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Robert Keam

Male 1818 - 1903  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Keam was born on 16 Feb 1818 in Bedelva, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK; died on 8 Feb 1903 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; was buried after 8 Feb 1903 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 5 Apr 1818, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK
    • Occupation: 17 Mar 1840, Church Town, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK; occupation Miller, abode Church Town - at 17 Mar 1840 baptism of son William Henry Rundle Keam at St Blazey church
    • Residence: 1841, St. Blazey Village, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK
    • Occupation: 30 Aug 1844, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; abode Mill, occupation Miller - per son Robert Keam 30 Aug 1844 baptsim at Luxulyan church
    • Residence: 1851, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 33, married, Miller & Corn Factor, born St Blazey - house servant Esther Wellington (20, Luxulyan) and "leader servant" Joseph Bice (14, Tywardreath) living with them
    • Residence: 1861, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 43, Miller, born St Blazey
    • Residence: 1881, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 62, widower - Miller, Seed & Manure Merchant - born Luxulyan - living alone except for servant Kate Wooldrage (16, Altarnum)
    • Unspecified: 7 Jul 1903, Bodmin, Cornwall, UK
    • Probate: 7 Jul 1903, Bodmin, Cornwall, UK

    Notes:

    Birth:
    See him also in my personal family tree, which is the master version for his ancestors. But this St Blazey Families tree is the master for him and his descendants. - birth date is from grave stone

    Robert married Mary Ann Rundle on 26 Aug 1839 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK. Mary (daughter of Nicholas Rundle and Mary Ann Burn) was born before 11 Mar 1821 in Greedy, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 22 Dec 1875 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; was buried after 22 Dec 1875 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Henry Rundle Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 17 Mar 1840 in Church Town, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK.
    2. 3. Robert Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Aug 1844 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 28 Sep 1907 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; was buried after 28 Sep 1907 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.
    3. 4. John Burn Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 2 Jul 1848 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 22 Jan 1877 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; was buried on 26 Jan 1877 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.
    4. 5. Charles Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 19 Sep 1852 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 13 Mar 1886 in London, Middlesex, England.
    5. 6. Alfred Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 6 Mar 1855 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Henry Rundle KeamWilliam Henry Rundle Keam Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born before 17 Mar 1840 in Church Town, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 17 Mar 1840, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK
    • Residence: 1841, St. Blazey Village, St. Blazey, Cornwall, UK
    • Residence: 1851, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 11, scholar, born St Blazey

    Notes:

    Birth:
    abode Church Town on 17 Mar 1840 baptism at St Blazey church

    William married Elizabeth Anne Ottaway on 10 Jan 1871 in Norwood, South Australia, Australia. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Finch Ottaway and Harriet Jane Hyde) was born on 16 Apr 1844 in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia; died on 19 Jul 1899 in Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Albert Parker Keam  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Unnamed baby Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born in in Australia; died in in Australia.
    3. 9. William Henry Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jan 1872 in Norwood, South Australia, Australia; died on 15 Sep 1956 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
    4. 10. Robert Ottaway Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1874 in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; died on 24 Feb 1874 in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
    5. 11. Baby Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1876 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; died on 9 Feb 1876 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

  2. 3.  Robert Keam Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 10 Aug 1844 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 28 Sep 1907 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; was buried after 28 Sep 1907 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 30 Aug 1844, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK
    • Residence: 1851, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 7, born Luxulyan
    • Residence: 1861, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 16, Miller's Son, born Luxulyan
    • Residence: 1891, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 46, married, Miller, born Luxulyan - servant Henrietta Tabb (19, St Austell) living with them
    • Probate: 7 Jul 1903, Bodmin, Cornwall, UK; receives £1331 5s. 7d. inheritance from father

    Notes:

    Birth:
    birth date is from grave stone - abode Mill on baptism - I am using "Wood Mill" per his and his father's gravestone

    Baptism:
    abode Mill, father occupation Miller

    Buried:
    Luxulyan Church Yard - same stone as his father

    Robert married Mary Grace Rowe on 18 Feb 1875 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK. Mary was born about 1850 in St Blazey, Cornwall, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Charles Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1876 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.
    2. 13. John Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1878 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.
    3. 14. Percival Burn Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1880 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 8 Jan 1886 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; was buried on 14 Jan 1886 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.
    4. 15. Milicent R Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1883 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.
    5. 16. Mabel L Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1884 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.
    6. 17. Ethel B Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1885 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

