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John Kemp

John Kemp

Male 1906 - 1979  (72 years)

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  • Name John Kemp 
    Born 10 Mar 1906  South Elgin St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 17 Sep 1927  [1
    Hammerman 
    Residence 17 Sep 1927  46 Albert Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 6 Apr 1936 
    General Labourer 
    Residence 6 Apr 1936  9 Brown Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 14 Feb 1979 
    night watchamn (retired) 
    Residence 14 Feb 1979  28 Longformacus Road, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 14 Feb 1979  Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: bronchopneumonia, chronic bronchitis, cardiac failure 
    Occupation 15 Aug 1987 
    hammerman, deceased 
    _UID F2ADA0AF280348CFBAC010359BB226CE3013 
    Person ID I5149  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2023 

    Father Peter William Kemp,   b. 19 Jun 1865, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1918, Poorhouse, Inveresk, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Marion Aitken,   b. 8 Aug 1881, Clifton Cottage, Boswell Road., Wardie, Leith, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1933, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 9 Apr 1902  35 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • The marriage between Peter W Kemp andMarion Aitken was a civil marriage made "by declaration, in front of Janet Hepburn or Kemp".
    Family ID F1626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matilda Gailey Wright,   b. 29 May 1903, Park Avenue, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1987, St Columbas Hospice, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1927  34 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. John Kemp,   b. 1928, Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928, Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Living
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    Last Modified 9 Apr 2011 
    Family ID F1628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John Kemp was a prisoner of war during WWII.

      On 22 May 1965 May Wright sued for divorce before Lord Kissen.
      John may have remarried

      Informant on the death of John Kemp was Mary G Kemp, his former wife

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).