Person:Thomas Kempson (2)

Thomas Kempson was baptised on 15th January 1804 at Totternhoe in Bedfordshire, son of Rebecca Kempson, formerly Turnham, and her husband George Kempson. He was the eldest of their thirteen children.

On 12th June 1827, aged 23, Thomas married Elizabeth Snoxell. They a daughter called Rebecca later that year, although she died when she was one year old. In 1830 they had another daughter, whom they also called Rebecca. Her baptism describes Thomas as a labourer.

Thomas died later that year, aged about 27. He was buried at Totternhoe on 27th December 1830. Elizabeth survived him by about 45 years, and remarried in 1832.

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

   ch. 15 Jan 1804: Tho[ma]s s[on of] Geo[rge] & Reb[ecca] Kempson

2. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Totternhoe Parish Registers, 1559-1966. (Bedford: Bedfordshire Record Office).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Totternhoe in the County of Bedford in the Year 1830
   No. 163
   Name: Thomas Kempson
   Abode: Totternhoe
   When Buried: Dec[ember] 27
   Age: 25 y[ea]rs
   By Whom the Ceremony was performed: W.B. Wroth, Vicar