William Henry Kemp

1878 - 1918  (40 years)

• Name	William Henry Kemp
  Birth	15 Mar 1878	Blueskin Road, Mount Cargill, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  	William Henry Kemp Parents: John Kemp, Labourer, 50 years, born Kent England & Bridget Kemp MS Ryan, 38 years, born Dublin Ireland. Married: 3 April 1861, Adelaide, South Australia. Informant: John Doig, Blueskin, authorised in writing by the father.
  Gender	Male
  Electoral	1899	Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand   [3]
  	KEMP William Henry, Farm Labourer, Mt Cargill, residential
  Death	18 Nov 1918	Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 4]
  	William Henry Kemp, Metal Worker, Port Chalmers, aged 40. Born Mount Cargill. Not Married and No Children. Parents: John Kemp, Farmer and Bridget Ryan
  Death Notice	19 Nov 1918	"Otago Daily Times", New Zealand   [5]
  	KEMP - On November 18, at the Dunedin Hospital, William Henry, youngest son of the late John and Bridget Kemp, of Mount Cargill; aged 41 years. Deeply regretted. No flowers - the funeral will leave the Hospital (Cumberland Street entrance) To-morrow (Wednesday), the 20th inst; at 12.30pm for the Waitati Cemetery. Hope and Kinaston, undertakers.
  Burial	20 Nov 1918	Waitati Cemetery, Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand   [6]
  	[CENTER:]Sacred to the Memory of Bridget beloved wife of John KEMP d 7 June 1917 aged 78yrs also John KEMP d 4 June 1918 aged 88yrs also William Henry youngest son of above d 18 Nov 1918 aged 41 also Henry (eldest son) d 1 Dec 1872 aged 11 years. [:CENTER] Purchased by Henry KEMP on 3rd Dec 1872.
  Newspaper	28 Nov 1918	"Otago Daily Times", New Zealand   [7]
  	Legal Notice In the Estate of William Hnery Kemp (deceased), Boilermaker. All Persons Owing Moneys to or having Claims Against the Estate of William Henry Kemp (late of Port Chalmers), Boilermaker, are requested to forward Particulars Forthwith to Messrs Hislop, Lang, & Paterson, 73 Princes Street, Dunedin, Solicitors for the Executors.
  Probate	21 Dec 1918	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [8]
  	William Henry Kemp, Dunedin Court, Filed 21 DEc 1918 Will dated 3rd Septemeber 1918 Probate under £600 || I William Henry Kemp of Port Chalmers Labourer hereby revoke all former wills made by me and declare this to be my last will and testament. I give devise and bequeath all my property whatsoever and wheresoever unto my brothers John Kemp and Edward Kemp as tenants in common in equal shares and I appoint them the executors of this my will. As witness my hand this third day of September One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighteen. In the estate of William Henry Kemp late of Port Chalmers in the Provincial District of Otago and Dominion of New Zealand Labourer deceased. We John Kemp of Port Chalmers in the Provincial District of Otago and Dominion of NZ Boilermaker and Edward Kemp of Dunedin in the said Provincial District Boilermaker severally make oath and say as follows:- 1. That we knew William Henry Kemp of Port Chalmers aforesaid Labourer now deceased when alive and that the said William Henry Kemp was resident or was domiciled at Port Chalmers aforesaid within this Judicial district and that the nearest Registry Office of this Court to the place where the said William Henry Kemp resided or was domiciled is at Dunedin aforesaid. 2. That the said William Henry Kemp died at Dunedin on or about the 18th day of November 1918. 3. That we believe the written document bearing date the 3rd day of September 1918 now produced to be the last will and testament of the said deceased and that we are the executors therein named. 4. That we will faithfully execute the said will by paying the debts and gegacies of the said deceased so far as the property will extend and the law binds. 5. That according to our knowledge and belief the estate and effects of the said deceased in respect of which Probate is sought to be obtained are under the value of £600. 6. That to the best of our knowledge information and belief the said deceased was born at Mount Cargill near Dunedin aforesaid of British parents and that to the best of our knowledge and belief he never abandoned, forfeited or in any way least his British nationality so acquired. 7. That to the best of our knowledge information and belief we these deponents were both born at Mount Cargill aforesaid of British parents and that we have not nor has either of us abandoned, forfeited or in any way least the British nationality so acquired. Signed John Kemp and Edward Kemp at Dunedin 21st November 1918
  Person ID	I256	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	John Kemp,   b. Bef 30 Jan 1825, Woodnesborough, Kent, England d. 4 Jun 1918, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age > 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bridget Ryan,   b. 8 Jul 1837, Glanworth, Cork, Ireland d. 7 Jun 1917, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - 20 Nov 1918 - Waitati Cemetery, Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand Probate - 21 Dec 1918 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1878 NZ Online Database: 1878/ 5830 - 1878 Folio No 1785, March Qtr. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1899 Electoral Roll, Port Chalmers. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1918 NZ Online Database: 1918/ 14881 - Aged 40 - 1918 Folio No 4514, Dec Qtr. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Otago Daily Times, Issue 17476, 19 Nov 1918, Pg 4 - Deaths. [S3] NZSG, NZ Cemetery Records, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand & Online Council Databases; Date: 1988;), Dunedin City Council Online Database: Waitati Cemetery: Block 12 Plot 7. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Otago Daily Times, Issue 17484 27 & 28 Nov 1918, Pg 1 - Advertisements Col 7. [S207] NZ Probates - National Archives NZ, Dunedin Archives, Filed 21 Dec 1918 - Will, Probate No 5092/1918 DAAC D239 183.