Dorothy (Scott) Keane (1765 - 1837)

Born 15 Nov 1765 in Betton-Strange, Shropshire, England

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Died 5 Jul 1837 at age 71 in Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

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This profile is part of the Champion_de_Crespigny Name Study.

Dorothy Scott, daughter of Richard Scott and Elizabeth, was born on 15 November 1765 and was baptised at St Chad, Shrewsbury on 27 December 1765.^[1]

Dorothy married Philip Champion Crespigny on 20 January 1783 when she was 17 years old. She was his fourth wife. They had four children together.

Dorothy's portrait was painted by George Romney in 1790.

Portrait of Mrs. Champion de Crespigny [née Dorothy Scott]. It is now in the collection of the Philadephia Museum of Art

Philip died on 1 January 1803 in Bath, Somerset, at the age of 64. They had been married 19 years.

Dorothy then married John Keane 1 Apr 1804 at Walcot St Swithin, Somerset. They had one son together.

Dorothy died on 5 July 1837 and her death was registered in Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire.^[2] She was buried at St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bathampton, Somerset.^[3]

Death notice in the Morning Post (London, England) of Saturday, July 8, 1837 page 4:

DIED: At Malvern, on the 5th inst., the Dowager Lady Keane, relict of Sir John Keane, Bart., of Bath.^[4]

Death notice in the Berrows Worcester Journal (Worcester, England) Thursday, July 13, 1837:

July 5th, at Malvern Wells, aged 72, the Dowager Lady Keane, relict of Sir John Keane, Bart., of the Crescent, Bath.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Dorothy Scott Gender: Female Birth Date: 15 Nov 1765 Baptism Date: 27 Dec 1765 Baptism Place: Saint Chad,Shrewsbury,Shropshire,England Father: Richd. Scott Mother: Elizabeth FHL Film Number: 908236 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Retrieved through ancestry.com
2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name Dorothy Keane Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Death Registration Place Upton on Severn, Worcestershire, United Kingdom Volume 18 Page 303
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 October 2020), memorial page for Dorothy Scott Keane (unknown–5 Jul 1837), Find a Grave Memorial no. 183500446, citing St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Bathampton, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England ; Maintained by K. C. Mellem (contributor 47424941)
4. ↑ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Morning Post, 8 July 1837. British Library Newspapers, link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/R3209949704/GDCS?u=nla&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=7075a344. Accessed 16 Apr. 2022.
5. ↑ "PREFERMENT." Berrows Worcester Journal, 13 July 1837. British Library Newspapers, link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/R3214878377/GDCS?u=nla&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=d693e2fe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2022.