Thomas Keysell

Male18 July 1773–21 May 1849

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Keysell was christened on 18 July 1773, in Clee St Margaret, Shropshire, England, his father, Thomas Keysall, was 30 and his mother, Frances Bache, was 26. He married Mary Owen on 4 November 1812, in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 21 May 1849, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75, and was buried in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Keysell
1773–1849
Mary Owen
1788–1876
Marriage: 4 November 1812
Thomas Owen Keysell
1814–1862
Mary Keysell
1816–1872
Richard Keysell
1818–1860
Mildred Mari Roberts
1821–1890
Edwin Keysell
1821–1861

Sources (19)

  • Thomas Keysell, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Thomas Keysall, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Thomas Haysell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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  • Marriage
    4 November 1812Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    • Children (5)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

    "On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

    1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

    The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

    1801 · The Act of Union

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    Name Meaning

    Cornish (Cornwall and Devon): habitational name from one or more of several places in Cornwall whose names derive from Middle Cornish castell, kestell ‘castle, village, tor’, such as Kestle in Saint Columb Minor, Kestle in Egloshayle, and Kestal in Saint Hilary.

    Altered form of German or Dutch Kessel .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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