Last Name KEMSTER

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Meaning	The kembster, a wool-comber. Originally a feminine occupation. A prayer to the Commons in 1464, respecting the importations of foreign goods, mentions the makers of wollen cloth within this Reame (Realm) as Wevers, Fullers, Dyers, 'Kempsters,' Carders, and Spinners.

Origin	English

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