Person:James Kempson (2)

James Kempson was born in March 1798 and baptised on 27th May 1798 when he was 10 weeks old. His older brother William was baptised the same day. They were baptised at Totternhoe in Bedfordshire and were the sons of Judith Kempson, formerly Sear, and her husband George Kempson, a labourer. James was the youngest of their nine children.

James's father died in 1815 and his father in 1823.

James was married on 20th October 1827 to Mary Ann Culverhouse. She was from the hamlet of Eggington in the parish of Leighton Buzzard. They married at Leighton Buzzard and then settled at Eggington. They went on to have seven daughter between about 1828 and 1849. Each census from 1841 to 1861 finds James and Mary living in Eggington with some of their children. James worked as an agricultural labourer, whilst Mary was a straw plaiter. By 1871 all their children had left home.

James died in 1878, aged 80. Mary survived him by sixteen years.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Church of England. Parish Church of Totternhoe. Parish register transcripts, 1559-1812.

   ch. 27 May 1798: Ja[me]s s[on of] Geo[rge] & Jud[ith] Kempson aged 10 weeks

   Implying born between 12th and 19th March 1798

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 23; Folio 10; Page 15, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Kemson, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Mary Ann Kemson, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Elizabeth Kemson, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Ann Kemson, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Mary Kemson, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   Sarah Kemson, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Martha Kemson, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   Thomas Culverhouse, male, 60 [1776-81], not born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1756; Folio 32; Page 19, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Kempson, head, married, male, 50 [1800/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Kempson, wife, married, female, 43 [1807/8], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Kempson, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1833/4], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Kempson, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], Straw Platter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Martha Kempson, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Straw Platter School, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Emma Kempson, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Straw Platter School, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Jane Kempson, daughter, female, 1 [1849/50], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Culverhouse, father in law, widower, male, 72 [1778/9], Parish Relief Formerly Farmer, b. Wing, Buckinghamshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 1005; Folio 25; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Egginton, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   James Kempson, head, married, male, 60 [1800/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Kempson, wife, married, female, 53 [1807/8], Straw Plaiter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Emma Kempson, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1844/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire
   Jane Kempson, daughter, female, 11 [1849/50], Straw Plaiter, b. Egginton, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1560; Folio 81; Page 13, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Eggington, Bedfordshire
   James Kempson, head, married, male, 71 [1799/1800], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Totternhoe, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Kempson, wife, married, female, 63 [1807/8], b. Egginton, Bedfordshire

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

   d. James KEMPSON, December Quarter 1878, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Volume 3b, page 259, aged 79 [1798/9]