Researching Clement Keys
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The name Clement means "Merciful" and is of French origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clement Keys and the Keys Family Tree
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Clement Keys
Clement Keys (1864 – 22 November 1937) was an English football secretary-manager for West Bromwich Albion from 1895 to 1896.
He was born in Derby, Derbyshire, and played amateur football for Albion as a goalie. He later became a chartered accountant, founding the firm Clement Keys & Sons. He was borough accountant for West Bromwich. He was also active as a Freemason; he was Master of the Dartmouth Lodge and Sandwell Lodge of Freemasons and was Assistant Standard-bearer of the United Grand Lodge of England. He died in Birmingham, aged 73.
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