Individual Details
William Joseph KEENS
(14 September 1878 - September Quarter 1956)
Events
| Birth | 14 September 1878 | 48 North Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 1881 | (Joseph William KEENS and Mary Ann SKERRITT) 23 Goring Street, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1891 | (Joseph William KEENS and Mary Ann SKERRITT) 115 Stanley Road, Stratford, West Ham, Essex, England | | ||
| Occupation | 8 September 1897 - 19 September 1909 | Royal Navy - Chatham Docks, Chatham, Kent, England | | ||
| Occupation | To 8 September 1897 | Carpenters Labourer - Shuteeres Chippendales & Colyers Cooperage, |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 October 1906 | St Thomas, West Ham, Essex, England - Harriett WILSON | |||
| Residence (family) | 7 October 1906 | 79 Harcourt Road, West Ham, Essex, England - Harriett WILSON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1911 | 22 Dongola Road, Plaistow, Essex, England - Harriett WILSON | | | |
| Occupation | 1911 | SPO - Royal Navy (Stoker, petty Officer) | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1939 | 22 Dongola Road, West Ham, Essex, England - Harriett WILSON | | ||
| Occupation | 1939 | Boiler Fireman - West Ham, Essex, England | | ||
| Marital Condition | 1939 | Married | | ||
| Death | September Quarter 1956 | Stepney, Middlesex, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Harriett WILSON (1883 - ) |
| Child | William Joseph KEENS (1907 - 1988) |
| Child | George Edward KEENS (1910 - 1978) |
| Child | Thomas Samuel KEENS (1911 - 1981) |
| Child | Florence Sarah Pricilla KEENS (1914 - 1998) |
| Child | Amy KEENS (1915 - 1915) |
| Child | Archibold "Archie" KEENS (1915 - 1915) |
| Child | Ronald P. KEENS |
| Child | Herbert V. KEENS |
| Father | Joseph William KEENS (1845 - 1904) |
| Mother | Mary Ann SKERRITT (1849 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Percival William KEENS (1870 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Herbert William KEENS (1873 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Florence KEENS (1880 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Frederick KEENS (1883 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann KEENS (1884 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Agnes Elizabeth KEENS (1887 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Joseph KEENS (1890 - 1895) |
Notes
Occupation
Worked at the cooperage of Shuteeres Chippendales & Colyers. Information from Fred Keens indicates he left the cooperage to join the navy sometime in the 1890's.Residence (family)
Marriage CertificateCensus (family)
1911 England Censusabout George Edward Keens
Name: George Edward Keens
Age in 1911: 1/12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1911
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Plaistow, Essex
Civil Parish: West Ham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address: 22 Dongola Road, Plaistow E
Registration district: West Ham
Registration District Number: 188
Sub-registration district: Plaistow
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Household schedule number: 37
Piece: 9433
Household Members: Name Age
William Keens 32
Harriett Keens 28
William J Keens 4
George Edward Keens 1/12
Thomas Wilson 63
Samuel Barker Wilson
Endnotes
1. 1939 Register, UK & Wales, , RG101/1035H/002/44 Letter Code: CBOF, ; document images, The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ : accessed 21 September 2017).
2. "Census 1891 - RG12 - 6 Apr 1891,", , The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ : accessed ), .
3. Royal Navy, "UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamens Services, 1853-1928," digital image, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 25 January 2016), William Keens.
4. Census 1911 - RG14 - Apr 1911, UK & Wales, , ; document images, The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ : accessed ).
5. Census 1911 - RG14 - Apr 1911, UK & Wales, , ; document images, The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ : accessed ).
6. 1939 Register, UK & Wales, , RG101/1035H/002/44 Letter Code: CBOF, ; document images, The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ : accessed 21 September 2017).
7. 1939 Register, UK & Wales, , RG101/1035H/002/44 Letter Code: CBOF, ; document images, The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ : accessed 21 September 2017).
8. 1939 Register, UK & Wales, , RG101/1035H/002/44 Letter Code: CBOF, ; document images, The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ : accessed 21 September 2017).
9. Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2007).