This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: londongreenwood Surnames: Kemp; Greenwood; Martin; Connell; Osborne; Robertson; Berry Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1767.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello My Kemp family also hails from Shoreditch, though you would need to go back another generation to make a connection. Great grandmother Maria Christiana Kemp was born in Hoxton, Shoreditch in 1840, the youngest of the seven children of James Kemp and Sarah Susanna Martin. James Kemp, a house painter and glazier, was born in Shoreditch in 1793, and married Sarah Susanna Martin at St Giles, Cripplegate, in 1833. Sarah Susanna was born 1814, bpt St Leonards, Shoreditch, the daughter of Mintam Martin and probably Sarah Osborne. Mintam's parents were possibly Mintam Martin and Susanna Mary Connell. These couples were married at St Giles, Cripplegate in 1803, and 1779 respectively. Sarah Susanna Martin and James Kemp's known children are: Louisa Frances b 1833 married a Berry Sarah Ann b 1836 Mary Ann b 1838 James Frederick b 1840 Joshua George b 1843 Henry Edward b 1845 Maria Christiana b 1850 Maria Christiana married Thomas Greenwood in 1874. She was living in Stepeny. The Greenwoods lived in Bethnal Green and the Mile End Road area before moving out to Edmonton/Enfield in 1880. The men appear to be associated with Billingsgate fish market. Joshua Kemp I found in 1901 in Leyton, living with a Martin aunt, without either wife or children. He was a muffin and crumpet baker and lived with his family in Newington after his marriage. James the son has the middle name Frederick, but I do not have his marriage or descendants. Louisa's marriage I have not found, but she her child are with her mother in Bethnal Green in 1861. Her married name was Berry. Sarah Susanna was widowed and married Henry Robertson at Christ Church, Hoxton, Shoreditch, in 1856. Their son George was born in Shoreditch in 1857. On the 1861 census Maria Christiana Kemp appears erroneously as a Robertson. Hope you can get back another generation and we can make a connection. Best wishes Carolyn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.