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Personal Details of Henry Keens

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Buried:	11/12/1886

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Birth

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Death

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Burial Register

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Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	Henry Keens
Date of burial	11/12/1886
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Unconsecrated Vault
By whom buried	Reverend E George
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 028
Transcription comments	On FBMD, Mrs P page 155, LS(J)33

Accounts Entry for Henry Keens
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

Henry Keens

Source:

Newbury Weekly News and Mrs Pattison

Article date:

16/12/1886

Copyright:

Newbury Weekly News

Transciption:

HENRY KEENS

THE LATE MR. HENRY KEENS

The death of Mr. Henry Keens took place on Thursday last at his residence, St. Mary's-Hill, Newbury. The deceased was throughout the greater part of his life identified with the trade of the town, having for many years successfully carried on the business of currier and leather cutter.

For some years he occupied a seat in the town council, and in 1858 was, in succession to Mr. J.P. Jackson, elected mayor of the borough. It was during his year of office that the Archaeological Society visited Newbury. Mr. Keens was also one of the trustees of the Municipal Charities, being at the time of his death one of the old Board.

Mr. Keens was for over forty years a member of the Baptist Church, and for some length of time was its treasurer, an office he relinquished, in conjunction with that of deacon, about three years ago on account of advancing age and ill health.

The funeral took place on Saturday at the Cemetery, being conducted by Mr. Alfred Jackson.

Newbury Weekly News 16 December 1886

Henry Keens died 9 December 1886 aged 74 (Cheap Street)

Mrs. P p. 155

see also: https://newbury.gov.uk/pdf/mayors-of-newbury.pdf

Biographical surveyofthe Mayors of Newbury by Anthony C.Pick

Sources:Newbury Weekly News 16 December 1886 and Mrs Pattison p.155

This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

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