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Samuel Keam

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  • Name Samuel Keam  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Born 31 Dec 1854  St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • baptism gives date 31 Dec 1854 -- birth registered in Jan 1855-Mar 1855 quarter, St Austell Registration District, Vol 5c. P 17
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 16 Nov 1856  St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1861  Tregondallen, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 7, Scholar, born St Mewan - Peter and Elizabeth with children Ephraim B, William, Thomas, Maria, Ellen, James, Samuel 
    Residence 1871 
    I do not find him in the 1871 census. I do find his parents, but he is not with them. 
    Arrival 18 Feb 1877  Wellington, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    arrival aboard "Huruni" from England - Mary Ann Wills, son Frank and wife Ellen, dau Philippa and husb Samuel Keam 
    Residence Between 1885 and 1886  Wallsend, Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Miner 
    Residence Between 1887 and 1888  Wallsend, Brunnerton, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Miner at Wallsend Mine 
    Residence 1890  Taylorville, Inangahua, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1896  Taylorville, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Miner 
    Residence 1911  Welcome Bay, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1914  Welcome Bay, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1919  Welcome Bay, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Farmer 
    Died Between Jan and Mar 1923  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • age 68 == Registration number 1923/6181 == Folio Number 232
    Person ID I4643  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father Peter Keam,   b. Bef 2 Jun 1816, Trewoon, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1883, Sticker, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Blight,   b. Bef 6 Dec 1818, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 12 Feb 1866, St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 12 Nov 1842  St Mewan, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Married 12 Nov 1842  St Austell, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phillipa Wills,   b. Abt 1847, Gwennap, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Between Jul and Sep 1876  Lanchester Registration District, Durham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Lanchester Registration District, Vol 10a, P 358
    Children 
     1. Ellen Keam,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1879, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between Jan and Mar 1879, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     2. Elizabeth Hannah - Annie - Keam,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1879, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between Jul and Sep 1922, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
    +3. Peter Thomas - Tom - Keam,   b. Between Apr and Jun 1880, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between Oct and Dec 1949, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     4. Mary Ellen - Nellie - Keam,   b. Between Apr and Jun 1882, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
    +5. Frank William Keam,   b. Between Jul and Sep 1884, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     6. Samuel James Keam,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1887, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1917, Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
     7. Elizabeth Anna Keam,   b. Between Jan and Mar 1878, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between Apr and Jun 1878, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]  [unknown]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F1387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsArrival - arrival aboard "Huruni" from England - Mary Ann Wills, son Frank and wife Ellen, dau Philippa and husb Samuel Keam - 18 Feb 1877 - Wellington, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Miner - 1896 - Taylorville, Grey, West Coast, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
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    2. [S65] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont;).

    3. [S51] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    4. [S131] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro;).

    5. [S263] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

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    12. [S279] New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1919.

    13. [S118] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).