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William Keen 1831–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: , Buckinghamshire, , England

Death Date: 1909

Death Location: , Buckinghamshire, , England

Father: Joseph Keen

Mother: Lydia Hearne

Spouse(s): Sarah Hedges

Children(s): Joseph Keen, Ellen Keen, Emma Keen, William Keen, Catterina Keen, Mary Keen, John Keen, Richard Keen

William Keen was born in 1831 in , Buckinghamshire, , England, the child of Joseph Keen And Lydia Hearne. In 1851, William Keen resided in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England. William Keen married Sarah Hedges, and had children including Catterina Keen, Ellen Keen, Emma Keen, John Keen, Joseph Keen, Mary Keen, Richard Keen, William Keen. William Keen passed away in 1909 in , Buckinghamshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William Keen was born in 1831 in , Buckinghamshire, , England, the child of Joseph Keen And Lydia Hearne.
  • In 1851, William Keen resided in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • William Keen married Sarah Hedges, and had children including Catterina Keen, Ellen Keen, Emma Keen, John Keen, Joseph Keen, Mary Keen, Richard Keen, William Keen.
  • William Keen passed away in 1909 in , Buckinghamshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Keen
1794–1870
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
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Lydia Hearne
1793–1868
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hedges
1832–
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
SH

Children(s)

Joseph Keen
1855–
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
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Ellen Keen
1858–1924
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
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Emma Keen
1861–
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
EK
William Keen
1863–1928
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
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Catterina Keen
1865–
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
CK
Mary Keen
1867–
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
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John Keen
1873–
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
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Richard Keen
1870–
Birth Location: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
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William Keen's Ancestors

Self
William Keen
1831–1909
Birth Place: , Buckinghamshire, , England
Parents
Joseph Keen
1794–1870
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Lydia Hearne
1793–1868
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, , England
Grandparents
Joseph Keen
1770–1838
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Richard Hearne
1764–1822
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, , England
Hannah Ford
1766–1842
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Keen
1745–
Richard Hearne
1717–1794
Sarah Simcock
1737–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Keen
1720–
Stephen Hearne
1676–1744
Mary Humphrey
1678–1760

William Keen's Descendants

1.
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William Keen (1831–1909) m. Sarah Hedges (abt 1832–)
  1. 1. Joseph Keen 1855– m. Elizabeth Dell 1853–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Keen 1877–
    2. 2. William Keen 1879– m. Kate (Lottie) Martin 1881–
  2. 2. Ellen Keen 1858–1924 m. Thomas Gosney 1851–
    1. 1. Thomas (W) Gosney 1885–
    2. 2. Emma Gosney 1887–
    3. 3. Leonard Gosney 1890–
  3. 3. Emma Keen 1861–
  4. 4. William Keen 1863–1928 m. Annie Bowler 1866–
    1. 1. William (J) Keen 1887–
    2. 2. Reginald (A) Keen 1891–
    3. 3. May Keen 1895–
    4. 4. Harold Keen 1899–
    5. 5. Norman Keen 1899–
    6. 6. Ethel (E) Keen 1907–
    7. 7. Frank Keen 1890–
    8. 8. Ellen Keen 1893–
  5. 5. Catterina Keen 1865– m. Richard Powell 1867–
    1. 1. Maude Powell 1894–
    2. 2. Richard (John) Powell 1897–
    3. 3. Charles (Henry) Powell 1900–
    4. 4. Corrie (Gertrude) Powell 1901–
    5. 5. Albert (Ernest) Powell 1905–
    6. 6. Sydney (Maynard) Powell 1910–
    7. 7. Kate Powell 1891–
    8. 8. Ellen Powell 1892–
  6. 6. Mary Keen 1867–
  7. 7. John Keen 1873–
    1. 1. Richard (Frank) Keen 1908–
    2. 2. David Keen 1909–
    3. 3. Nora Keen 1913–
    4. 4. Gladys (May) Keen 1916–
  8. 8. Richard Keen 1870– m. Annie Johnson 1871–
    1. 1. John Keen 1892–
    2. 2. William Keen 1899–
    3. 3. Harry Keen 1901–
    4. 4. Albert (Edward) Keen 1906–
    5. 5. Annie (Elizabeth) Keen 1909–
    6. 6. Rose Keen 1911–
    7. 7. Richard Keen 1894–

William Keen's Timeline

11 Records

1831
1831
Birth of William Keen in , Buckinghamshire, , England
, Buckinghamshire, , England
1832
abt 1832
Age 1
Birth of William Keen in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
1851
1851
Age 20
William Keen resided here in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
1856
January 1856
Age 25
William Keen was married in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
1861
1861
Age 30
William Keen resided here in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
1871
1871
Age 40
William Keen resided here in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
1881
1881
Age 50
William Keen resided here in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
1891
1891
Age 60
William Keen resided here in St Giles Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England
St Giles Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England
1901
1901
Age 70
William Keen resided here in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
1909
Oct 1909
Age 78
Death of William Keen in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
1909
1909
Age 78
Death of William Keen in , Buckinghamshire, , England
, Buckinghamshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1832
    Event Place: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1396; Folio: 45; Page: 4; GSU roll: 828503

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: , Buckinghamshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1396; Folio: 45; Page: 4; GSU roll: 828503
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 848; Folio: 49; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542710
    [4] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1454; Folio: 43; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341352
    [5] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1131; Folio: 36; Page: 2
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1336; Folio: 5; Page: 2
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1856
    Event Place: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 848; Folio: 49; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542710

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1396; Folio: 45; Page: 4; GSU roll: 828503

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1454; Folio: 43; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341352

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St Giles Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1131; Folio: 36; Page: 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1336; Folio: 5; Page: 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1909
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: , Buckinghamshire, , England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
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