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William Kempe 1487–1535 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 28 January 1535

Death Location: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Kempe

Mother: Emeline Chiche

Spouse(s): Eleanor Kempe

Children(s): Sir Kent

In 1487, William Kempe entered the world in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, born to Thomas Kempe And Emeline Chiche. William Kempe married Eleanor Kempe, and had children including Sir Thomas Lovett Kempe Sheriff Of Kent. William Kempe passed away in 1535 in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1487, William Kempe entered the world in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England, born to Thomas Kempe And Emeline Chiche.
  • William Kempe married Eleanor Kempe, and had children including Sir Thomas Lovett Kempe Sheriff Of Kent.
  • William Kempe passed away in 1535 in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kempe's Ancestors

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William Kempe
1487–1535
Birth Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Kempe
1412–1489
Emeline Chiche
1455–1487
Grandparents
Valentine Chiche
1362–1462
Goodnestone (near Aylesham), Kent, England
Philippa
1430–1463
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kempe's Descendants

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William Kempe (1487–28 January 1535) m. Eleanor Kempe (1490–21 August 1560)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Lovett \ Kempe, Sheriff of) Kent 1513–1590 m. Lady (Joan Elizabeth Fermor (m.) Lovett) 1519–1586 m. Amy Kempe –1557
    1. 1. Henry Lovett 1545–1582 m. Elizabeth Ewer 1540–1583 m. # (Isabel de Beauchamp) (Lovett) 1545–1576
      1. 1. Sir (Edmond Thomas Lovett (arrival 1620-1635) MA) 1576–1652 m. Martha Standham 1577–1655
        1. 1. Edmond Lovett 1600–1675 m. Magdalene Gitten 1601–1674
    2. 2. Thomas Kempe –1607
    3. 3. William Kempe 1556–1597

William Kempe's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of William Kempe in Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
1535
28 January 1535
Age 48
Death of William Kempe in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1535
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wye, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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