William James KEMPTHORNE

1869 - 1952  (83 years)

• Name	William James KEMPTHORNE
  Birth	10 Sep 1869	Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
  	Kempthorn, Richard, male, age 39, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, Laborer, married Kempthorn, Mary, female, age 32, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, married Kempthorn, John H., male, age 14, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, single, going to school Kempthorn, Walter, male, age 8, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, single, going to school Kempthorn, Thomas, male, age 6, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, single, going to school Kempthorn, Sarah, female, age 4, b. Ontario, Wes. Methodist, English, single Kempthorn, William, male, age 2, b. Ontario, Wes. Methodist, English, single Peddington, William R., male, age 20, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, Weaver, single They lived in Galt and owned 4 building lots and had 2 houses. They had grown 50 bushels of potatoes, and 100 bushels of carrots or other roots vegetables. They had 1 milk cow and 3 swine. Link to record on Library & Archives Canada website: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2578321
  		1871 Census of Canada - Household of Richard and Mary KEMPTHORNE
  Census	4 Apr 1881	South Dumfries Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  	Kampthorne (sic), Richard, married, age 50, male, b. England, W Meth, English, Farmer Kampthorne, Mary, married, 40, female, b. England, W Meth, English, married Kampthorne, Walter R., 17, male, b. England, W Meth, English, (? L or S -might be symbol for laborer) Kampthorne, Thomas J., 15, male, b. England, W Meth, English, (? L or S - might be symbol for laborer) Kampthorne, Sarah E., 13, female, b. Ontario, W Meth, English, attending school Kampthorne, William J., 11, male, b. Ontario, W Meth, English,attending school Kampthorne, Mary, 8, female, b. Ontario, W Meth, English, attending school Kampthorne, Annie, 7, female, b. Ontario, W Meth, English, attending school Kampthorne, Arthur W., 4, male, b. Ontario, W Meth, English Kampthorne, Emma M., 1, female, b. Ontario, W Meth, English Link to record on Library & Archives Canada website: Page 32 - https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=4130236, page 33 - https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=4130237
  		1881 Census of Canada - Household of Richard and Mary KEMPTHORNE
  Census	6 Apr 1891	West Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  	Kempthorne, Richard, male, 60, married, head of household, b. England, father b. England, mother b. England, Meth., Farmer, could read, could write Kempthorne, Mary, female, 53, married, wife, b. England, father b. England, mother b. England, Meth., could read, could write Kempthorne, Sarah, female, 23, not married, daughter, b. Ontario, father b. England, mother b. England, Meth., Dressmaker, wage earner, could read, could write Kempthorne, Mary, female, 19, not married, daughter, b. Ontario, b. England, father b. England, mother b. England, Meth., wage earner [no occupation given], could read, could write Kempthorne, Annie, female, 16, not married, daughter, b. Ontario, b. England, father b. England, mother b. England, Meth., could read, could write Kempthorne, Arthur, male, 14, not married, son, b. Ontario, b. England, father b. England, mother b. England, Meth., could read, could write Kempthorne, Emma, female, 10, not married, daughter, b. Ontario, b. England, father b. England, mother b. England, Meth., could read, could write Johns, Edith, female, 23, not married, Niece, b. England, b. England, father b. England, mother b. England, Meth., Dressmaker, wage earner, could read, could write Link to record on Library and Archives website: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1137690
  Death	10 Dec 1952	Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I121	Marion's Family
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Richard KEMPTHORNE,   b. Abt. 1831, Collaton, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England d. 20 May 1898, 17-2-19 W1, Rural Municipality of Morton (near Desford), Manitoba, Canada (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Mary JOHNS,   b. 28 Feb 1838, West Putford Parish, Devon, England d. 9 Nov 1929, Section SW 31-2-19 W.P.M., Municipality Of Morton, Manitoba, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Daisy Helena KETCHESON,   b. Abt 1872, Belleville, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Feb 1901 (Age ~ 29 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1896	Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Mary 'Alberta' STRACHAN,   b. 1876, Jerseyville, Ontario, Canada d. 1961 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1913	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada At The Methodist Church
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2008

  
  

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  Birth - 10 Sep 1869 - Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Census - Kempthorn, Richard, male, age 39, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, Laborer, married Kempthorn, Mary, female, age 32, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, married Kempthorn, John H., male, age 14, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, single, going to school Kempthorn, Walter, male, age 8, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, single, going to school Kempthorn, Thomas, male, age 6, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, single, going to school Kempthorn, Sarah, female, age 4, b. Ontario, Wes. Methodist, English, single Kempthorn, William, male, age 2, b. Ontario, Wes. Methodist, English, single Peddington, William R., male, age 20, b. England, Wes. Methodist, English, Weaver, single They lived in Galt and owned 4 building lots and had 2 houses. They had grown 50 bushels of potatoes, and 100 bushels of carrots or other roots vegetables. They had 1 milk cow and 3 swine. Link to record on Library & Archives Canada website: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2578321 - 2 Apr 1871 - Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 22 Apr 1896 - Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Death - 10 Dec 1952 - Galt, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  William James Kempthorne

  
  

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  Family of Mary JOHNS and Richard KEMPTHORNE Taken in Paris, Ontario abt 1883 Back: Minnie (Mary), Walter, Thomas, John, William Middle: Annie, Richard, Arthur, Mary, Lillie Front: Emma