At 06:43 AM 12/26/98 -0500, you wrote: >My brother Oliver email address [email protected] is looking for >information concerning the above. Ad K was at the storming of Quebec in >1759 and sailed with Cook and Byron(explorers) was born at Crugsillick >Manor Cornwall UK promoted Admiral of the Red in 1812 (the top rank in the >English Navy) and died aged 80 in 1823. >We are seekimg information abouts his naval career. My brother now lives at >Crugsillick Manor Greetings. I am the Secretary of the Kemp Family Association. I have only a small piece of information on Admiral Arthur Kempe. Arthur Kempe was born about 1740, son of Charles and Ann (Kempe) Kempe. He married Ann Coryton. Later in his naval career, he was named as Admiral of the Red, which was one of three titles just below Admiral of the Fleet. As Admiral of the Red, he was the overall Admiral of the British Fleet in southeast Asia, as well as Australasia. Fred Hitchin-Kemp's book from 1904 has a chapter devoted to the Kemp's of Cornwall. In that chapter, he makes claim that the lineage of Admiral Kempe could be traced back to the Kempe's of Ollantigh Manor in Kent. This line has been very well researched.... perhaps one of our members can verify this fact. I have nothing else specific to his military career. I would suggest that you begin looking for this information at the GENUKI site: http://www.genuki.org.uk Bob Young, Secretary Kemp Family Association [email protected]