William Henry Keay (1857 - 1917)

Born Mar 1857 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Husband of Mary (Horton) Keay — married 14 May 1876 in Ettingshall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1917 at age 59 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William was born in 1857.

Henry Keay [aka William Henry Keay] (age 20, bedstead maker, residing at Ettingshall, son of Henry Keay, puddler) and Mary Horton (age 19, residing at Ettingshall, daughter of John Horton, labourer) were married on 14 May 1876 at Holy Trinity in Ettingshall, Staffordshire.^[1][2]

William and Mary had fourteen children:

1. Henry Keay (1876-1882)
2. Minnie (Keay) Guttridge (1879-)
3. John Thomas Keay (1881-1963)
4. Jane Keay (1884-1884)
5. Henry Keay (1885-1957)
6. Sampson Keay (1887-1905)
7. Charles Keay (1889-1921)
8. Jane (Keay) Edwards (1891-)
9. Vincent Benjamin Keay (1893-1918)
10. Sydney Lewis Keay (1895-1897)
11. Violet Naomi (Keay) Rudkin (1897-1966)
12. Sydney Isaac Keay (1899-1900)
13. William Richard Keay (1901-1902)
14. Daniel Keay (1903-1966)

"KEAY William Henry of The Green Darlaston Staffordshire died 27 February 1917 Probate London 24 April to Mary Keay widow and Charles Keay iron worker. Effects £913 8s. 9d."^[3]

He is buried at James Bridge Cemetery in Darlaston: "In loving memory of WILLIAM HENRY KEAY, died February 27, 1917, aged 60 years. Also MARY, beloved wife of the above, died April 25, 1917, aged 59 years. Gone but not forgotten."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Staffordshire : Ettingshall : Holy Trinity : Other Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/63a37546f493fd47a631e979 : viewed 25 Jan 2024) marriage Henry Keay to Mary Horton 14 May 1876
2. ↑ "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQC-69KZ : Mon Nov 13 09:28:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Horton and John Horton, 14 May 1876.
3. ↑ "UK Wills & Probate, 1858-1996" (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/) William Keay, 1917.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135438292/william-henry-keay: accessed 25 January 2024), memorial page for William Henry Keay (1857–27 Feb 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135438292, citing James Bridge Cemetery, Darlaston, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England; Maintained by Rob Dickens (contributor 48471470).

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N4D-C3G : 1 October 2014), William Henry Keay, 1857; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Dudley, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27F-F5B7 : 13 December 2017), William H Keay, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 20, Piece/Folio 2872/33, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,819.
  • Residence: Wright Street
  • Occupation: Brass worker
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W399-1ZM : 11 December 2017), William Hy Keay, Darlaston, Staffordshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  • Residence: The Green
  • Occupation: Forge labourer
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS71-TR1 : 8 April 2016), William H Keay, Darlaston, Staffordshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Darlaston subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  • Residence: Willenhall, Road
  • Occupation: General labourer