Edwin Keysell

Male12 October 1821–23 May 1861

Brief Life History of Edwin

When Edwin Keysell was born on 12 October 1821, in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Keysell, was 48 and his mother, Mary Owen, was 32. He married Ann Pitt on 16 February 1845, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 23 May 1861, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 39, and was buried in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Keysell
1821–1861
Ann Pitt
1822–1863
Marriage: 16 February 1845
Thomas Owen Keysell
1846–1892
Edwin Keysell Jr.
1847–1848
Walter Keysell
1849–1883
Alfred Keysell
1852–1895
Ann Keysell
1853–1868
Mary Keysell
1856–1936
Elizabeth Keysell
1857–1857
Ellen Florence Keysell
1860–

Sources (17)

  • Edward Keysell, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Edwin Keysel, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" (1821)
  • Edwin Keysell, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005" (1845)

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 February 1845Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (8)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (5)

    1823

    Age 2

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1830

    Age 9

    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

    Age 12

    The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

    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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