William George Keast (1825 - 1907)

Born 20 Feb 1825 in St Allen, St Clement, Cornwall, England

Ancestors

Husband of Christina Ann (Lampshire) Keast — married 11 Sep 1848 in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1907 at age 82 in Newee Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

William Keast was born in Cornwall, England.

William Keast came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

William Keast was an Assisted Immigrant to New South Wales.

William was born about 1825 in Cornwall, England. He was the son of William Keast and Elizabeth Bryant

William, son of William Keast & Elizabeth, was baptised on 20 February 1825 in Saint Clement, Cornwall, England.^[1]

In the 1841 census William (age 17) was in St Clement, Cornwall, England.^[2]

William married Christiana Lampshire on 11 September 1848 at St Allens Church Cornwall, England,^[3]

William was a 23 year old agricultural labourer when he and his wife Christiana migrated to the Colony of New South Wales on the Walter Morrice. They arrived on 12 February 1849. They were recorded as being both natives of Cornwall and of the Wesleyan religion^[4]

William's child Henry Keast was baptised on 20 November 1853 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.^[5]

William's child Thomas Keast was baptised on 1 April 1855 in New South Wales, Australia.^[6]

William died in 1907 near Bowraville New South Wales. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: JMRK-K3T (accessed 24 June 2022)
   William Keast baptism on 20 Feb 1825, son of William Keast & Elizabeth, in Saint Clement, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841"
   Citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: MQB9-1W4 (accessed 24 June 2022)
   FindMyPast Image
   William Keast (17) in St Clement, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Born in Cornwall.
3. ↑ Marriage, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLK-2KLS : 2 February 2018), William Keast and Christiana Lampshire, 11 Sep 1848; citing Marriage, St Allen, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
4. ↑ Migration, Name: William Keast, Birth Year: abt 1826, Age: 23, Gender: Male, Arrival Date: 12 Feb 1849, Vessel Name: Walter Morrice, Origin Location: Stowbridge, Worcestershire, England, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2135; Item: [4/4786] Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Free Ancestry Image
5. ↑ Child Baptism: "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 993964; Record number: 1666;
   FamilySearch Record: XTCL-4J6 (accessed 24 June 2022)
   William Keast's child Henry Keast baptism on 20 Nov 1853 in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
6. ↑ Child Baptism: "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 993965;
   FamilySearch Record: XTDY-J4Z (accessed 24 June 2022)
   William Keast's child Thomas Keast baptism on 1 Apr 1855 in New South Wales, Australia.
7. ↑ Death, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages online index, Name: KEAST William, Registration number: 12910/1907, 91 Yrs Bowraville, District: Bowraville

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 February 2019, 17:04), entry for William Keast(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KFRH-W5C); contributed by various users.

NSW BDM Reference 12910/1907 - Bowraville District