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Facts and Events
Name |
Clara Kempson |
Gender |
Female |
Birth[1][6] |
26 Dec 1875 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Census[2] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, EnglandPark Place |
Census[3] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England48 Chobham Street |
Marriage |
1896 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, Englandto Robert Albert Wiseman |
Census[4] |
31 Mar 1901 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England52 New Town Street |
Census[5] |
2 Apr 1911 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England142 Farley Hill |
Census[6] |
29 Sep 1939 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England124 Wellington Street |
Death[7][8] |
17 Feb 1960 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Clara Kempson was born on 26th December 1875 at Luton in Bedfordshire, daughter of a straw hat sewer named Sarah Ann Kempson, formerly Smith, and her husband James Kempson, a bricklayer and plait bleacher. In the 1881 census Clara was living with her parents and siblings at Park Place in the centre of Luton. In 1891 the was family was living at Chobham Street to the south of the town centre and Clara was working as a straw hat finisher. Clara's father James was away from home on census night, being in St Albans Gaol. He was convicted many times for poaching and related petty crimes.
In 1895 Clara had a daughter, Emily Clara. The following year, aged 20, she married a straw hat blocker named Robert Albert Wiseman. Clara's daughter Emily subsequently used the name Wiseman in the censuses and when she married; it is possible that Robert was also Emily's father. Robert and Clara went on to have a further thirteen children together between 1896 and 1920.
Some of the children died young - in the 1911 census, Clara reported that of the ten children she had had at that point, only six were still living.
Clara's father died in 1915, and her mother in 1919.
At the outbreak of the Second World War, Clara, Robert and their youngest son were living at 124 Wellington Street in the centre of Luton.
Robert died in 1956, aged 83. Clara outlived him by just over three years and died in 1960, aged 84.
References
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. Clara KEMPSON, March Quarter 1876, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 459, mother's maiden name Smith
- ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class RG11; Piece 1651; Folio 4; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: Park Place, Luton, Bedfordshire James Kempson, head, married, male, 32 [1848/9], Bleacher Plait, b. Chalk Hill, Bedfordshire Sarah Kempson, wife, married, female, 33 [1847/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire Frederick Kempson, son, unmarried, male, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Elizabeth Kempson, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Clara Kempson, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Ernest Kempson, son, male, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Agnes Kempson, daughter, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class RG12; Piece 1273; Folio 69; Page 13, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: 48 Chobham Street, Luton, Bedfordshire 5 or more rooms occupied Sarah Kempson, head, married, female, 42 [1848/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire Fred Kempson, son, single, male, 19 [1871/2], Straw Hat Packer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Elizabeth Kempson, sister, single, female, 17 [1873/4], Straw Hat Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Clara Kempson, daughter, female, 15 [1875/6], Straw Hat Finisher, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Earnest Kempson, son, male, 14 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Agnes Kempson, daughter, female, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Bertie Kempson, son, male, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Minnie Kempson, daughter, female, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Maud Kempson, daughter, female, 2 [1888/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class RG13; Piece 1516; Folio 112; Page 38, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: 52 Newtown Street, Luton, Bedfordshire Two rooms occupied Robert Wiseman, head, married, male, 26 [1874/5], Straw Hat blocker, own account, at home, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Clara Wiseman, wife, married, female, 25 [1875/6], Straw Hat sewer, own account, at home, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Emily C. Wiseman, daughter, single, female, 5 [1895/6], b. Luton, Bedfordshire Robert A. Wiseman, son, single, male, 4 [1896/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG14; Piece 9013; Schedule 600, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: 142 Farley Hill, Luton, Bedfordshire Five rooms occupied Robert Albert Wiseman, head, male, 37 [1873/4], married, Straw Hat Blocker, Employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Clara Wiseman, wife, female, 36 [1874/5], married 15 years, 10 children born, 6 still living, Hat Sewer, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Emily Clara Wiseman, daughter, 15 [1895/6], single, Straw Hat Finisher, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Robert Albert Wiseman, son, male, 14 [1896/7], Errand Boy, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire Bert Wiseman, son, male, 10 [1900/1], b. Luton, Bedfordshire Beatrice May Wiseman, daughter, 8 [1902/3], b. Luton, Bedfordshire Ernest George Wiseman, son, 6 [1904/5], b. Luton, Bedfordshire Hilda Maud Wiseman, daughter, 1 [1909/10], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.
124 Wellington Street, Luton, Bedfordshire Wiseman, Robert A. / male / 11 Nov 1873 / married / Felt Hat Steamer Wiseman, Clara / male [sic] / 26 Dec 1875 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties Wiseman, Robert A. / male / 22 Apr 1920 / single / Straw & Felt Hat Packer
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Clara WISEMAN, March Quarter 1960, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 144, aged 84 [1875/6]
- ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).
1960 WISEMAN Clara of 19 Kenneth Road Luton Bedfordshire widow died 17 February 1960 Probate London 21 March to Horace Frederick Wiseman motor works chargehand inspector. Effects £400 12s. 5d.
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