SFHG Talk "Extraordinary life & times of Thomas Read Kemp"
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Held at the usual venue: Ventnor Hall, Central United Reform Church, Blatchington Rd, Hove BN3 3YF, on Wednesday 12 August 2026 (19:00 for 19:30), Brian Ogilvie will present the story of Thomas Read Kemp at the Brighton & Hove Meeting of the Sussex Family History Group.
Born in 1782 to a wealthy local land-owning family, Thomas Read Kemp is without question one of the most important people in the development of Brighton during the Regency and Georgian years. However, his ambitious plans ran into difficulty, and his life of status and privilege was to end prematurely in relative poverty in overseas exile. “Thomas Kemp: the man who had everything but gambled it all on a single venture”. But his name lives on in “Kemptown” and the Thomas Read
FREE. Non-members welcome. No booking necessary – just turn up.
picture credit: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Born in 1782 to a wealthy local land-owning family, Thomas Read Kemp is without question one of the most important people in the development of Brighton during the Regency and Georgian years. However, his ambitious plans ran into difficulty, and his life of status and privilege was to end prematurely in relative poverty in overseas exile. “Thomas Kemp: the man who had everything but gambled it all on a single venture”. But his name lives on in “Kemptown” and the Thomas Read
FREE. Non-members welcome. No booking necessary – just turn up.
picture credit: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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Central United Reformed Church Hove, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, United Kingdom
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