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Title: Census Look-up; KEENE
Post by: grannys42 on Thursday 23 February 12 01:27 GMT (UK)

Hi, I'm looking for the Keene or Keen family in the Cencuses please. They are
Keene, Samuel b 1920 ???
  "      , Jane b 1925, Melksham, Wiltshire
  "      , James b 1845,  "               "

There could be more children, but I can't connect them to this family.
Would appreciate any help that I can get.
Thanks.
Grannys42. ;D

Title: Re: Census Look-up; Keene
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 23 February 12 07:26 GMT (UK)

Heres 1 at least;

1861 Census
Luckwell Lane,
Bedminster, Somerset
RG9/1706/62/32
Samuel KEEN, 31, Head, Mar, Coal Miner, born Melksham, Wiltshire
Jane, 32, Wife, Mar, born Aberdare, Glamorgan,Wales
JAMES, 15, Son, Coal Miner, born Wiltshire
Ann, 10, Daug, Scholar, born Wiltshire
Philip, 8, Son, Scholar, born Wiltshire
Eliza, 6, Daug, born Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales
Rachel, 1, Daug, born Cwnham, Monmouthshire, Wales

Trish :)

Title: Re: Census Look-up; Keene
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 23 February 12 08:02 GMT (UK)

James is not there in 1851.

1851 Census
Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales
Samuel KEEN, 20, Head, Mar, Miner, born Briton, Wiltshire
Jane, 27, Wife, Mar, born Aberdare, Glamorgan
Amie, 10mths, Daug, born Bedwelty (image is Anne)

Marriage Reg;
Samuel KEEN, Sept 1847, Merthyr Tydfil, 26 487
On the same page is Jane GEORGE

I see on Familysearch Samuel/Jane are in Ohio in 1900 Census,
Married 52 yrs. Emigrated 1866.
Ohio Death Reg for MARTHA Burbick nee Keen in 1948 has Parents a Samuel/Jane nee George.

So James was born before the Marriage and does not seem to emigrate with the rest of the Family.
Was he Illeg or just born to Sam/Jane before the Marriage I wonder?

Trish :)

Title: Re: Census Look-up; Keene
Post by: shellyesq on Thursday 23 February 12 19:01 GMT (UK)

There are some births and deaths here that may match the children of Samuel & Jane:  http://www.rootschat.com/links/0kfa/

You can see the 1900 Census here:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMCG-NZR  It says that Jane had 14 children, 9 of whom were living.

They appear to be mistranscribed as Kern in the 1880 Census:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ1G-GQM

Title: Re: Census Look-up; Keene
Post by: grannys42 on Friday 24 February 12 05:19 GMT (UK)

Thanks everyone, this is the info that I was after. ;D

Title: Re: Census Look-up; Keene
Post by: shellyesq on Friday 24 February 12 12:57 GMT (UK)

You're welcome.  I think they might be listed under King in 1870:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6VV-JVW

Title: Re: Census Look-up; Keene
Post by: rarebit on Friday 06 September 19 20:48 BST (UK)

The James Keen that was mentioned was not Samuels son but his sister's ,she died not long after he was born and his dad Samuel West put him in a poor house and Samuel Keen went up to fetch him and brought him to Wales ,Samuel and His wife Jane went to America and James went on to marry Sarah Phillips one of their daughters married my great grandfather ,I have a tree on GenesReunited i know it's been a long time since you posted yours but you might see this     Marion

Title: Re: Census Look-up; KEENE
Post by: trish1120 on Saturday 07 September 19 12:56 BST (UK)

Hi rarebit.

Hopefully grannys42 will get notification of your reply. They were last on her in 2017.

I am glad you cleared up who James was and what happened to him :)