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Personal Details of Mary Keens

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Born:
Died:	12/02/1886
Buried:

Listed below are all the details we have been able to find so far on Mary Keens.

As far as we are aware, all the information is correct. However, sometimes transcriptions can lead to errors being made. If you find any errors or omissions, please let us know and we will endeavour to get them corrected as soon as possible.

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Birth

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Death

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Burial Register

There is no burial register information available for Mary Keens.
Only three of the five burial register books still exist as far as we know and these are held at the Berkshire Record Office.
Stillborn children were not recorded in the burial register, only in the cemetery accounts.

Memorial Details

	From top of headstone: Sacred to the Memory of/ William Keens/ who died Feb.13th. 1855/ aged 50 years. Also of Mary/ wife of the above/ who died Feb.12th. 1886/ aged 85 years. "The Lord gave and the Lord hath/ taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." Also of Maria/ daughter, died June 16th. 1923 aged 84./"Peace".

Name on Memorial	Mary KEENS
Date of death	12/02/1886
Age	85
Gender	Female

Memorial Type	Headstone
Construction Material	Sandstone with engraved letters
Condition of memorial	Fair, some subsidence
Pattison Location Code	W96
Others named on memorial
William KEENS
Maria KEENS

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	Mary Keens
Date of burial	12/08/1886
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried
By whom buried	Rev'd. E.George
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 023
Transcription comments	Death date used as burial date unknown due to cut page

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

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

ST BARTHOLOMEW’S ALMSHOUSES

Source:	Newbury Weekly News
Article date:	18/02/1886
Copyright:	Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:	ST BARTHOLOMEW’S ALMSHOUSES —A meeting of the Trustees was held yesterday morning, the Rector of Newbury in the chair. The following were elected to vacant almshouses William Andrews, of Greenham, to the almshouse vacant through the death of the late Benjamin Freeman, and Sarah Bushell and Sarah Stratton to the houses vacant through the deaths of Widows Clark and Keens. For the women's almshouses there were nearly 30 candidates.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

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