Edward enlisted as a private in the South Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, part of the Royal Army Medical Corps, in August 1914. The Field Ambulance was a mobile front line medical unit manned by troops of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Edward saw service in Gallipoli, and France, working in unimaginable conditions.
Daniel Clark Emptage
When Daniel’s parents and siblings emigrated to the USA, he chose to remain. Descended from an agricultural branch of the family, Daniel became a fisherman and an oyster seller in Ramsgate. He married Caroline in 1838 when he was twenty one and raised a family. In 1861 a nightmare began for Daniel, one which would ultimately end in his death.
Obadiah Emptage and his crime of torture
In January 1756, the court in Nottingham heard how a young female apprentice received nothing but cruelty and barbarity from her master, Obadiah Emptage.
List of Emptage wills & documents
We are currently working with 95 wills, most of them dated before the days of censuses and civil registration and some even before the parish registers and in Latin. We are extracting information in the hope of establishing the various family branches.
The beginning of the DNA Study
Team member Andrew wondered whether DNA testing could establish a genetic link between him, descended from the Emptages of Thanet and team member Roger, descended from the Emptages of Sheppey.
Borough Surveyor Charged With Assault
Thanet Advertiser 10th April 1869.
Edward Robert Emptage and Stephen John Emptage were witnesses in an almost ludicrous assault case brought against the Borough Surveyor.