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William Kempe 1515 – 1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1515

Birth Location: Blisland, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1561

Death Location: Lavethan Manor, Blisland, Cornwall, England

Father: John Kempe

Mother: Alice Aubyn

Spouse(s): Margaret Smythe

Children(s): Thomas Kempe

William Kempe was born in 1515 in Blisland, Cornwall, England, the child of John Kempe and Alice Saint Aubyn. William Kempe married Margaret Smythe, and had children including Thomas Kempe. William Kempe passed away in 1561 in Lavethan Manor, Blisland, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • William Kempe was born in 1515 in Blisland, Cornwall, England, the child of John Kempe and Alice Saint Aubyn.
  • William Kempe married Margaret Smythe, and had children including Thomas Kempe.
  • William Kempe passed away in 1561 in Lavethan Manor, Blisland, Cornwall, England.

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William Kempe's Ancestors

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William Kempe
1515 – 1561
Birth Place: Blisland, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Kempe
1490 – 1557
Lavethan Manor, Blisland, Cornwall, England
Alice (Saint) Aubyn
1487 – 1587
Clowance Manor, Clowance, Cornwall, England
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William Kempe's Descendants

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William Kempe (ABT 1515 – 1561) m. Margaret Smythe (1519 – ABT 1586)
  1. 1. Thomas Kempe (ABT 1540 – 23 MAR 1571) m. Catherine Courtney (ABT 1541 – 23 MAR 1571)
    1. 1. Humphrey Kempe (ABT 1563 – 10 NOV 1624) m. Jane (Anne) Peyton (1575 – BEF 1675)
      1. 1. William Kempe (ABT 1590 – SEP 1629) m. Florence Wood (ABT 1600 – BEF 1700)
        1. 1. Emanuell Kempe (ABT 1629 – 22 SEP 1677) m. Johane [________] (ABT 1629 – BEF 1729)

William Kempe's Timeline

2 Records

1515
ABT 1515
Birth of William Kempe in Blisland, Cornwall, England
Blisland, Cornwall, England
1561
1561
Age 46
Death of William Kempe in Lavethan Manor, Blisland, Cornwall, England
Lavethan Manor, Blisland, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1515
    Event Place: Blisland, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Lavethan Manor, Blisland, Cornwall, England

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