Researching Henry Keep
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1090 people with the Keep surname? In that year Keep was ranked number 2511 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Keep on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Keep and the Keep Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Keep Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Keep family tree.
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Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Keep using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1321 people with the Keep surname in the UK? Keep is now ranked number 2832 for popularity in the UK. |
Keep Family Tree Databases
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Keep Forums
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Keep. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Henry Keep (politician)
Henry Frederick Keep (27 January 1863 – 26 September 1905) was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1894 to 1897.
The son of farmer Adam Corrie Keep, Henry Keep was born in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England on 27 January 1863, and named, according to his birth certificate, Henry Francis Keep. Around 1890 he emigrated to Western Australia, establishing himself as a shipping agent at Cossack. Around 1893 he moved to Fremantle where he was agent for the Adelaide Steamship Company until 1897.
On 26 June 1894, Keep was elected to the seat of Pilbara in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as a supporter of John Forrest. He held the seat until the election of 17 May 1897, which he did not contest. From around 1897 he was acting resident magistrate at Roebourne, and in 1899 he was working as a stockbroker at Perth. From 1901 to 1902 he was secretary of the Fremantle Club, and thereafter worked as a commission agent in Perth until his death. He died, unmarried, at St. Omer's Hospital in North Perth on 26 September 1905, and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
Source: Henry Keep (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaHenry Keep (American football)
Henry Keep (July 19, 1872 – December 1965) was an American football coach. He served as the first head football coach at Michigan Agricultural College, now known as Michigan State University, from 1897 to 1898, compiling a record of 8–5–1. He served as the school's football and track coach while also attending the college as an engineering student. Keep was a student at the University of Michigan during the 1893–94 academic year before transferring to Michigan Agricultural. As of 1901, he was working for the George Fuller & Co. in New York. Keep and his wife, Esther Maude Durgin had a daughter, Margaret in 1914 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He also later worked for the Carnegie Steel Company in Pittsburgh.
Source: Henry Keep (American football), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Keep
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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