Peter Kemp (1815–1898)
Peter Kemp was sentenced to fourteen years transportation for robbing a shop. He arrived in Sydney in 1832 aboard the Planter. He was described as being 5 feet 5¼ inches (166 cms) tall with a ruddy complexion, dark brown hair and chestnut eyes.
He was granted a ticket of leave on 12th December 1839 and a certificate of freedom on 31st August 1846.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Kemp, Peter
- Kemp, Sophia (wife)
- Huxley, Mary (mother-in-law)
- Huxley, Thomas (father-in-law)
- Dorrington, Mary Anne (sister-in-law)
- Huxley, Eleanor (sister-in-law)
- Huxley, Margaret Ross (sister-in-law)
- Arndell, Matilda (sister-in-law)
- Gosper, Louisa (sister-in-law)
- Huxley, Emma Maria (sister-in-law)
- Huxley, Mary Anne (sister-in-law)
- John, Eliza Jane (sister-in-law)
- Huxley, Esther (sister-in-law)
- Huxley, Amy Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Dorrington, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Huxley, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Huxley, Richard (brother-in-law)
- John, William (brother-in-law)
- Huxley, William (brother-in-law)
- Gosper, Edward (brother-in-law)
- Huxley, Charles (brother-in-law)
- Huxley, John Henry (brother-in-law)
- Huxley, Edward Prosper (brother-in-law)
Citation details
'Kemp, Peter (1815–1898)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/kemp-peter-26991/text34480, accessed 1 July 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
12 August,
1815
Ticehurst,
Sussex,
England
Death
16 December,
1898
(aged 83)
at sea
Cause of Death
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