Family: John Kemp / Mary Clarke (F154)

m. 17 Mar 1853  Submit Photo / Document

• Father | Male John Kemp

  
  

  Born	Abt 1825	Knottingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  Died	11 May 1907	Mirboo East, Victoria, Australia
  Buried	14 May 1907	Hazelwood Cemetery, Hazelwood, Victoria, Australia
  Married	17 Mar 1853  [1, 2, 3]	St James Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria, Australian Colonies  [1, 2, 3]
  Father	John Winterburn Kemp | F8397 Group Sheet
  Mother	Catherine [--?--] | F8397 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Mary Clarke

  
  

  Born	Abt 1835	Sligo, Ireland
  Died	1902	Boolarra, Victoria, Australia
  Buried	1902	Hazelwood Cemetery, Hazelwood, Victoria, Australia
  Father	Mathew Clarke | F9888 Group Sheet
  Mother	Eleanor Meredith | F9888 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male + Joseph Henry Kemp

  
  

  Born	1854	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Died	1915	Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
  Buried
  Spouse	Christina Lyle Russell | F9971
  Married	27 Jul 1882	Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + John Winterburn Kemp

  
  

  Born	25 Jan 1856	Ballarat, Victoria, Australian Colonies
  Died	24 May 1936	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
  Buried	Aft 24 May 1936	Wangaratta Cemetery, Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
  Spouse	Elizabeth McClelland | F10030
  Married	28 Sep 1882	Enfield, Victoria, Australian Colonies

  
  

  Child 3 | Male + William Edward Kemp

  
  

  Born	9 Jan 1858	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Died	10 Sep 1933	Warragul, Victoria, Australia
  Buried
  Spouse	Emma Collyer | F10031
  Married	1882	Hazelwood, Victoria, Australia

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Sarah Eleanor Kemp

  
  

  Born	23 Nov 1859	Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia
  Died	27 Jul 1879	Ballarat, Victoria, Australian Colonies
  Buried	29 Jul 1879	Ballarat New Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

  
  

  Child 5 | Female + Catherine Kemp

  
  

  Born	1861	Linton, Victoria, Australia
  Died	1934	Royal Park, Victoria, Australia
  Buried
  Spouse	Donald Fraser McDonald | F6268
  Married	1886	Linton, Victoria, Australia

  
  

  Child 6 | Female + Mary Henrietta Kemp

  
  

  Born	16 Jul 1863	Linton, Victoria, Australia
  Died	1942	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  Buried
  Spouse	William Secombe | F10032
  Married	1884	Victoria, Australia
  Spouse	John W. Mercer | F10033
  Married
  Spouse	William John McLennan | F10034
  Married

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Thomas Matthew Winterburn Kemp

  
  

  Born	8 Nov 1865	Linton, Victoria, Australia
  Died	Oct 1882	Ballarat, Victoria, Australian Colonies
  Buried	18 Oct 1882	Ballarat New Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australian Colonies

  
  

  Child 8 | Male George James Kemp

  
  

  Born	19 Aug 1867	Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia
  Died	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
  Buried

  
  

  Child 9 | Female + Margaret Jamieson Kemp

  
  

  Born	5 Sep 1869	Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia
  Died	8 Jan 1950	Albany District Hospital, Albany, Western Australia, Australia
  Buried
  Spouse	Valentine John Morrow | F10027
  Married	25 Nov 1892	St James's, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

  
  

  Child 10 | Female + Amelia Meredith Kemp

  
  

  Born	20 Sep 1871	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Died	2 Nov 1960	Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
  Buried
  Spouse	Edwin Phillip Smith | F6269
  Married	11 Jan 1905	Morwell, Victoria, Australia

  
  

  Child 11 | Male + Robert Winterburn Kemp

  
  

  Born	20 Dec 1873	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Died	3 Sep 1960	East Brighton, Victoria, Australia
  Buried
  Spouse	Sophia Annie Smith | F9410
  Married	15 Jul 1903	Fernlea, Boolarra, Victoria, Australia

  
  

  Child 12 | Male Arthur Lane Kemp

  
  

  Born	6 Feb 1877	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Died	16 Aug 1921	Wooroloo, Western Australia, Australia
  Buried	Aft 16 Aug 1921	Wooroloo, Western Australia, Australia

  
  

• Documents

  Marriage certificate of John Kemp & Mary Clarke Marriage certificate of John Kemp & Mary Clarke, 1853

  
  

