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John Willis Keeler B1859 Denton.

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Glengyle

Glengyle Report 3 Aug 2018 14:39

Hi.
Can any body help with the above's wives?
He married an Emily Jane Hearnden (Harnden) 25/06/1882 Folkestone.
Did he also marry a Florence Elizabeth Willis Jones in 1914 in Elham. (his cousin)!!
Did John and Emily move to Canada?
Thanks in advance

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Aug 2018 15:45


John W Kules
in the 1891 England Census
Name: John W Kules
[John W Keeler]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Relationship: Head
Birth Year: 1859
Spouse: Mary J Kules
Child: Earnest W Kules
Percy W Kules
Birth Place: Denton, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Swingfield
Residence Place: Swingfield, Swingfield, Kent, England
Sub registration district: Elham
ED, Institution or Vessel: 6
Neighbors:
Piece: 752
Folio: 59
Household Members:
Name Age
John W Kules 32 - hurdle maker (lath)
Mary J Kules 25 ????????????
Earnest W Kules 8
Percy W Kules 6


John Wells Keeler
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: John Wells Keeler
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1859
Marriage Date: 8 Jul 1882
Marriage Place: Christ Church, Folkestone, Kent, England
Father: William Keeler
Spouse: Emily Jane Henderson ?????????????????
FHL Film Number: 1836244


John Wells Keeler
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: John Wells Keeler
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1859
Marriage Date: 8 Jul 1882
Marriage Place: Christ Church, Folkestone, Kent, England
Father: William Keeler
Spouse: Emily Jane Hernden <<<<<<<<<<<<,
FHL Film Number: 1836244
Reference ID: Item 8, p174

Percy William Keeler
in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Percy William Keeler
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 19 Oct 1884
Baptism Place: Church of England, Westbere, Kent, England
Father: John Walls Keeler
Mother: Emily Jane Keeler
FHL Film Number: 1836032

Percy certainly appears to have gone to Canada -

Percy W. Keeler
in the Saskatchewan, Canada, Residents Index (SRI), 1800-2012
Name: Percy W. Keeler
Death Date: 1961
Death Place: Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

Percy Keeler
in the Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Percy Keeler
Birth Date: 1884
Death Date: 1961
Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Burial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Swift Current, Swift Current Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Jessie Keeler

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Aug 2018 15:53


John Keeler
in the 1901 England Census
Name: John Keeler
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Emily Keeler
Birth Place: Denton, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Swingfield
Ecclesiastical parish: Swingfield St Peter
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Elham
Sub-registration district: Elham
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors:
Piece: 852
Folio: 67
Page Number: 7
Household schedule number: 42
Household Members:
Name Age
John Keeler 41 - grazier & wood dealer
Emily Keeler 35 - born Elham
Ethel Keeler 8
Frederick Keeler 6

His sons from his first marriage are boarders in Kent in 1901:

Percy Keeler
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Percy Keeler
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Swingfield, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Folkestone
Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Elham
Sub-registration district: Folkestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors:
Piece: 849
Folio: 82
Page Number: 36
Household schedule number: 214
Household Members:
Name Age
Edwd W H Heyman 26
Annie M Heyman 22
Bertha C E Heyman 5
Ivy E Heyman 2
Violet M Heyman 1/12
Jas S Blackwood 7
Harold Blackwood 3
Ernest Keeler 18
Percy Keeler 16

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Aug 2018 15:56

John Wales Keeler
in the England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016
Name: John Wales Keeler
Age: 84
Birth Date: abt 1860
Death Date: 8 Mar 1944
Death Place: Woodside Acrise
Burial Date: 12 Mar 1944
Burial Place: Hawkinge, Kent, England
Grave Number: 137
Interment Number: 651

Occupation: farmer

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Aug 2018 16:01

John, Emily, Ethel, and Frederick going to Canada:


