 1864, mode of disposal auc, price per acre £2 19s, amount paid £40 11s 3d, no of certificate of occupation 2674, no of transfer -, date of certificate of improvement -, crown grant reg 2763 no 14019, grantee -, remarks -. 13 acrea 3 rods 8 poles Grant No 14019 dated 5th Febuary 1873 to John Kemp of North Harbor and Blueskin District in the Povince of Otago. laborer. To hold unto the said John Kemp his Heirs and assigns for ever, as from the 16 day of March 1864 Surveyed by W Arthur, J I Thomson Chief Surveyor.
Electoral	1866	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
	Not on 1866 NZ Directory or 1866 Electoral Roll for Waikouaiti, Port Chalmers or Dunedin
Electoral	1870	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [7]
	KEMP, John, Blueskin Road, freehold, Blueskin Rd, Block V11 Section 18
Newspaper	1 Jun 1872	"Otago Witness", New Zealand [8]
	Social Life on Mount Cargill: "On 24th May 1872 a concert was given at the newly-built Mount Cargill school-house. Messrs Charlton, Kemp and Isaac Green also sang songs at intervals." Refer to attached text file containing the full excerpt.
Electoral	1874	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [9]
	KEMP, John, Blueskin Rd, freehold, Blueskin Rd, Block 7 Section 18
Directory	1878	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [10]
	KEMP, John, Blueskin. Otago
Electoral	1880	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [11]
	KEMP, John, freehold, Blueskin Rd, North Harbour & Blueskin, Section 18 Block 7
Land	Oct 1882	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [12]
	KEMP, John, labourer, Mount Cargill, Waikouaiti, 13 acres, Value £200
Directory	1883	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [13]
	KEMP, John, Blueskin, Otago KEMP, John, Mount Cargill, Otago (recorded twice, son John would have only been 14 at this stage)
Directory	1885	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [14]
	KEMP, John, Blueskin, Otago
Electoral	1887	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [15]
	KEMP, John, freehold, Blueskin Rd, settler, Section 18 Block V11, North Harbour & Blueskin
Directory	1892	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [16]
	KEMP, farmer, Mt Cargill
Electoral	1893	Mount Cargill, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [17]
	KEMP, John, Blueskin Rd, settler, freehold Sec 18 Block 7, N.H & B KEMP, John, Mount Cargill, labourer, residential Sup 1: KEMP, Bridget, Mount Cargill, domestic duties, residential
Directory	1894	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [18]
	KEMP, John, farmer, Mt Cargill
Directory	1896	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [19]
	KEMP, farmer, Mt Cargill
Directory	1898	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [20]
	KEMP, John, farmer, Mount Cargill
Electoral	1899	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [21]
	KEMP, John Snr, Mt Cargill, farmer, residential
Electoral	1902	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [22]
	KEMP, John, senr, Mount Cargill, farmer KEMP, John, junr, Mount Cargill, farmer KEMP, Edward, Mount Cargill, farm labourer KEMP, William Henry, Mount Cargill, farm labourer
Directory	1904	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
	KEMP, John, farmer
Electoral	1905	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [23]
	KEMP, John, Mount Cargill, farmer KEMP, William Henry, Mount Cargill, farm labourer
Electoral	1911	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [24]
	KEMP, John, Mount Cargill, farmer KEMP, Bridget, Mount Cargill, married
Directory	1915	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [25]
	KEMP, John, farmer, Mt Cargill
Directory	1918	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand [26]
	KEMP, John, farmer, Mt Cargill
Death	4 Jun 1918	Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand [2, 27]
	Cause: Senility and Apoplexy; Heart Failure
	John Kemp, Settler, Mount Cargill, aged 87. Born Kent England, in NZ 56 yrs Parents Unknown to informant. Married South Australia, aged 30 to Bridget Ryan Living Children: M: 47, 42, 39 F: 53, 51, 49, 45
Death Notice	5 Jun 1918	"Otago Daily Times", New Zealand [28]
	KEMP - On June 4, at Dunedin (after a short illness), John Kemp, sen, late of Mount Cargill; in his eighty-eighth year. "At rest" FUNERAL NOTICE The friends of the late John Kemp, Sen (and family), are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral, which will leave the residence of his daughter (Mrs E Clark), Currie Street, Port Chalmers, To-morrow (Thursday), the 6th inst, at 11.30am for the Waitati Cemetery via Upper Juntion. Hope and Kinaston, Undertakers, 36 St Andrews Street
Burial	6 Jun 1918	Waitati Cemetery, Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand [29]
	Sacred to the Memory of Bridget beloved wife of John KEMP d 7 June 1917 aged 78yrs also John KEMP d 4 June 1918 aged 88yrs also William Henry youngest son of above d 18 Nov 1918 aged 41 also Henry (eldest son) d 1 Dec 1872 aged 11 years. Purchased by Henry KEMP on 3rd Dec 1872.
Obituary	7 Jun 1918	"Otago Daily Times", New Zealand [30]
	OBITUARY One of the oldest pioneer settlers of Mount Cargill, Mr John Kemp, passed away last Tuesday, and was buried yesterday in the Waitati Cemetery. Mr Kemp was born at Sandwich, Kent, 88 years ago. On arrival in the colony he was attracted by the gold rush at the Dunstan diggings, but eventually he took up land in the Blueskin district, where he resided almost up to the time of his death. He encountered many of the hardships which fell to the lot of the pioneers. He was predeceased by his wife some 12 months ago, and leaves three sons and four daughters, together with a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, to mourn their loss.
Research Note	General Note: Came from County Kent in England where his family had been Pork Butchers. He went to sea and was shipwrecked 3 times in sailing ships, including the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) and the Goodwin Sands off Dover. Became a Bullock driver in South Australia and was noted for his "Colourful Language". John later worked on the Dredge 222 in the Otago Harbour and made a trip to Australia and back on this vessel. Close neighbours were the Lang and Ireland families. John Kemp worked his farm, also as a bushman, felling manuka and on the Dredge 222. Manuka firewood was carted by dray to Dunedin, via Bethunes Gully Road and the farm was used to fatten bullocks for the market. These were driven to Burnside, via Bethunes gully.
Person ID	I247	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

