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Squire Family History - Herbert KEIGHTLEY
Generation 17

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Father's Father Samuel KEIGHTLEY Go to Family Tree No. 6
Father's Mother Eliza Wilson STEWART Go to Keightley Descendants' Chart
Mother's Father Robert THOMSON Go to Family Tree No. 6
Mother's Mother Elizabeth MACGREGOR Go to Thomson Descendants' Chart
Father Herbert KEIGHTLEY born 1850, Nottingham, Eng
baptised
married 7 January 1877, Napperby, SA, Aus
died 5 June 1934, Aus
buried
Mother Helen Band THOMSON born 1856
baptised
died 17 May 1924, Aus
buried
Children
1. Male Fred William Howard KEIGHTLEY born 1878
baptised
died 1958, Aus
buried
2. Male William Hamilton Robert KEIGHTLEY born 12 September 1880
baptised
died 2 June 1959, Aus
buried
3. Male Herbert Clair KEIGHTLEY born 20 November 1882, Burra, SA, Aus
baptised
died 16 November 1960, Adelaide, SA, Aus
buried
4. Male Douglas Stewart KEIGHTLEY born 1884
baptised
died 1950
buried
5. Female Muriel Goldney KEIGHTLEY born 1878, Aus
baptised
died 1888
buried
6. Female Edna Merle KEIGHTLEY born 27 January 1889, Moonta SA Aus
baptised
died
buried
7. Male Stanley Roy KEIGHTLEY born 1891
baptised
died 1951
buried

Biographical notes for Herbert Keightley
The Biographical Index of South Australians contains the following entry for Herbert :
Parent was Samuel. Born SA. Residence at Angaston. He was married on 7 Jan 1887, at Napperby, SA, to Helen Banna nee Thomson, whose parent was Robert.

Herbert's wife, Hellen Banna (known as Nellie), was the second daughter of Robert Thomson of Port Adelaide. Herbert and Hellen were married by Rev W Hopkins. A Rev W Hopkins was listed by the Congregational Church about this time. He was at Glenelg in 1879. The residence of F Goldney, where they were married, was possibly the home of Herbert's sister (name unknown) who married F Goldney, publican of the Napperby Hotel. Refer press cutting Pt Pirie Gazette and Area News, Friday 18 January 1878, which reports the complete destruction of Keightley Bros store and Post Office, their houses and Goldney's house. The fire ocurred one year after Herbert and Hellen's marriage. The Keightley Brothers referred to were Charles Stanford and Herbert, assuming he is the 'H Keightley, General Storekeeper and Postmaster, Government Dam, Napperby', who placed such an advertisement in the Port Pirie Gazette and Area News on 12 January 1877.
Residences included Napperby (1877 - Storekeeper and Postmaster), Quebec St Pt Adelaide, Frederick St Maylands, Royal Hotel Moonta (1890-93 Publican), Harrow Rd East Adelaide (1903 Traveller, wine salesman), Richmond St College Park (1904), Pennington Ter North Adelaide (1911), Angelo St South Perth). [information from Nan Manning]

Source documents
Death Certificate : died 5 June 1934, Angelo Street, South Perth. cause Arterio Sclerosis, Myocarditis (Heart failure). buried 7 June Brethren Cemetery, Karrakatta, minister R F Cross (brethren minister), witness E Smith. [copy from Nan Manning]
Aug 2002 - JS


Biographical notes for Helen Band Keightley nee Thomson

Source documents

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