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I am trying to establish the name of James Sturt's wife. It is stated on a family tree, written by a relative of my husband some years ago, that her name was Anna (middle name Kemp) Hollingdale, and from my research she was born 1783 in Washington, West Sussex.

However, I have a copy of an article written in the Sussex County Magazine (circa 1930) in which it states that James Sturt's son William (born 1819, Plumpton, West Sussex) was the son of one of the daughters of Mr. Kemp of Kemp Town, Brighton. Thomas Reed Kemp (1782-1844), son of Thomas Kemp and Anna Reed (or Read) was instrumental in building the village of Kemp Town in the 1820s, which is now a very well-known area to the east of Brighton. It is also stated that my husband's family are connected to Thomas Reed Kemp. Could she have been the latter's sister?

To add to the confusion I have recently made contact with a Sturt descendant, who states that, according to his records, James Sturt married a Sarah Worsell, although he has been unable to substantiate this.

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

This must be where the Sarah Worsell idea came from:

England, Marriages, 1538–1973

groom's name: James Sturt
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Sarah Worsell
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 14 Jan 1808
marriage place: Worth, Sussex, England
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: I03577-7
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1041590
reference number: item 2

Source Citation
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N66F-BQ2

here is the Sarah Worsell marraige
Groom's Name: James Sturt
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Sarah Worsell
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 14 Jan 1808
Marriage Place: Worth,Sussex,England
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M07136-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0919105-6, 0413753, 0919105-6, 0416753
Reference Number:
Source Citation

william 1819
me: William Sturt
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 11 Feb 1819
Baptism/Christening Place: SAINT THOMAS, LEWES, SUSSEX, ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: James Sturt
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ann Kemp
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02263-6
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1067241
Reference Number: item 11 p 25
Source Citation

Thomas Read Kemp
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Thomas Read Kemp (December 23, 1782 – December 20, 1844) was an English property developer and politician. He was the son of Sussex landowner Thomas Kemp, whose farmhouse in Brighton was rented by the Prince of Wales in 1786.
Biography

He conceived and developed the Regency-style Kemp Town estate in Brighton on the south coast of England. He was Member of Parliament for Lewes from 1811–16 and 1826–37 and for Arundel 1823–26. He fled Britain in 1837 to escape his creditors and died in Paris in 1844. He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

In 1805, Kemp graduated in theology at Cambridge University. He married Frances Baring the following year. They had four sons and six daughters. She died during childbirth in 1825 and was buried at St. Nicholas's Church.

A tablet was erected to his memory at St Nicholas's Church next to his wife's.

taken from the history of parliament
Family and Education
b. 23 Dec. 1782, o. surv. s. of Thomas Kemp† of Lewes and Ann, da. and h. of Henry Read of Brookland. educ. Westminster 1797; St. John’s, Camb. 1801; M. Temple 1804. m. (1) 12 July 1806, Frances (d. 8 Mar. 1825), da. of Sir Francis Baring†, 1st bt., of Stratton Park, Hants. 4s. 6da.; (2) 26 Nov. 1832, Frances Margaretta, da. of Charles Watkin John Shakerley of Somerford, Cheshire, wid. of Vigors Harvey of Killaine Castle, co. Wexford, 1s. suc. fa. 1811. d. 20 Dec. 1844.


there is this baptism but clutching at straws ?????
would she have been too old to be William's mother
Name: Ann Kemp
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 24 Dec 1775
Baptism/Christening Place: St Michael's, Lewes, Sussex, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Thomas Kemp
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ann
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C14811-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 1067236
Reference Number:
Source Citation

Thankyou both. I'm still confused as to where the name Hollingdale comes into it though. According to the written tree I have, William was christened 11.11.1819 at All Saints, Lewes and brought up at Streat Place, Streat, Nr. Plumpton. His siblings are named as Anna Kemp Sturt (1814-1829) and Henry Hollingdale Sturt (1816-1831). Incidentally, I said that James's wife is named as Anna on that tree, but it is in fact Anne.

I wonder if perhaps my husband's relative got her her facts wrong, but it all looks beautifully researched, with lots of photos of various churches, gravestones and tombs, two of the latter belonging to William Sturt in Streat Church graveyard and the Hollingdales in Plumpton Church graveyard.

Any further help would still be appreciated. Many thanks.

Ooh Maddie, you nipped in there while I was typing. That is very helpful indeed, thanks.

I have to go out now, but will be back later to have a proper look.

anna kemp hollingdale
Name: Anna Kemp Hollingdale
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 05 Apr 1783
Baptism/Christening Place: Washington, Sussex, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Hollingdale
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Barbara Hollingdale
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04394-1
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 2186967
Reference Number: item 8

tree on ancestry has her marrying James Sturt 1812 in Plumpton
can't find it on family search

children

Anna Kemp Sturt 1814 – 1829
Henry Hollingdale Sturt 1816 – 1831
William Sturt 1820 – 1879

anna jnr baptisim
Name: Anna Kemp Sturt
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 27 Feb 1814
Baptism/Christening Place: HENFIELD,SUSSEX,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: James Sturt
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Anna Kemp
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C07061-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 0918475, 0918477
Reference Number:

henry
Name: Henry Hollendale Sturt
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 15 Jul 1816
Baptism/Christening Place: SAINT THOMAS, LEWES, SUSSEX, ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: James Sturt
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ann Kemp
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02263-6
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1067241
Reference Number: item 11 p 13

Anna Kemp Hollingdale
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 05 Apr 1783 Washington,? Sussex,? England
residence: Washington,? Sussex,? England
parents: Henry Hollingdale,? Barbara Hollingdale


name: Anna Kemp Hollingdale
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 05 Apr 1783
baptism/christening place: Washington, Sussex, England
father's name: Henry Hollingdale
mother's name: Barbara Hollingdale
indexing project (batch) number: I04394-1
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 2186967

Thanks to you all for your time in having a look at this one for me. I think there must be a connection somewhere to Kemp, but I need to put in a bit of leg-work to find it. It's going back on the back-burner for the time being. Shame no-one else has Thomas Reed Kemp in their tree or his parents. Why would Ann, Anne, Anna Hollingdale have Kemp as her middle name and 2 of her children named Anna Kemp Sturt and Henry Hollingdale Sturt, I ask myself.

At least I know that my recent Sturt contact is wrong in his assumption that James Sturt married Sarah Worsell. He said that my information re Anna Kemp Hollingdale as James Sturt's wife has, I quote, blown apart his side of the family tree and set them completely adrift, which I find very strange, as I named the parents and grandparents of James that I have in my tree and he didn't contest those. I think he must be been barking up the wrong tree!


:-D