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Rochdale, Viscount (UK, 1960)

Creation: let. pat. 24 Jun 1960

Family name: Kemp

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Arms:

Argent a Chevron engrailed Gules between two Estoiles in chief Azure and a Rose of the second in base barbed and seeded proper

Crest:

A Cubit Arm erect vested Argent cuffed Azure the Hand proper grasping a Chaplet Vert encircling a Rose as in the Arms

Supporters:

On either side a Ram Or charged on the shoulder with a Rose Gules slipped and leaved proper

Motto:

Lucem Spero (I hope for light)

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John Durival [Kemp], 2nd Baron Rochdale later 1st Viscount Rochdale, OBE

1st son of George [Kemp], 1st Baron Rochdale, by his wife Lady Beatrice Mary Egerton MBE, 3rd dau. of Francis Charles Granville [Egerton], 3rd Earl of Ellesmere

born

5 Jun 1906

mar.

18 Mar 1931 Elinor Dorothea Pease CBE (d. 9 Jan 1997), 2nd dau. of Ernest Hubert Pease, of Ledge House, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, and Mowden, Darlington

children

1. Hon St John Durival Kemp, later 2nd Viscount Rochdale

1. Hon Bryony Joy Kemp (b. 18 Jun 1947; d. 19 Sep 1963)

died

24 May 1993

created

24 Jun 1960 Viscount Rochdale, of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster

suc. by

son

note

suc. his father 24 Mar 1945 as 2nd Baron Rochdale

St John Durival [Kemp], 2nd Viscount Rochdale

born

15 Jan 1938

mar. (1)

5 Jan 1960 (div. 1974) Serena Jane Clark-Hall, dau. of James Edward Michael Clark-Hall, of Wissenden, Bethersden, co. Kent

children by first wife

1. Hon Jonathan Hugo Durival Kemp (b. 10 Jun 1961), mar. 1994 Zhu Ming Zian, only dau. of Zhu ...., of Shanghai, China

2. Hon Christopher George Kemp (b. 7 Apr 1969)

1. Hon Joanna Victoria Kemp (b. 1 Jan 1964)

2. Hon Susanna Jane Kemp (b. 28 Oct 1965)

mar. (2)

16 Jul 1976 Elizabeth Anderton (former wife of James Michael Anderton), dau. of Robert Norman Rossiter Boldon, of Cullercoats, co. Northumberland

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Titles:

2nd Viscount Rochdale, of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 24 Jun 1960)

3rd Baron Rochdale, of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 14 Feb 1913)

Address:

Rosetrees, Lingholm, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5TZ

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