Person:Ann Kempson (1)

Ann Kempson was baptised on 19th September 1792 at Totternhoe in Bedfordshire, daughter of Judith Kempson, formerly Sear, and her husband George Kempson, a labourer.

In 1815 Ann's father died, and in 1823 her father died.

On 28th January 1828, aged 35, Ann married a widower called William Dyer Seabrook. He had two children from his first marriage. Ann and William went on to have another daughter baptised at Totternhoe in 1833.

The 1841 census finds Ann living with her stepdaughter (also called Ann) and her daughter at Church End in Totternhoe. Both women's husbands were away from home on census night. Ann was working as a straw plaiter. The house where they were living was next door to Ann's brother George Kempson and his family.

Ann died in 1847, aged 54. She was buried at Totternhoe, where she appears to have lived her whole life, on 4th February 1847.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Totternhoe. Parish register transcripts, 1559-1812.

   ch. 19 Sep 1792: Ann d[aughter of] Geo[rge] & Jud[ith] Kempson

2. ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107; Piece 5; Book 36; Folio 6; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Church End, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Ann Seabrook, female, 45 [1791-6], Straw Plaiter, born in county
   Ann Snoxwell, female, 20 [1816-21], Straw Plaiter, born in county
   Hannah Snoxwell, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county

   Listed in the house next to her brother George and his family.

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

   d. Ann SEABROOK, March Quarter 1847, Luton Registration District, Volume 6, page 80, aged 54 [1792/3]

4. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Totternhoe. Parish register transcripts, 1559-1812.

   bur. 4 Feb 1847: Ann SEABROOK, 53 [1793/4]