Giles Keely/Keeley family/families

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Surname/tag: Keeley, Keely

Contents 1 Objective 2 The Parties 2.1 Children 2.2 Marriages/Mary Keely 2.3 Giles Keely/Keeley 2.4 Other possible Keely deaths/burials 2.5 Other investigations and searches 3 To do 4 Conclusions 5 Sources

Objective

This page sets out some of challenges encountered when tracing the family/families of Giles Keely of Quinton.

When originally creating profiles for Giles and his children, it seemed clear that one very large Keeley/Keely family developed in Quinton from the 1760s onwards. However, in the latter stages of my assessment, I came to the view that there were probably at least two families. By recording my thoughts and linking the relevant profiles to this page, I hope either to clarify the situation for my own purposes or create a set of notes that may be of use to someone else who reviews the family. Whitfield-2424 13:06, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

The Parties

Children

The children of Giles and Mary Keely baptised in Quinton between 1759 and 1790 are recorded below.

Ref	Name	Baptised	Died	Notes
1	Thomas	2 Sep 1759		The only child born within the timeframe of marriage with Mary Waring
2	John	1 Feb 1761
3	Anne	27 Jun 1762	9 Mar 1763 Quinton
4	William	13 Jan 1764
5	Thomas	15 Jan 1765
6	Anne	4 Dec 1766		Second Anne. Anne (#3) had died prior to this baptism.
7	Mary	6 Jul 1767		Baptised 7 months after Anne's baptism. It is possible that Anne wasn't baptised immediately after her birth
8	James	6 Jan 1769	1849 Ilmington
9	John	7 Sep 1770		Second John. Baptised 9 months after James' baptism. It is possible that James wasn't baptised immediately after his birth
10	Samuel	23 Jun 1771
11	Joseph	9 May 1773		Probably twins
12	Richard	9 May 1773		Probably twins
13	James	16 Jul 1775		Second James. James (#8)
14	Abraham	29 Oct 1775		Baptised just a few months after James. It is possible that James was not baptised immediately after his birth.
15	Abraham	5 Jan 1777		Second Abraham There is no record of #14 Abraham dying before 1777.
16	Sarah	24 Sep 1790

Marriages/Mary Keely

There are two marriages between a Giles Keely and a Mary in the area close to Quinton with dates that would correlate with the birthdates of the children.

1. Giles Keely of Preston married Mary Waring of Preston on 24 May 1759 in Preston on Stour, Warwickshire ^[1]
2. Giles Keely married Mary Walton on 9 November 1760 in Whatcote, Warwickshire. ^[2]

Quinton is a parish about six miles south of Stratford upon Avon. It is 3 miles south of Preston on Stour and about 9 miles west of Whatcote. Either or both couples could have lived in Quinton.

• A Mary Keely died 1821 Quinton aged 86 (calculated birth year 1735) Burial 10 Jul 1821 in St Swithin's church, Quinton, Gloucestershire. ^[3]

Giles Keely/Keeley

• A Giles Keele, the son of John Keele, was baptised in Quinton on 27 August 1732
• Giles Keeley, the son of Thomas Keeley, was baptised in Quinton on 14 July 1734
• A Giles Keeley was buried on 11 May 1813 in Ilmington, Warwickshire aged 80 (giving an assumed year of birth of 1733)
• A Giles Keeley was buried on 29 Sep 1800 in Quinton

Other possible Keely deaths/burials

Burial details are followed by the words "affidavit made"

1. Elizabeth Keely Burial 11 Apr 1773 Quinton ^[4]
2. John Keely Burial 19 May 1773 Quinton ^[5]
3. Mary Keely Burial 18 Jun 1773 Quinton^[6]

Other than James (#8), none of the names in the table above can be linked to a GRO death record in the Shipston on Stour registration district. (Note that only Keely and variations of Keeley have been checked which excludes females who have married.)

Other investigations and searches

1. None of the 16 children appear on a Findmypast search of the 1851 census including Quinton as a birthplace (note that females may have married - still to be assessed)

To do

Trace history of children. Did one of the families move together to a different town or area

Conclusions

1. There were two Giles Keely/Keeleys in the area in the 1760' both of whom married a Mary
2. The proximity of some of the baptism dates; and in particular the fact that an Abraham Keely was born in 1775 with no apparent death record shortly thereafter, followed by the birth of a second Abraham Keeley in 1777 makes it likely that there were 2 Giles Keelys in Quinton around this time with a wife called Mary.
3. The only child that could at this stage be matched with a marriage with reasonable certainty is Thomas who was born before the second marriage and therefore is likely to be the child of Mary Waring. Other than this, I can find no other indicators as to which children should be liked to a particular set of parents. Whitfield-2424 17:19, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
   Citing Preston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England, p. 67, Warwick County Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 557,285.
   FamilySearch (accessed 7 September 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00068
   Giles Keely and Mary Waring, 24 May 1759
2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
   Citing Marriage, Whatcote, Warwickshire, England, Warwick County Record Office, England.
   FamilySearch (accessed 7 September 2021)
   Giles Keely and Mary Walton, 09 Nov 1760
3. ↑ Burial: "National Burial Index For England & Wales"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 September 2021)
   First name(s): Mary; Last name: Keely; Birth year: 1735; Age: 86; Death year: 1821; Burial date: 10 Jul 1821; Place: Quinton; Church: St Swithin; Denomination: Anglican; County: Gloucestershire; Country: England.
4. ↑ Burial: "Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813"
   Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Gdr/V1/190
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 4732 #14651423 (accessed 7 September 2021)
   Name: Elizabeth Keely; Event Type: Burial; Burial Date: 11 Apr 1773; Burial Place: Quinton, Gloucestershire, England.
5. ↑ Burial: "Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813"
   Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Gdr/V1/190
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 4732 #14651424 (accessed 7 September 2021)
   Name: John Keely; Event Type: Burial; Burial Date: 19 May 1773; Burial Place: Quinton, Gloucestershire, England.
6. ↑ Burial: "Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813"
   Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Gdr/V1/190
   Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 4732 #14651425 (accessed 7 September 2021)
   Name: Mary Keely; Event Type: Burial; Burial Date: 18 Jun 1773; Burial Place: Quinton, Gloucestershire, England.