Genealogie Koster-Rodenhuis » Peter Kemp (1853-1921)

Persoonlijke gegevens Peter Kemp 

• Hij is geboren op 15 november 1853 in Lower Portland Head, NSW, Australie.
• Hij werd gedoopt op 15 januari 1854.
• Hij is overleden op 1 december 1921 in Summer Hill, NSW, Australie, hij was toen 68 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven in Rookwood.
• Een kind van Peter Kemp en Sophia Huxley
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 21 februari 2016.

Gezin van Peter Kemp

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Henrietta Jones.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 3 juli 1874 te Windsor, NSW, Australie, hij was toen 20 jaar oud.

Peter Kemp, a native of the Hawkesbury River, and a former world's champion sculler, died in a private hospital at Summer Hill on Thursday morning of last week. He was 68 years of age. For many years the late Peter Kemp owned and lived on the property at the Mouth of Colo, now owned and occupied by Mr. R. C. Jones. The house which the ex-champion lived in was burnt down some years ago, and Mr. Jones built a new one. There are many relatives of the deceased still residing in the Hawkesbury district, including the well-known Jones family of Colo and Lower Portland, and Mr. Hilton Kemp, of Windsor, (a nephew). Peter Kemp had been in good health up to the time of his entry into the private hospital, and had been occupied daily at his work of boat-building. In fact, he was engaged on the completion of an -outrigger when it was decided that an operation was necessary. His death came as a shock to all his wide circle of friends, no less than to thousands of admirers throughout the sporting world. He was a particularly robust and energetic man for his age, and had taken part in a race at the retgatta in aid of he Belgian fund during the war. In this In this race he conceded three seconds to Stanbury (another world's champion), and beat him on the post by a great sprint. Peter Kemp had lived a life notable in achievements. He defended the world's championship (which he secured by forfeit from 'Bill' Peach) on the Paramatta against Hanlan in 1888, and defeated the Canadian. After again successfully defending his title gainst the same challenger, he was defeated by H. Searle, the famous Clarence River sculler, in the same year. In 1890 he again became world's champion by defeating Matterson, and also gained a victory over McLean, only to lose the title later in the same year to the latter. Since then Kemp devoted his attention to the business of boat- building, and also to the finding of world's champion scullers. Some of the famous scullers whom, he coached were Jim Stanbury, Geo. Towns, and Alf. Fenton, who were all successful, in securing the world's championship. Kemp's last appearance as a sculling coach, was in connection with the race between Alf. Fenton and Ernest Barry for the world's, championship on the Parramatta River, on August 28, 1920. For this race Kemp took an active part in Felton's preparation. In sculling circles Peter Kemp was immensely popular. His home and boatshed at Abbotsford were always at the disposal of scullers and oarsmen, past and present, who will greatly miss the generosity of the old champion and his kindly words of advice. Kemp was regarded as the most scientific sculler of the old veterans. He taught him self to row on the Colo and Hawkesbury rivers, when a lad of 17 years of age. His first race was on the Hawkesbury against Grono (in a boat built by himself) for £5 a side. He was successful. Soon afterwards he defeated George Solomon for £50 aside, but in his first big race, for £200 aside, against Neil Matterson, on the Nepean he was beaten. After the trial, which proved most satisfactory Jack Deeble arranged to take, him home to England with Beach. While in, England, he lost to Perkins and Bubear for £200 aside in each race. Upon returning to Sydney he rowed Neil Matterson again for £200 aside, and won this time. Beach was then world's champion and retired in favor of Kemp, who had challenged him. Kemp had not been champion long before Tom Clifford challenged him for £ 200 aside and the world's title. Kemp again won. Hanlan now considered himself a "a good thing" for the title but failed to capture it after two attempts and losing £1000 in stakes to the great sculler. Neil Matterson had a third try at Kemp for £200, but was also beaten. The famous Harry Searle was fast becoming a topnotcher, and in a race for the championship he beat Kemp. A few days after Kemp raced Matterson again, laying him £1000 to £300. Matterson was again defeated. This was two big races for one man in three days, with stake money total ling £2300, which is a world's record in the sport. After Searle's death, Kemp again became champion, and was tackled by Jack McLean in 1890, for £200 aside. McLean was unsuccessful on the first occasion, but reversed the position later in the year. This ended Kemp's racing career. In a race for ex-champions of the world in 1906 Kemp, at the age of 54, won from scratch, beating Laycock, Beach, Pearce, Reynolds, Rush, Green and McLean. He trained Beach for his great race on the Nepean against Edward Hanlan when the former again won from the Canadian. It was after this race that Beach forfeited the world's championship to Kemp, having found during the training operations that the Hawkesbury man was quite capable of holding the title. He did so till that meteoric marvel Harry Searle wrested it from him. The remains of the great sculler were laid to rest in Rookwood cemetery on Saturday afternoon last, being attended by all the well-known rowing men (including Mr. William Beach), men of the business and sporting community, representatives of rowing clubs, and many relatives and personal friends. The sons present were Messrs. Tom, Sid and Peter Kemp. In one-fifteenth of a second the first wireless message flashed from England to Australia on Monday. Then the postal de partment took charge of the message, and it took over eight hours to come from Mel bourne to Sydney. It got entangled with "red tape."

Kind(eren):

1. William Bentley Kemp  1875-1941 
2. Mabel Catherine Kemp  1877-1969 
3. Henrietta Kemp  1879-1973 
4. Henry Kemp  1880-1961 
5. Albert Edward Kemp  1882-1965 
6. Sydney Frederick Kemp  1884-???? 
7. Peter James Kemp  1888-1965 
8. Bertha Leoan Kemp  1891-1977

(2) Hij is getrouwd met Bertha Jane Lawler.

Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1891 te Newtown, NSW, Australie, hij was toen 37 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Thomas Huxley Kemp  1892-1955 
2. Etha Fernetta Kemp  1893-1966 

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