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Richard - Peter - KEAM

Male Bef 1796 - 1885  (> 89 years)


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  • Name Richard - Peter - KEAM  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born Bef 14 Aug 1796  St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • He was baptized Richard but called Peter thereafter. See the "story" research note about his father's will, in which he is referred to as Peter and not Richard.
    1796 Richard Keam = Peter Keam    		 1796 Richard Keam = Peter Keam
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 Aug 1796  St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • == source: CFHS DB == no online image at FamilySearch
    Witness 28 Dec 1824  St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    witness at marriage of William Crossman and Maria Keam 
    Residence 1841  Trewoon, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Peter (Farmer) with children Caroline, Amelia, Thomas, Anna, Ellen, Peter - prior is mine agent Samuel Bennett & prior to him is family of Peter's sister Maria & her husband William Crossman 
    Departure 9 Jan 1849  Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    aboard "Sir George Seymour" for Australia 
    Arrival 14 May 1849  Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    aboard "Sir George Seymour" - 126 day voyage from Plymouth - Peter with children Hannah, Ellen, Peter, Mary, Caroline, Amelia, Emma, Thomas 
    Died 24 Oct 1885  Toorak, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I4249  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father Peter KEAM,   b. Bef 26 Dec 1765, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1823, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary HARRIS,   b. 16 Apr 1774, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1809, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Married 1 Aug 1795  St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • == source: CFHS DB == no online image at FamilySearch
    Family ID F1168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma GEACH,   b. Bef 28 Nov 1802, St Austell, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 16 Feb 1841, Trewoon, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 38 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1824  St Austell, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Peter Keam-Emma Geach Marriage 15 Nov 1824 at St Austell, Cornwall, UK    		 Peter Keam-Emma Geach Marriage 15 Nov 1824 at St Austell, Cornwall, UK
    he bachelor of St Mewan, she spinster OTP; witnesses Thomas Geach & Maria Keam == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-13029-73382-18
    Children 
    +1. Peter KEAM,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1840, Trewoon, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1913, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Mary Geach KEAM,   b. 1825, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909, Geelong, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     3. Caroline Geach KEAM,   b. 1827, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1860, Geelong, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)  [natural]
     4. Amelia KEAM,   b. Abt 1829, St Austell, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922, Malvern Victoria Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)  [natural]
     5. Thomas Geach KEAM,   b. 1831, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891, Wonga, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)  [natural]
    +6. Emma KEAM,   b. Bef 26 Jan 1834, Trewoon, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1931, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 97 years)  [natural]
     7. Hannah - Anna - KEAM,   b. 1835, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1878, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)  [natural]
     8. Ellen KEAM,   b. 1837, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943, Belgrave, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 106 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - aboard "Sir George Seymour" for Australia - 9 Jan 1849 - Plymouth, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Emma Keam - Baptism 26 Jan 1834 at St Mewan, Cornwall, UK    		Emma Keam - Baptism 26 Jan 1834 at St Mewan, Cornwall, UK
    abode Trewoon, father profession Yeoman == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12115-129738-6
    Peter Keam-Emma Geach Marriage 15 Nov 1824 at St Austell, Cornwall, UK    		Peter Keam-Emma Geach Marriage 15 Nov 1824 at St Austell, Cornwall, UK
    he bachelor of St Mewan, she spinster OTP; witnesses Thomas Geach & Maria Keam == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-13029-73382-18
    Peter Keam - Baptism 13 Sep 1840 at St Mewan, Cornwall, UK    		Peter Keam - Baptism 13 Sep 1840 at St Mewan, Cornwall, UK
    abode Trewoon, father profession Victualler == https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12115-121803-6

    Histories
    1796 Richard Keam = Peter Keam    		1796 Richard Keam = Peter Keam

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] 1841 England Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National;), Class: HO107; Piece: 146; Book: 9; Civil Parish: St Mewan; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 15; Folio: 34; Page: 9; Line: 9; GSU roll: 241268.
      1841 England Census      		 1841 England Census
      Class: HO107; Piece: 146; Book: 9; Civil Parish: St Mewan; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 15; Folio: 34; Page: 9; Line: 14; GSU roll: 241268


    2. [S128] Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.;).

    3. [S153] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;).
      Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923      		 Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923