Quick Search : British Home Children : The RootsChat.Com Reference Library

HOME FORUM HELP SEARCH

News : The Surname Interests Table (SIT), the Database for Special Interests Groups (DBSIG) and Ancestral Anniversaries
are now "mobile friendlier" more here ...

The RootsChat Reference Library

RootsChat.Com » RootsChat Reference Library » Database for Special Interest Groups (DBSIG) » British Home Children : Quick Search

Record #4180

Name :: : Charles KEEBLE (1892 - 1982)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 20 Jan 1892
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 15 Sep 1982

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Lambeth

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 29 Jun 1906
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Virginian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Waifs & Strays

NotesHis granddaughter related:

He was born on January 20th, 1892 in Lambeth, England to Arthur Keeble and Jane Burt. They lived at 8 Waxwell Terrace. Arthur was a flyman at the theatre (this occupation entailed raising and lowering of the subsidiary curtains and scenery, or 'flying' it out of the way on pulleys.)

It is rumoured that Charles had 2 brothers, Arthur and Joe, and possibly one sister who died tragically just before he was sent to Canada. He may have had a step-mother who signed him over to the Church of England.

Rumour has it that Jane died when Charles was about 10. The father was ill and couldn't care for Charlie. The police picked him up off the streets on April 1st, 1901. The police report said that he was living in cellars and he was beyond the father's control. Charlie was then sent to an industrial school--Walsham-Le-Willows near Bury St Edmunds. He worked there until June of 1906 when he was sent to Canada for "a better life".

He boarded the SS Virginian registered as Charlie Keebell, and headed to Quebec City. From there he was sent to the Gibb's Distributing Home in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

In 1906, Charles Keeble, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 20 charity boys en route to Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

He worked on a farm for the Corey family in Kingscroft, Quebec until his late teens.

Charles Keeble married Flora Stone, daughter of Henry and Julia Stone in Quebec, Canada.

On September 19, 1919, Charles Keeble, 26, entered the United States through Newport, Vermont, along with his wife, Flora Keeble, and one son, Arthur Henry Keeble, age 18 months. Both his wife and son were born in Kingscroft, Quebec, Canada. He stated he had bought a farm in Greensboro, Vermont, for $2000 with a $500 downpayment. He further stated that he was born in London, England; that he was a farmer; that he resided in Ayres Cliff, Quebec, Canada; that his contact in Canada was his father in law, Henry Stone, of Ayres Cliff, Quebec, Canada; that he was going to visit his brother-in-law Henry Stone of Greensboro, Vermont; that he intended to remain permanently; that he carried $200 on his person; that he arrived in Canada in 1905. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; medium complexion; brown hair; blue eyes.

In 1920, Charles Keeble, 25, no occupation, was shown as an inmate in the Orleans County Jail, Newport, Orleans, Vermont, USA. (Source: 1920 Census of the United States; Census Place: Newport, Orleans, Vermont; Roll: T625_1874; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 60; Image: 223.)

Charles went back to Ayer's Cliff, Quebec, Canada, settling with Flora and having 9 children.

Charles Keeble died in September 15, 1982. He is buried in Ayers Cliff Cemetery, Ayers Cliff, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.

ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-10 18:41:20 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 15:29:30 /

Family History ResearchersRootsChatters with family connections to Charles KEEBLE:

Readers Comments

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

Page: [1] 2 3 4 96 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3050	ABBOTT, Oliver John	1872	ENG, , Lambeth	Jul 1882 : Peruvian	CAN	Lord Archibald Douglas
8422	ANDREWS, Arthur Richard	1891	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
13311	ANSELL, George Edward Cecil		ENG, SRY, Lambeth	Aug 1927 : Alaunia	CAN	Church Army
9822	ASSER, Charles	1875	ENG, , Lambeth	Aug 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
12685	BALDING, Caroline	1892	ENG, , Lambeth	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
12684	BALDING, Ellen	1895	ENG, , Lambeth	Oct 1902 : Colonian	CAN	Barnardos
16703	BARBER, Claude Granville	1905	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Apr 1920 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
17167	BARNARD, Reginald	1885	ENG, SRY, Lambeth	May 1899 : Gallia	CAN	Young Colonists Aid
10914	BARTH, Ellen Violet	1894	ENG, LND, Lambeth	May 1903 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
17170	BARTH, Gertrude Emily	1890	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
9247	BARTLEY, Agnes	1898	ENG, , Lambeth	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
8428	BEARD, Isaac John	1890	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
10919	BEDDOW, Stephen	1899	ENG, , Lambeth	Apr 1904 : Southwark	CAN	Barnardos
11149	BELLMAN, Lily	1880	ENG, , Lambeth	May 1892 : Oregon	CAN	National Childrens Home
10425	BONNICK, Alice Annie	1910	ENG, , Lambeth	Sep 1924 : Melita	CAN	Barnardos
8473	BRIGHT, Olive	1869	ENG, , Lambeth	Sep 1879 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
13712	BRYSON, Donald	1903	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Oct 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
9302	BUCKMAN, Leslie	1905	ENG, , Lambeth	Sep 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
5432	CANDY, Frank	1916	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Dec 1928 : Bendigo	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
8430	CARPENTER, William George W.	1890	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
7868	CHURCH, Marion	1893	ENG, , Lambeth	Jun 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9391	CLARKE, Cecil	1891	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Oct 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
9287	CLARKE, Emily Victoria	1888	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Oct 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
23511	COLLINS, Henry Albert	1875	ENG, , Lambeth	Jun 1883 : Circassian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
13500	COOKE, Elizabeth	1894	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Jul 1908 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
10352	COOPER, Alfred William A.	1888	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6180	COURTNEY, Muriel	1886	ENG, , Lambeth	Nov 1894 : Laurentian	CAN	Barnardos
20917	COVELL, Patrick Michael Brian	1931	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Aug 1938 : Otranto	AUS	Christian Brothers
5489	CROCKFORD, Mabel May	1892	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Sep 1904 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
9269	DOWNING, Evelina	1889	ENG, LND, Lambeth	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Page: [1] 2 3 4 96 Entries

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

The Database for Special Interest Groups (DBSIG) is a RootsChat Reference Library project.

[Copyright] [Shrink Link] [Terms of Use] [About RootsChat]