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Sir William Of Wye Kempe 1478–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1539

Death Location: Wye, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Kempe

Mother: Emleyn Chiche

Spouse(s): Lady Browne

Children(s): Sir Kent

The story of Sir William Of Wye Kempe began in 1478 in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Sir William Of Wye Kempe married Lady Eleanor Browne, and had children including Sir Knight Thomas Kempe Sheriff Of Kent. Sir William Of Wye Kempe passed away in 1539 in Wye, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Of Wye Kempe began in 1478 in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir William Of Wye Kempe married Lady Eleanor Browne, and had children including Sir Knight Thomas Kempe Sheriff Of Kent.
  • Sir William Of Wye Kempe passed away in 1539 in Wye, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Kempe's Ancestors

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Sir Kempe
1478–1539
Birth Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Kempe
1446–1520
Ollantigh, Wye, Kent, England
Emleyn Chiche
1460–1495
England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Kempe's Descendants

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Sir (William Of Wye) Kempe (1478–1539) m. Lady (Eleanor) Browne (1490–21 August 1560)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Thomas Kempe, Sheriff of) Kent 1517–1591 m. Amy Moyle 1521–1565
    1. 1. George (Tome) Kempe 1557–1655 m. Mary (Frances) Corbett 1542–1609
      1. 1. Sarah (Julian) Kempe 1602– m. William Shipp 1606–1657
        1. 1. William (Christopher Shipp III 1637) ️ 1637–1688 m. Sarah Jane 1642–
    2. 2. William Kempe 1552–1597
    3. 3. Margaret Kempe 1546–
    4. 4. Ellen Kempe 1542–1548
    5. 5. Anne Kempe 1544–1623
    6. 6. Edward (I) Kempe 1548–1611

Sir Kempe's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Sir William Of Wye Kempe in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1539
1539
Age 61
Death of Sir William Of Wye Kempe in Wye, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Wye, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Wye, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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