Re: Alice V Kemp CAN>NY>Ill 1866
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Alice V Kemp CAN>NY>Ill 1866
Kevin Weitzeil 5/05/13
Hi. I'm not related to this family.Here is Alice in 1900:
1900 United States Federal Census about Alice V Monroe
Name: Alice V Monroe
Age: 38
Birth Date: May 1861
Birthplace: Canada
[Canada;England]
Home in 1900: Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois
[Cook]
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: Unkn
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John A Monroe
Marriage Year: 1882
Years Married: 18
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 4
Household Members: Living on May St.
Name Age
John A Monroe 39b. Apr 1860 Scotland, parents b. Scotland, Imm 1862; Engineer Staliony?, Bridge Works
Alice V Monroe 38 -wife- b. May 1861 Can-Eng, parents b. England; imm unknown; married 18 years; 4 children
John A Monroe 16 -son- b. Jan 1883 NY; Errand Boy, Dry Goods
Mary A Monroe 13 -dau- b. Dec 1886 Illinois
Christina Monroe 9 -dau- b. Feb 1890 Ill
Emma W Monroe 1/12 -dau- b. Apr 1900 Ill
Here's a death record for Alice. It gives her parents' names as John Kemp & Mary Brett:
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 about Alice V. Monroe
Name: Alice V. Monroe
[Alice V. Kemp]
Birth Date: 23 May 1860
Birth Place: Toronto, Canada
Death Date: 11 Jan 1923
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 13 Jan 1923
Cemetery Name: Rosehill
Death Age: 62
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Female
Father Name: John Kemp
Father Birth Place: Montreal, Canada
Mother Name: Mary Brett
Mother Birth Place: Montreal, Canada
Spouse Name: John Monroe
FHL Film Number: 1877163
This might be Alice in 1861, along with her extended family:
1861 Census of Canada about Alice Kemp
Name: Alice Kemp
Gender: Female
Age: 1
Birth Year: 1860
Birthplace: Toronto
Marital Status: Single
Home in 1861: Toronto, York, Canada West
Film Number: C-1106-1107
Page Number: 1319
Household Members:
Name Age
John Kemp31b. 1830 England; Shoe Maker
Eliza Kemp38b. 1833 English [sic]
Elisabeth Kemp6b. 1855 Toronto
Alice Kemp 1b. 1860 Toronto **
Louisa Brett49 -widow- b. 1812 England
Mary Fraser30 -married- b. 1831 England
Christeen Fraser 3b. 1858 Toronto
And in 1871:
1871 Census of Canada about Alice Brett
Name: Alice Brett
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birth Place: Ontario
Religion: Congergationalist
Origin: English
Province: Ontario
District: Toronto West
District Number: 46
Division: 01
Subdistrict: St Patricks Ward
Subdistrict Number: d
Household Members:
Name Age
Louisa Brett 59 -widow-b. 1812 England
John Brett [sic]40b. 1831 England; Shoemaker
Eliza Brett [sic]16b. 1855 Ont
Alice Brett [sic]11b. 1860 Ont **
Louisa Brett [sic]7b. 1864 Ont
Here is a death record for Louisa Brett:
Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 about Louisa Tye Brett
Name: Louisa Tye Brett
Death Date: 22 Jan 1875
Death County or District: York (Toronto)
Age: 63
Gender: Female, widow
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
Birth Location: England
If this is your Alice, she may have had a 1st marriage to William Bruce Hunter:
Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 about Alice Victoria Kemp
Name: Alice Victoria Kemp
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Father Name: John Kemp
Mother Name: Elizth Kemp
Spouse Name: Wm Bruce Hunter
Occupation: Carpenter
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1853
Spouse Birth Place: Coburg
Spouse Father Name: Wm Hunter
Spouse Mother Name: Jane Hunter
Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1876
Marriage County or District: York (Toronto)
This couple had at least 3 children:
--William Hunter, b. 8 Sep 1876 Toronto
--Alexander Hunter, b. 1 Jul 1878 Toronto
--Alice Winter Hunter, b. 1 Jun 1880 Toronto
I don't know what happened to this family or these children, so I'm not sure if this is your Alice V. Kemp.In any event, this might be the Kemp family in 1881, with John remarried to a Mary:
1881 Census of Canada about John Kemp
Name: John Kemp
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 49
Birth Year: 1832
Birthplace: England
Religion: Church of England
Nationality: English
Occupation: Shoe Maker
Province: Ontario
District Number: 134
District: Toronto City
Sub-District Number: H
Subdistrict: St Patricks Ward
Division: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
John Kemp 49b. 1832 England; Shoemaker
Mary Kemp 33 -wife- b. 1848 Scotland
Louisa Kemp 16b. 1865 Ont
John Kemp 4b. 1877 Ont
Jessie Kemp 1b. 1880 Ont
And in 1891:
1891 Census of Canada about John Kemp
Name: John Kemp
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Free Church
French Canadian: No
Spouse's Name: Mary Kemp
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Province: Ontario
District Number: 119
District: Toronto City
Subdistrict: St Johns Ward
Household Members:
Name Age
John Kemp 58b. 1833 England, par b. Eng; Shoe Cutter
Mary Kemp 41 -wife- b. 1850 Scotland, par b. Scot
John Kemp 14 -son- b. 1877 Ont
Jessie Kemp 12 -son- b. 1879 Ont
Maggie Kemp 7-dau- b. 1884 Ont
According to b/m records for their children, this is probably that 2nd marriage:
Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 about John Kemp
Name: John Kemp
Occupation: Cutter
Birth Place: England
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Father Name: John Kemp
Mother Name: Louisa Kemp
Spouse Name: Mary Wright
Spouse's Age: 28
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1848
Spouse Birth Place: Scotland
Spouse Father Name: John Wright
Spouse Mother Name: Mary Wright
Marriage Date: 23 May 1876
Marriage County or District: York
Still, I can't be sure that this is your family.I don't know what happened to that Hunter family, and the children. It's very odd.Still it's a lead for you.Hope this helps.Annie