Most likely born in England (as two of his children's death certs attest). He came to Baltimore from Pennsylvania with his brother John Washington Keirle and served in the War of 1812. Together with John, he engaged in the shoe business.
Their certain origins are unknown but circumstances indicate they or their father was from the "Keirle Triangle" in England as certain common Keirle names (e.g. Alfred, Mathew (with one T) re-appear in the American line. Married Charlotte Pindell. Interred (along with wife) in mausoleum of his brother John W Keirle (# 64414785), who had died in 1840 as one of the wealthiest men in Baltimore. After John's death, Mathew's fortunes seem to have plummeted. He eventually became a "bill collector" and his wife was later granted a widow's pension.
Their certain origins are unknown but circumstances indicate they or their father was from the "Keirle Triangle" in England as certain common Keirle names (e.g. Alfred, Mathew (with one T) re-appear in the American line. Married Charlotte Pindell. Interred (along with wife) in mausoleum of his brother John W Keirle (# 64414785), who had died in 1840 as one of the wealthiest men in Baltimore. After John's death, Mathew's fortunes seem to have plummeted. He eventually became a "bill collector" and his wife was later granted a widow's pension.
Most likely born in England (as two of his children's death certs attest). He came to Baltimore from Pennsylvania with his brother John Washington Keirle and served in the War of 1812. Together with John, he engaged in the shoe business.
Their certain origins are unknown but circumstances indicate they or their father was from the "Keirle Triangle" in England as certain common Keirle names (e.g. Alfred, Mathew (with one T) re-appear in the American line. Married Charlotte Pindell. Interred (along with wife) in mausoleum of his brother John W Keirle (# 64414785), who had died in 1840 as one of the wealthiest men in Baltimore. After John's death, Mathew's fortunes seem to have plummeted. He eventually became a "bill collector" and his wife was later granted a widow's pension.
Their certain origins are unknown but circumstances indicate they or their father was from the "Keirle Triangle" in England as certain common Keirle names (e.g. Alfred, Mathew (with one T) re-appear in the American line. Married Charlotte Pindell. Interred (along with wife) in mausoleum of his brother John W Keirle (# 64414785), who had died in 1840 as one of the wealthiest men in Baltimore. After John's death, Mathew's fortunes seem to have plummeted. He eventually became a "bill collector" and his wife was later granted a widow's pension.
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