An American serviceman went on the rampage at Manston Airbase in Thanet, killing three people and wounding nine others before taking his own life. William Emptage was a witness.
Took Life In Lonely Spot
William Emptage, of Mansfield, Ohio, became despondent over his continued bad health which meant that he had been unable to work for some weeks. He decided to end his life.
Emptages of St Nicholas at Wade
In 1571, Richard Emptage’s widow Joan married John Sackett, a yeoman from St Nicholas at Wade and moved there with her children. And so began the story of Richard and Joan’s descendants in the parish.
Henry Joseph Emptage
Aged 17, Henry Joseph decided to emigrate. He arrived in New York on 18 June 1871 to start his new life but the next 15 years of Henry’s life were to become rather complicated.
Tradesman and Driver Fined For Cruelty to Horse
In 1899 William Henry Emptage appeared at the Cinque Port Petty Sessions in Margate charged with working a horse in an unfit state in Birchington.
Ramsgate Family in Dispute
A dispute between the members of a Ramsgate family over the disposal of some furniture occupied the attention of his Honour Judge Clements for some hours at Margate County Court in May 1943.