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Nathaniel KEMSLEY
Abt 1807 - 1880 (~ 73 years)
Has no ancestors but 185 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Nathaniel KEMSLEY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1807 Wormshill, Kent, England 
- From the censuses
Gender Male Residence 1841 Bredgar, Kent, England - Having been widowed in 1840 Nathaniel was living with his 5 children in Bredgar, no road name given. There was a housekeeper, 45 year old Elizabeth Lucas living in the same house, no doubt it was essential for Nathaniel to have help in caring for his young family, aged just 2 to 9.
(place recorded as ditto, can be found a couple of pages back - simply 'Bredgar, Kent')
Lower down the same page was Elizabeth Hodges with her parents, just one or 2 houses between the entries.
Occupation From 1841 to 1861 Bredgar, Kent, England Hay cutter - In the censuses, and recorded as such when his daughters Frances and Mary Ann married in 1859.
Occupation 1871 Fruiterer etc. Died 11 May 1880 Bredgar, Kent, England - From Probate calendar entry, date also from gravestone.
GRO ref: Kemsley, Nathaniel q2 1880 aged 75, Milton RD 2a 460
Buried 18 May 1880 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - Gravestone inscription:
"In
Loving Memory of
Nathaniel Kemsley
who died May 11th 1880
Aged 75 years
..."
Probate. 28 Oct 1880 Principal Registry, London, England Calendar entry - "Kemsley Nathaniel.
Personal Estate under £200.
28 October. The Will of Nathaniel Kemsley late of Bredgar in the County of Kent Wood Dealer and Fruiterer who died 11 May 1880 at Bredgar was proved at the Principal Registry by Rhoder Kemsley Spinster the Daughter and Nathaniel Kemsley Fruiterer the Son both of Bredgar the Executors."
Person ID I20707 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds, The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby Last Modified 19 Mar 2022
Family 1 Elizabeth Amy WHITEHEAD, bap. 25 Aug 1811, St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Dec Q 1840, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 28 years) Married 14 Jun 1831 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on CityArk website, viewed 5 Mar 2016)
link to image
Children5 children Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 Family ID F8190 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth HODGES, b. Abt 1817, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 18 May 1900 (Age ~ 83 years) Married Jun Q 1845 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: KENSLEY, Nathaniel to Hodges, Elizabeth q2 1845 Milton RD 5 507
Children4 children Last Modified 5 Mar 2016 Family ID F8188 Family Group Page | Family Chart