• Notes

  KEMP FAMILY: "Mr. John Kemp arrived later in the year of 1878. He came from Ballarat accompanied by his son William Kemp and was later joined by two other sons, Thomas and George. Mrs. Kemp remained in Ballarat with the younger members of the family of twelve until a house was built at Boolarra. Mr. Kemp's property 3-4 miles out of Boolarra was named "Windsor Park" after Mr. Billy Windsor, an 18 stone, 6 foot giant of a man who used to shoot wild cattle on the Scrubby Forest Station at Yinnar. Later he worked for various families in the Boolarra district. When Mr. Kemp first came to his selection, he felled a very large tree of 12 feet in diameter. The ends rested on the ground, but under the middle was a depression in the ground up to three feet deep. A hut was built onto this log and bunks placed in the depression. If any branches or trees fell, the huge log protected the men. In 1880 Miss Katie Kemp opened the school at Yinnar. In 1884 Mr. Will Kemp and his brother-in-law Mr. Will Secombe started the first local paper "The Morwell Advertiser". - (Mrs. D. Morrow from letter written to Mr. Schmidt 1951) FURTHER PIONEERING FAMILIES: These three families were closely followed by other pioneering families. Families such as the Irvings, Hopkins, Earls, Mantons, O'Gradys, Collyers, Dan Stewart, Mulrooneys, Latters, Amiets, Kellehers, McDonalds, Blacks, Christians, Gleesons, Scanlons and many others in the ensuing years. Each member of the Irving family selected a block. Mr. Jack Irving, the first teacher had Brown's farm, Mr. Murdoch Irving had Pottengers, Mr. George Iriving selected part of Mr. W. Hibbins place, Miss Barbara Irving had Phillip's farm. Mr. & Mrs. Irving lived with their daughter while she taught at the Hazelwood Ridge School. Mr. Dan McDonald had "Barr's" Place but sold out a few years later to Mr. S. Burnie and moved to Yinnar. The Hopkins were on Newbegins, Mantons on Lockarts, Mr. Tom Collyer on Foxes and Mr. Jack Collyer on Cummins. Messrs. O'Grady and O'Reilly were in partnership on the National Mutual. Mr. O'Grady a little later moved to the adjoining farm which he called "Hilltop" and remained there till about 1921 when he sold out to Mr. Robbins and retired to Melbourne. The Duck were on Walsh's and Mr. Duck used to carry the mail from Morwell to Yinnar. Mrs. Duck planted thistles called Teasles used for teasing wool in the early days. Also on the same property Mrs. Fawkner (Faulkner) planted willows for the purpose of making baskets from the young limbs. They are called basket willows and can be seen today lining the banks of the rivers and creeks around Boolarra. This would have been in the late 1890's or early 1900's. The Black family was on the property once owned by the Perrys and Primroses who bought it from Mr. Harry Fancke, who took over from the Blacks. Two other early settlers were Mr. Harry Weatheral and Mr. Tom Weatheral the former having Mr. Harry Fisher's farm. They belonged to a family of cabinet makers and amongst other things made pianos and a large number of the cases in the Museum, Melbourne. The Earls owned Reid's property at Boolarra South and another Manton was on Mr. George Bickerton's property. The Hopkins family apparently came to Boolarra from the mining township of Mt. Egerton in the Ballarat district. The family established a general store in Boolarra in 1889. Another early-settler Mr. W. O'Grady was a member of the Morwell Shire Council from 1898-1906. O'Grady's Creek which flowed through his property at Boolarra is named after him. Mr. W. P. Christian and his brother bought Hopkin's store. W. P. Christian before coming to Boolarra in the late 1890's was a member of the champion Essendon Football Team 1891-92-93. David T. Latter established a blacksmith's business in 1866 but from 1891 became interested in the timber trade. Thomas Scanlon came from Geelong in 1884 and selected land nine miles out of Boolarra. He was also the proprietor of the Club Hotel in 1902. The Gleeson family came to Gippsland in 1875 and selected land at Hazelwood, later coming to Boolarra in 1895." - (Mrs. D. Morrow 1951 and Morwell Historical Society News 1966) Married: Note, John's surname recorded as Genep possibly due to strong Yorkshire accent. As both John and Mary could not read/write (as indicated by mark for signature) this oversight could not be corrected

  
  

• Sources

  [S286] VicGold Genealogy Database - National Centenary Ancestral Project on-line in Australia (http://www.ke.com.au/cgi-bin/texhtml?form=VicGold). [S2718] Ian Donald Stanley, "," e-mail message from [e-mail for private use] ([street address for private use]), to , ., John Kemp (I1334); 15 May 2013; Andrew Kemp. [S2718] Ian Donald Stanley, "," e-mail message from [e-mail for private use] ([street address for private use]), to , ., Proposed Change: John KEMP (I1334); 15 May 2013; Andrew Kemp.