Brief Life History of William Morton
When William Morton Keel was born on 1 November 1899, in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph William Keel, was 25 and his mother, Harriett Morton, was 29. He married Gladys Hill in December 1951, in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Thirlby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Arden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 8 March 1985, in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85, and was buried in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- William Morton Keel in household of Joseph William Keel, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- William M Keel, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1915 · Zeppelin Raid
During WWI Zeppelin raids took place all over England. The first of the raids happened from June 6-7, 1915, in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. During the attack 24 people were killed 40 injured, and 40 houses destroyed.
1924
First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire and Somerset): habitational name from East and West Keal (Lincolnshire) or Keele (Staffordshire). The Lincolnshire placename is derived from Old Norse kjǫlr ‘keel, ridge’, while the Staffordshire placename probably derives from Old English cū ‘cow’ + hyll ‘hill’.
English: in Wiltshire, perhaps a variant of Keevil, a habitational name from Keevil (Wiltshire), derived from an Old English personal name Cȳfa or Old English cȳf ‘vessel, tub’ (used topographically for a depression or hollow) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Irish: shortened form of McKeel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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