Ethel Keeler
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Ethel Keeler
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Birth Date: abt 1892
Departure Date: 20 Apr 1905
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Toman
Shipping line: Allan Line
Master: J H Nuna

and the record of arrival:

Ethel Keeler
in the Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Name: Ethel Keeler
Arrival Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1893
Departure Port: Liverpool, England
Arrival date: 1 May 1905
Arrival Port: Quebec, Canada
Vessel: Ionian

John listed as a farmer; came from Kent.
Place of ultimate destination: somewhere in Alberta - can't make out the place name.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Aug 2018 16:15

KEELER, ETHEL MAY mms HEARNDEN
GRO Reference: 1892 J Quarter in ELHAM Volume 02A Page 1035


KEELER, FREDERICK GEORGE mms HEARNDEN
GRO Reference: 1895 M Quarter in ELHAM Volume 02A Page 1056

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2018 16:25

1939

Keeler Household (3 People)
Acrise Nr Folk Woodside , Elham R.D., Kent, England


W John Keeler 15 Apr 1859 Male Old Age Pension Married 39 1
W E Florence Keeler 13 Apr 1871 Female House Wife Married 39 2
E Amy (E) Allingham (Cotton) 01 Sep 1900 Female Domestic Single 39 3

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2018 16:26

Marriages Mar 1914 (>99%)
COTTON Florence E W Keeler Elham 2a 1771
KEELER John W Cotton Elham 2a 1771

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2018 16:28

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
1, Gladstone Road, Folkestone, Elham, Kent, England

John H Cotton Head Married Male 34 1867 Barham, Kent, England Railway Porter Transcription
Florence E Cotton Wife Married Female 30 1871 Folkestone, Kent, England - Transcription
Emily E Cotton Daughter Single Female 10 1891 Folkestone, Kent, England - Transcription
Herbert J Cotton Son Single Male 9 1892 Folkestone, Kent, England - Transcription
Bertha L Cotton Daughter Single Female 3 1898 Folkestone, Kent, England - Transcription
Amy E Cotton Daughter Single Female 0 1901 Folkestone, Kent, England




1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
1 Gladstone Road Folkestone, Folkestone, Kent, England


Florence Cotton Head Widow Female 39 1872 Folkestone Kent Laundry Work Transcription
Emily Cotton Daughter Single Female 20 1891 Folkestone Kent Laundry Work Transcription
Mabel Cotton Daughter Single Female 16 1895 Folkestone Kent House Work Transcription
Amy Cotton Daughter - Female 10 1901 Folkestone Kent School Transcription
Fred Cotton Son - Male 9 1902 Folkestone Kent School Transcription
Ivy Cotton Daughter - Female 6 1905 Folkestone Kent - Transcription
Jane Osborne Boarder Single Female 74 1837 Goodnestone Kent -

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 3 Aug 2018 16:29

Deaths Dec 1956 (>99%)
KEELER Florence E W 85 Folkestone 5b 552

1st marriage
First name(s) Florence Elizabeth Willis
Last name Jones
Birth year 1870
Marriage year 1889
Marriage date 21 Dec 1889
Place Barham, St John the Baptist
Spouse's first name(s) John Henry
Spouse's last name Cotton
Groom's age 23
Groom's father's first name(s) Thomas
Groom's father's last name Cotton
Bride's age 19
Bride's father's first name(s) George
Bride's father's last name Jones
County Kent
Country England
Register year range 1837-1920
Archive reference U3/163/1/8
Page 161

Mary

Mary Report 4 Aug 2018 18:26

Emily J Keeler died 23/2/1913 age 48 buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery.Saskatchewan Canada.

Maryb

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Aug 2018 10:39

First name(s) FLORENCE ELIZABETH W
Last name JONES
Birth year 1871
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Willis
District Elham
County Kent
Country England
Volume 2A
Page 866

Glengyle

Glengyle Report 6 Aug 2018 15:21

Thanks for all the info.
All a bit confusing but I'll sift thru it.