Father	Henry Kemp, b. 1790, Woodnesborough, Kent, England d. 1 Sep 1837, Woodnesborough, Kent, England (Age 47 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Sprattling, b. Bef 8 Jul 1792, Woodnesborough, Kent, England d. Between 1845 and 1851, Kent, England (Age > 52 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F129	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bridget Ryan, b. 8 Jul 1837, Glanworth, Cork, Ireland d. 7 Jun 1917, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand (Age 79 years)

Marriage 3 Apr 1861 St Patricks Cathedral, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia [2, 31]

John Camp,
27, Labourer,
Res: South Rhine,
Father Henry Camp
Bridget Ryan,
22, Spinster,
Res: South Rhine,
Father Edmund Ryan
Married in St Patricks, Adelaide.

Witnesses: William Windsor, Farmer, South Rhine/ Jane Pentelow, Matron ? Mount Pleasant.

Married under the name of CAMP.
Bridget could not write, signed with an X.

Number of Children 8 Children

Children

	1. Henry Kemp, b. 15 Jan 1862, Mount Pleasant, Talunga, South Australia, Australia d. 2 Dec 1872, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 10 years) [Father: natural]
+	2. Mary Ann Kemp, b. 5 Jun 1864, Blueskin Road, Mount Cargill, Otago, New Zealand d. 3 Nov 1944, 50 Howe Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 80 years) [Father: natural]
+	3. Esther Kemp, b. 14 Jun 1866, Blueskin Road, Mount Cargill, Otago, New Zealand d. 27 Jul 1923, 9 Currie Street, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand (Age 57 years) [Father: natural]
	4. Sarah Kemp, b. 8 Aug 1868, Blueskin Road, Mount Cargill, Otago, New Zealand d. 19 Oct 1956, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 88 years) [Father: natural]
+	5. John Kemp, b. 14 Oct 1870, Blueskin Road, Mount Cargill, Otago, New Zealand d. 4 Nov 1944, 13 Daly Street, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand (Age 74 years) [Father: natural]
+	6. Margaret Kemp, b. 18 Sep 1872, Port Road, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand d. 31 Jan 1952, 32 Factory Road, Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand (Age 79 years) [Father: natural]
	7. Edward Kemp, b. 13 Dec 1874, Blueskin Road, Mount Cargill, Otago, New Zealand d. 29 Jun 1954, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 79 years) [Father: natural]
	8. William Henry Kemp, b. 15 Mar 1878, Blueskin Road, Mount Cargill, Otago, New Zealand d. 18 Nov 1918, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 40 years) [Father: natural]

Family ID F47 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Baptism - 30 Jan 1825 - St Mary the Virgin, Woodnesborough, Kent, England
	Burial - 6 Jun 1918 - Waitati Cemetery, Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand

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Sources

[S42] England, Parish Registers, Compiler Address: Old Church Records, Church of England Parish Registers, Woodnesborough, Kent, No 1866578, Item 5, Baptisms 1813 - 1844.
[S1] Certificate held on file:.
[S38] SAGHS, Australia, SA Deserters Register, 1852-1890, Series: Taken from the Australian Archives, (Name: SAGHS, South Australia;), 1852 - 1876.
[S34] Miscellaneous Records, Type: Miscellaneous Records.
[S34] Miscellaneous Records, Type: Miscellaneous Records, Transcription of entry supplied by person on Rootsweb Chat listing for Roxburghshire.
[S40] NZ Records Housed at National Archives, Record Type: Archives, Dunedin Regional Branch Otago Gazette 1864 Vol V11 Grants of Crown Land. John KEMP, One.
[S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1870-71 Electoral Roll, Port Chalmers.
[S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Document held on file, not known whom it came from From the file of the Otago Witness Newspaper, June 1st 1872.
[S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1874-75 Electoral Roll, Port Chalmers.
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[S212] Property Tax Department, NZ Return of the Freeholders Oct 1882, Type: Owners of Land, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand, 1986;).
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[S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Otago Daily Times, Issue 17333, 5 Jine 1918, Page 4 - Deaths also Advertisements for Funeral Notice.
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[S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Otago Daily Times, Issue 17335, 7 Jine 1918, Page 7- Obituary.
[S39] Compiler: SA Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc, Australia, SA BDM Indexes, (Name: Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd, Victoria, 1998;), 1861 SA Marriage Indexes, Book No 46 Page No 313 - under the Surname of CAMP.

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