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William KEEN

William KEEN[1, 2, 3]

Male 1810 - 1881  (70 years)

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  • Name William KEEN 
    Born 21 Oct 1810  Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID EBE71FC542457045BF9E02C16034D4930D3A 
    Died 1871/1881  Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I369  Chamberlain Family
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2017 

    Father James KEEN,   b. 28 May 1788, Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1815, Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Mother Rebecca "Beck" CHANDLER,   b. 23 Jul 1786, Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Aug 1809  St. Mary, Aylesbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID EEE33B07AFF8564BAEEEB54909AC02913DF7 
    Family ID F106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary DELL,   b. 31 Mar 1811, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 13 Sep 1830  Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 7AF5A5DE12C584458B4D433335A4A951B392 
    Children 
     1. James KEEN,   b. 10 Oct 1830, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. William KEEN,   b. Aug 1833, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Rebecca KEEN,   b. Apr 1836, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary KEEN,   b. 1 Jan 1839, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1904, Bexley Heath, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     5. Lucy KEEN,   b. 12 Sep 1840, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sarah KEEN,   b. 1845, Birkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Thomas KEEN,   b. 1845, Birkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Emma KEEN,   b. Abt 1850, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Sophia KEEN,   b. Abt 1854, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] 1851 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (Name: U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah;), HO 107/1716, fol. 179, pg 6, Dist. 1a, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England, LDS Film #0193624.
      Enumeration Schedule No. 16, Wigginton Common:
      William Keen, head, mar, 40, agricultural labourer, born Buckland, Buckinghamshire
      Mary Keen, wife, mar, 41, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Rebecca Keen, daughter, unmarried, 15, straw plaiting, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Mary Keen, daughter, unmarried, 12, straw plaiting, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Lucy Keen, daughter, unmarried, 9, straw plaiting, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Sarah Keen, daughter, unmarried, 6, straw plaiting, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Thomas Keen, son, unmarried, 4, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Emma Keen, daughter, unmarried, 1, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire

    2. [S9] 1861 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (Name: U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah;), RG 9/842, fol. 5, pg. 3, Dist. 1d, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England.
      Enumeration Schedule No. 16, Watercutt Lane,
      William Keen, head, married, 50, agricultural labourer, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Mary Keen, wife, married, 51, straw plaiter, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Rebecca Keen, daughter, unmarried, 24, straw plaiter, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Sarah Keen, daughter, unmarried, 16, straw plaiter, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Thomas Keen, son, unmarried, 16, agricultural labourer, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Emma Keen, daughter, unmarried, 11, straw plaiter, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Sophia Keen, daughter, unmarried, 7, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Interesting to note that immediately next door to the Keen family is the family of Haydon (or Eden [sic]) Dell, aged 50 and his wife, Eliza, aged 48 and their children. One has to wonder if that was Mary Keen's brother.

    3. [S71] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (Name: U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah;), RG 10/1390, pg 12, Dist. 1, Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England.
      Enumeration Schedule No. 57, On the Common,
      William Keen, head, married, 61, agricultural labourer, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Mary Keen, wife, married, 61, straw plaiter, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Emma Keen, daughter, unmarried, 21, straw plaiter, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Sophie Keen, daughter, unmarried, 17, straw plaiter, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire
      Minnie Keen, granddaughter, unmarried, 1, born Wigginton, Hertfordshire