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BirthMale; 23 Jan 1835; Cheshire
Death8 Feb 1915, age 80 [64]
OccupationEngineer, industrialist
ResidenceUK
Father
MotherNot recorded

Spouse:

1        Married, 1858
Name
BirthFemale
DeathDeceased, age not recorded
ResidenceUK
Father
MotherNot recorded
Marriage 2 Sept 1858, Smethwick Chapel (CofE)
Children:[8 other children] KEEN
Arthur T KEEN
Emilie KEEN

Notes for Arthur KEEN

1856: partnership with Francis Watkins, makers of fasteners
1864: Patent Nut & Bolt Company
1902: Guest Keen & Nettlefold, engineers of Birmingham
Director Birmingham & Midland Bank (later Midland Bank, now HSBC)
Estate in excess of £1m

Family notes for Arthur KEEN and Hannah ASTBURY

His marriage, as a report in the Birmingham Gazette & Express noted, improved his worldly prospects very notably. It is said of him that a scene in a play where a shrewd Scotsman made successful love to his master's daughter gave him the line upon which he was soon to act with such excellent results.

Sources

8.  Document, Evelyn GOODMAN research
64.  Book, Edgar Jones, A History of GKN, MacMillan Press, Volume 1 ISBN 0-333-34594-0

Person record last updated: 7 Feb 2023

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