Agnes Jane (Sparks) Keen (1862 - 1940)

Born 1862 in Binalong, Colony of New South Wales

Ancestors

Wife of Albert Edward Keen — married 1885 (to about 1930) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 10 Jun 1940 at about age 78 in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Agnes (Sparks) Keen was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Agnes Jane Sparks was born in 1862 in Binalong, Colony of New South Wales, daughter of George Sparks and Elizabeth Liddiard. ^[1]

Agnes and Albert Edward Keen were married in 1885 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

Albert and Agnes had 5 children:

1. Lina A E Keen born 1885 (Reg. No.7695/1885)
2. Lydia L Keen born 1887 (Reg. No. 8626/1887)
3. Albert E Keen born 1889 (Reg. No. 12173/1889)
4. Alma F Keen born 1894 (Reg. No. 24224/1894)
5. Jack R Keen born 1904 (Reg. No.35804/1904)

Agnes passed away 10 June 1940 Marrickville Hospital, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Death Notice

"Family Notices" The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 12 June 1940: page 12.

KEEN.—June 10, 1940, at Marrickville Hospital, Agnes Jane Keen, of 85 Beauchamp Street, West Marrickville, relict of the late Albert Edward, and mother of Lima, Lydia, Albert, John (deceased), Alma, and Jack, aged 77 years. ^[4]

Funeral Notice

"Family Notices" The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 12 June 1940: page 11.

KEEN.—The Family and the Relatives and the late Mrs. AGNES JANE KEEN, of 85 Beauchamp Street, West Marrickville, are requested to attend her Funeral; to leave our Funeral Chapel, THIS WEDNESDAY,after a service commencing al 1.15 p.m., for the Woronora Crematorium. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: New South Wales, Australia BDM Index: Name: SPARKS AGNES J| Reg. No. 5507/1862 | Father: GEORGE| Mother: ELIZABETH| Reg. BINALONG, NSW, Australia
2. ↑ Marriage: New South Wales, Australia BDM Index: Reg. No. 417/1885 KEEN ALBERT E| married| SPARKS AGNES J| Reg. SYDNEY, NSW, Australia
3. ↑ Death: New South Wales, Australia BDM Index: Name: KEEN AGNES JANE| Reg. No. 12972/1940| Father: GEORGE| Mother: ELIZABETH| Reg. MARRICKVILLE, NSW, Australia
4. ↑ Family Notices (1940, June 12). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved November 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17688509
5. ↑ Family Notices (1940, June 12). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved November 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17688511

See also;

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167529462/agnes-jane-keen: accessed 04 November 2023), memorial page for Agnes Jane Keen (unknown–10 Jun 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167529462, citing Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by jlong (contributor 48741020).