Person:Alice Guess (1)

Alice Mary Ann Guess was born on 31st January 1874 at Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, daughter of Mary Ann Guess, formerly Scrivener, and her husband George Guess, an agricultural labourer. The 1881 census finds Alice living with her parents at siblings at Brickhill Road in Leighton Buzzard. In 1891 the family was living at Plantation Road in the town.

In 1893, aged about 19, Alice married Frederick Kempson, a straw hat packer. They married in Frederick's home town of Luton, which is also where they settled after their marriage, although one of their children was born in Leighton Buzzard rather than Luton.

The 1901 and 1911 censuses find Alice living at addresses in the southern suburbs of Luton with her husband and children. She reported in 1911 that she had had seven children, but two had died. After the 1911 census she appears to have had two more children. The address she was at in 1911 was 47 Cambridge Street, which was to be her home for the rest of her life.

Alice died in Luton on 2nd February 1949, two days after her 75th birthday. Frederick outlived her by just under five years.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Alice Mary Ann GUESS, March Quarter 1874, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 3b, page 419, mother's maiden name Scrivener

2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 31 May 1874, St Andrew, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: Alice Mary Ann / George & Mary Ann / Guess

   Needs to be confirmed at Bedfordshire Archives.

3. ↑ 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 1641; Folio 25; Page 43, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Brickhill Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Guess, head, married, male, 26 [1854/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Guess, wife, married, female, 27 [1853/4], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Alice M.A. Guess, daughter, female, 7 [1893/4], Scholar, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Emily Guess, daughter, female, 4 [1896/7], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire
   Annie Guess, daughter, female, 1 [1899/1900], b. Leighton, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ 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 1264; Folio 83; Page 35, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Plantation Road, Leighton Bussard [sic], Bedfordshire
   George Gess, head, married, male, 35 [1855/6], Coal Cartman, employed, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Gess, wife, married, female, 36 [1854/5], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Alice Guess, daughter, single, female, 17 [1873/4], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Emily Guess, daughter, female, 14 [1876/7], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Annie Guess, daughter, female, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Lilian Guess, daughter, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ 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 1517; Folio 10; Page 11, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 148 New Town Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Frederick Kempson, head, married, male, 28 [1872/3], Hat packer, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Alice Kempson, wife, married, female, 27 [1873/4], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Frederick Kempson, son, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Kempson, son, male, 4 [1896/7], b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Gertrude Kempson, daughter, female, 1 [1899/1900], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ 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 8995; Schedule 263, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 47 Cambridge Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Six rooms occupied
   Frederick Kempson, head, male, 38 [1872/3], married 18 years, 7 children born, 5 still living, Packer - Straw Trade, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Alice Mary Ann Kempson, wife, female, 37 [1873/4], married, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Frederick Kempson, son, male, 15 [1895/6], single, Order boy - Straw trade, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Valentine Kempson, son, male, 14 [1896/7], School, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Gertrude Kempson, daughter, female, 11 [1899/1900], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Bert Kempson, son, male, 8 [1902/3], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 47 Cambridge Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Kempson, Frederick / male / 23 May 1871 / married / Labourer Motor engineer
   Kempson, Alice M.A. / female / 31 Jan 1874 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
   [one other record closed]

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Alice Mary Ann KEMPSON, March Quarter 1949, Luton Registration District, Volume 4a, page 163, aged 75 [1873/4]

9. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1949
   KEMPSON Alice Mary Ann of 47 Cambridge-street Luton Bedfordshire (wife of Frederick Kempson) died 2 February 1949 Administration London 1 March to the said Frederick Kempson retired labourer. Effects £164 16s. 3d.