  3. 4.  John Burn Keam Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born before 2 Jul 1848 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 22 Jan 1877 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; was buried on 26 Jan 1877 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1851, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 2, born Luxulyan
    • Residence: 1861, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 12, Scholar, born Luxulyan

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Luxulyan Church Yard - same stone as his mother and brother Charles - next to his father's stone

    Died:
    age 28, abode Wood Mill == source: Cornwall OPC


  4. 5.  Charles Keam Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born before 19 Sep 1852 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 13 Mar 1886 in London, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1861, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 8, Scholar, born Luxulyan

    Notes:

    Died:
    date and location from Luxulyan gravestone - not sure where he is actually buried since can not find death nor burial record for him


  5. 6.  Alfred KeamAlfred Keam Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born before 6 Mar 1855 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1861, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 5, Scholar, born Luxulyan



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Albert Parker Keam Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Robert1)

  2. 8.  Unnamed baby Keam Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in in Australia; died in in Australia.

  3. 9.  William Henry Keam Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 8 Jan 1872 in Norwood, South Australia, Australia; died on 15 Sep 1956 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

    William married Olivia Nettie Cockburn on 6 Dec 1899 in Payneham, South Australia, Australia. Olivia (daughter of Charles Samuel Cockburn and Mary Anne Martin) was born on 1 Jun 1870 in South Australia, Australia; died on 9 Apr 1913 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living Keam  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Charles Samuel Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1900 in Kensington, South Australia, Australia.
    3. 20. Frank Ottaway Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Feb 1902 in Kensington, South Australia, Australia; died on 14 Oct 1984 in Australia.
    4. 21. Alan Jack Keam  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1911 in South Australia, Australia; died on 8 Jul 1999 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

  4. 10.  Robert Ottaway Keam Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 7 Jan 1874 in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; died on 24 Feb 1874 in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

    Notes:

    Died:
    age 7 weeks


  5. 11.  Baby Keam Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 9 Feb 1876 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; died on 9 Feb 1876 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

  6. 12.  Charles Keam Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1876 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 15, scholar, born Luxulyan


  7. 13.  John Keam Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1878 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 13, scholar, born Luxulyan


  8. 14.  Percival Burn Keam Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 8 Jul 1880 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; died on 8 Jan 1886 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; was buried on 14 Jan 1886 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 25 Nov 1880, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK
    • Residence: 1881, Fore Street, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK; age 9 months, nurse child in home of widow Mary Sincock (46, Tywardreath) - I cannot find the rest of his family in the 1881 census. They are not at Wood Mill, Luxulyan. His widower grandfather Robert lives alone at Wood Mill except for a servant.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    both baptism and gravestone give date - Cornwall OPC gives residence as Woodmills in St Blazey, but I suspect the image only shows Woodmills and that he really was born at Wood Mill in Luxulyan, where his father was born

    Baptism:
    Mt Pleasant Wesleyan Church == source: Cornwall OPC non-conformist baptisms

    Buried:
    Luxulyan Church Yard - next to father's and grandfather's stone == date is from Cornwall OPC burials

    Died:
    residence is from Cornwall OPC burials


  9. 15.  Milicent R Keam Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1883 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 8, scholar, born Luxulyan


  10. 16.  Mabel L Keam Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1884 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 7, scholar, born Luxulyan


  11. 17.  Ethel B Keam Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1885 in Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1891, Wood Mill, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK; age 6, scholar, born Luxulyan



Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Living Keam Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1)

    Family/Spouse: Gordon Llewelyn Polglase. Gordon was born on 19 Apr 1902 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia; died on 17 Aug 1964 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 19.  Charles Samuel Keam Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 6 Nov 1900 in Kensington, South Australia, Australia.

    Family/Spouse: Mavis - married Charles Samuel Keam -. Mavis was born about 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 20.  Frank Ottaway Keam Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 10 Feb 1902 in Kensington, South Australia, Australia; died on 14 Oct 1984 in Australia.

    Family/Spouse: Gladys - married Frank Ottaway Keam -. Gladys was born about 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Living Keam  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 21.  Alan Jack Keam Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 2.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 26 May 1911 in South Australia, Australia; died on 8 Jul 1999 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Mary Potter Hospice Calvary

    Alan married Jessica Maude Niemann on 25 Sep 1937 in Norwood, South Australia, Australia. Jessica was born in in Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Living Keam  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Living Keam  Descendancy chart to this point