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William Lewington JEMMETT

William Lewington JEMMETT

Male 1811 - 1864  (53 years)

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  • Name William Lewington JEMMETT 
    Born 24 Feb 1811  Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 23 Feb 1812  Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 677DA6EED3B3D911B6EB8C9D1C6CBC342A6B 
    Died 1 Oct 1864  Thames River, Erith, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7550  YoungFamily
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2008 

    Father John JEMMETT,   c. 12 May 1771, Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth HARNDEN 
    _UID A2F8BEC14862924B94F76EF1B0199B574508 
    Family ID F2503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann BROWNING,   b. 5 Apr 1796, Hernhill, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1883, Woodland, Utah, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    _UID 687DA6EED3B3D911B6EB8C9D1C6CBC342B7B 
    Children 
     1. William Henry JEMMETT,   b. 24 Aug 1835, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1914, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Henry George JEMMETT,   c. 23 Oct 1842 (born circa 1838), Preston-next-Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1904, Shelly, Bingham, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Julia Jane JEMMETT,   c. 23 Oct 1842 (born circa 1841), Preston-next-Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1925, Woodland, Summit, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Rosanna Catherine JEMMETT,   c. 23 Oct 1842 (born circa 1843), Preston-next-Faversham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F1587  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William Lewington Jemmett died in the 1864 Erith Explosion. He was master of the "Good Design", one of the two sailing barges which were blown up in the accident. The mate and only other member of the crew was Luke Barber. The "Good Design" belonged to Hall's, the owners of the Faversham gunpowder factories; she displaced 36 tons and had been built at Nine Elms in 1844. The other barge was the "Harriott", crewed by the master John Dodson and the mate Daniel Wise.

      On Dec 24, 1851, William Lewington Jemmett joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.