Kempsell Name History


     The English family name Kempsell is
classified as being of habitation origin,
being derived from either the location of
the place of residence of the initial
bearer or from the name of the town or
village from whence he hailed.  In this
instance, the surname Kempsell is one of
a number of variant forms found in the
south of England including Kempshall,
Kempshale, Campshall
and Campsale of the family name
Campsall.  It can be traced to the place
name called Campsall located in 
Yorkshire which was recorded in the
Domesday Book of 1086 as Cansale and as
Camshale in the twelfth century.  It is
derived from the Old English personal name
Cam or the Celtic element
"camm"  meaning "crooked" and the Old  English "hath" meaning a "nook of
land". One of the earliest written references to the surname Kempsell
include Alice Kempsell who married Robert Waylande in Oakley,
Hampshire in July, 1567 while Alicia Kempsell married Robart Hore in
Sanderstead, Surrey in August, 1595. Research is of course ongoing and
the name may have been recorded much earlier than the date indicated
above.
     Later references include Edward, the son of Edward and Margaret
Kempsell who was christened in Carshalton, Surrey in July, 1723 while
Ann Campsell married Thomas Whittaker at Bolton Upon Dearne,
Yorkshire in October, 1780. Ann Campshall married Andrew Padbury in
Epsom, Surrey in September, 1801. Elisabeth, the daughter of William
and Elizabeth Kempsell was christened in 
Chipstead, Surrey in November, 1808 and Caroline Ellen, the daughter
of William and Charlotte Kempsell was christened in St. Andrew By The
Wardrobe, London in October, 1846. Up to the present time, there is no
record of bearers of   this name being granted a blazon of arms.