Origins of surname
This is a Medieval name for a wool comber, from camb = 'comb'
Early records
The name first appeared in Jersey records at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries
Variations
- Kempster
Family records
Church records
- Kempster baptisms in Jersey
- Kempster marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Kempster marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Kempster burials in Jersey
Family trees
Great War service
Sons of Albert Joseph Kempster and Eleonore Louise Grosvalet
- Cecil Kempster (1899- ) (St H), OV, 2nd Lieut, Northampton Regiment (Shown as Albert Cecil in RoS)
- Alfred John Kitchener Kempster (1900- ) (St C) husband of Blanche Binet Gruchy, Private, Devon Regiment
- Father was a career soldier and served in South Africa and during the Great War, but full details are not known
Occupation records
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Kempster family are now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, dates and reference numbers shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
Burial records
Family album
Occupation curfew cards
Curfew pass issued to John Kempster during the Occupation as a member of the St Martin Honorary Police [1]
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Notes and references
- ↑ These cards are held by Jersey Archive. Visit The Archive online catalogue for more information. A subscription may be needed to view some of the site's content