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Gladys May KEMSLEY
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Name Gladys May KEMSLEY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 6 May 1894 Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Kemsley, Gladys May q2 1894 Milton RD 2a 851; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Warner
Actual date from death registration index and same in 1939 registration (image on FMP, viewed 17 Dec 2016)
Gender Female Residence From 1896 to 1901 13, Goodnestone Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- With her parents and 3 younger siblings at the time of the census.
Also given as abode when siblings were baptised.
Residence 1906 3, Eastbourne Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- Abode of the family when her sister Roselyn was baptised
Residence 1911 54, Pembury Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- With her widowed mother and 3 younger siblings, all still at school.
Occupation 1911 Button hole machinist Will 21 Nov 1979 Written Residence 1980 Gillingham, Kent, England
- At the time of her death (from cremation register)
Died 25 Aug 1980 Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: West, Gladys May reg q3 1980 dob 6 Ma 1894 Chatham RD 16 0508
Actual date from cremation register
Cremation 1 Sep 1980 Medway Crematorium, Robin Hood Lane, Blue Bell Hill, Kent, England
- Ashes strewn in glade 16, entry in Book of Remembrance and Plaque
From the cremation register (transcribed data on KFHS CD 40)
Shows Gladys May WEST, aged 86, of Gillingham
Probate 9 Oct 1980 Brighton, Sussex, England
Calendar entry - "West, Gladys May of 30 Adelaide Rd Gillingham Kent died 25 August 1980 Probate Brighton 9 October £15885 800605083K"
Siblings2 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
William Samuel KEMSLEY, b. Jun Q 1871, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
, d. Dec Q 1906, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 35 years) (Father) 
Mary Ann WARNER, b. 3 Nov 1872, London, England
, d. Dec Q 1956, Sittingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age 83 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I3820 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, 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 1 Dec 2023
Father William Samuel KEMSLEY, b. Jun Q 1871, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
, d. Dec Q 1906, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 35 years) Mother Mary Ann WARNER, b. 3 Nov 1872, London, England
, d. Dec Q 1956, Sittingbourne Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age 83 years) Married Dec Q 1893 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Kemsley, William Samuel to Warner, Mary Ann q4 1893 Milton RD 2a 1700
The 1911 census shows that William and Mary had had 5 children, one of whom had died by then
Family ID F337 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Frederick William GOATHAM, b. 15 Oct 1893, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England
, d. Jun Q 1961, St. James Hospital, Gravesend, Kent, England
(Age 67 years) Banns of marriage From 14 Jan 1917 to 28 Jan 1917 Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jun 2019)
"... between Frederick William Goatham B. Faversham and Gladys May Kemsley S of this Parish ..."
Married 10 Feb 1917 Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Goatham, Frederick W to Kemsley, Gladys M q1 1917 Milton RD 2a 1682
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 3 April 2019)
Children 1. Living Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 Family ID F2930 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 John Richard WEST, b. 4 Dec 1897, Sheppey Reg Dist, Sheppey, Kent, England
, d. 21 Jul 1978, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age 80 years) Married Dec Q 1966 Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Goatham, Gladys M to West, John R q4 1966 Chatham RD 5f 477
Last Modified 4 Jan 2016 Family ID F7755 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Kemsley, Gladys May q2 1894 Milton RD 2a 851; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Warner
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Born - 6 May 1894 - Sittingbourne, Kent, England 


Banns of marriage - From 14 Jan 1917 to 28 Jan 1917 - Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England 


Married - 10 Feb 1917 - Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England 


Married - Dec Q 1966 - Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England 


Residence - 1980 - Gillingham, Kent, England 


Died - 25 Aug 1980 - Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England 


Cremation - 1 Sep 1980 - Medway Crematorium, Robin Hood Lane, Blue Bell Hill, Kent, England 


Probate - Calendar entry - 9 Oct 1980 - Brighton, Sussex, England 

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