George died aged 108 (according to burial record) at Elham Union, Lyminge and was buried 24 Aug 1908.
The only George Keel found living in the area was around 91 in 1908, not 108.
His calculated year of birth changes over the censuses, based on his given age: 1851 (33), 1861 (43), 1871 (55), 1881 (65), 1891 (77), 1901 (93).
He was the son of David Keel, a shepherd; he married Sarah Hicks, daughter of William Hicks, a labourer, on the 31 July 1842 in the parish church at Twerton, Somerset, where they were both living. They both signed the register with a mark.
He was living at the Smallpox Hospital in Folkestone on the 1901 census with his daughter Mary and son-in-law James Wright, who was the caretaker of the hospital. George's occupation is given as "Shepherd (Past Work)".Mary was living there alone, now a widow, on the 1911 census.
Surname mistranscribed as Kell on Ancestry burial.
George is on WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Keel-603
The only George Keel found living in the area was around 91 in 1908, not 108.
His calculated year of birth changes over the censuses, based on his given age: 1851 (33), 1861 (43), 1871 (55), 1881 (65), 1891 (77), 1901 (93).
He was the son of David Keel, a shepherd; he married Sarah Hicks, daughter of William Hicks, a labourer, on the 31 July 1842 in the parish church at Twerton, Somerset, where they were both living. They both signed the register with a mark.
He was living at the Smallpox Hospital in Folkestone on the 1901 census with his daughter Mary and son-in-law James Wright, who was the caretaker of the hospital. George's occupation is given as "Shepherd (Past Work)".Mary was living there alone, now a widow, on the 1911 census.
Surname mistranscribed as Kell on Ancestry burial.
George is on WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Keel-603
George died aged 108 (according to burial record) at Elham Union, Lyminge and was buried 24 Aug 1908.
The only George Keel found living in the area was around 91 in 1908, not 108.
His calculated year of birth changes over the censuses, based on his given age: 1851 (33), 1861 (43), 1871 (55), 1881 (65), 1891 (77), 1901 (93).
He was the son of David Keel, a shepherd; he married Sarah Hicks, daughter of William Hicks, a labourer, on the 31 July 1842 in the parish church at Twerton, Somerset, where they were both living. They both signed the register with a mark.
He was living at the Smallpox Hospital in Folkestone on the 1901 census with his daughter Mary and son-in-law James Wright, who was the caretaker of the hospital. George's occupation is given as "Shepherd (Past Work)".Mary was living there alone, now a widow, on the 1911 census.
Surname mistranscribed as Kell on Ancestry burial.
George is on WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Keel-603
The only George Keel found living in the area was around 91 in 1908, not 108.
His calculated year of birth changes over the censuses, based on his given age: 1851 (33), 1861 (43), 1871 (55), 1881 (65), 1891 (77), 1901 (93).
He was the son of David Keel, a shepherd; he married Sarah Hicks, daughter of William Hicks, a labourer, on the 31 July 1842 in the parish church at Twerton, Somerset, where they were both living. They both signed the register with a mark.
He was living at the Smallpox Hospital in Folkestone on the 1901 census with his daughter Mary and son-in-law James Wright, who was the caretaker of the hospital. George's occupation is given as "Shepherd (Past Work)".Mary was living there alone, now a widow, on the 1911 census.
Surname mistranscribed as Kell on Ancestry burial.
George is on WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Keel-603
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