Living

Notes:

living - details excluded

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 172607618
• Occupation: 1940; Company director, Bush House, London, England, UK
• Residence: 1959, Heronsbrook, Ascot, Berkshire, England, UK

Notes:

The Weekly Irish Times, 1 Aug 1936
A marriage has been arranged and will shortly take place between James Roderick Keith, son of Captain R.A.L.Keith, late the Seaforth Highlanders, and of Mrs. Keith, and Barbara, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.P.Wood, of Fairstowe, Ilkley, Yorkshire.

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Birth:
Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958: Name: James Roderick Keith. Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1912
Registration district: Rathdown. Birth Country: Ireland. Volume: 2. Page: 849. FHL Film Number: 101074

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Residence:
As per ship's manifest leaving Southampton 14 Apr 1959 bound for New York.

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Died:
James Roderick "Roddy" Keith BIRTH unknown DEATH 25 Jul 1969 BURIAL Deansgrange Cemetery Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland MEMORIAL ID 172607618 ?
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172607618

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James + Audrey Eileen PHILLIPS. Audrey died in Nov 2021 in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1891, 60 Church Street, Apsley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, UK
• Census: 1921, 11 Russell Chambers, St Giles in the Fields & St George Bloomsbury, London & Middlesex, England, UK
• Occupation: 1931; Retired Army captain
• Residence: 1931, 8 Green St, London, England, UK
• Census: 1939, 94 Piccadilly (Naval & Military Club), Westminster, London, England, UK

Notes:

Reference to Richard Keith: http://www.historyireland.com/volumes/volume9/issue4/features/?id=113584

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Birth:
India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947
Name: Richard Alexander Tyonal Keith Gender: Male Birth Date: 10 Aug 1883 Baptism Date: 8 Sep 1883 Baptism Age: 0
Baptism Place: Simla, Bengal, India Father: James Keith Mother: Julia Willis
Reference ID: 510870 FHL Film Number: 510870

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Census:
1891 census for 60 Church Street, Apsley Guise, Befordshire, England:
Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 1262; Folio: 20; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6096372.
Julia DOWNES Head / Widow / Living on own means 72 Female born : Stoke, Devon
Emily DOWNES Daughter / Single 34 Female born : Great Brickhill
Alice DOWNES Daughter / Single 33 Female born : Great Brickhill
Lyonel KEITH Grandson /Scholar 7 Male born : Simla, India

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Census:
1921 Census Of England & Wales 11 Russell Chambers, St Giles in the Fields & St George Bloomsbury, London & Middlesex, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
William Fitzgerald Aubrithecol Head Male 1875 45 Ootacamund, India Literary Agent Own Account
Richard Alexander Lyonal Keith Visitor Male 1883 37 Simla, India - -
Sarah Alice Hall Servant Female 1884 37 Notting Hill, London, England Private Service House Keeper Private Service

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Census:
No 12, Keith, Richard, A.L., male, born 10 Aug 1883, married, captain army retired invalided ??? from wounds 1916 Feb.

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Died:
KEITH Richard Alexander Lyonal of The Chequers Hotel Oxford-street Newbury Berkshire died 6 November 1955 Probate London 11 February to James Roderick Keith adversiting agent. Effects 1626 pounds 8 shillings and fivepence.

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Richard + Frances May Olga de Longueil WHYTE. Frances was born on 9 May 1880 in Carrick-on-shannon, Leitrim, Ireland; died in Dec 1969 in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Known as Olga

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KEITH, Mrs., of Brennanstown House, Dublin. Frances May Olga de Longueil, 5th dau. of Charles
Cecil Beresford Whyte, Esq., of Hatley Manor, co. Leitrim, by Petronella, dau. of Herr Marcus Hallberg, I Eiksdagsman, of Tyarely, Sweden ; m. 1st 1898 George ;Pim, Esq., of -Brennanstown House, who d. 1902,
leaving, with other issue, a son, George Cecil, Lieut. ScotsGuards; educated at the E. Mil. Coll., Sandhurst; I b. 1899 ; 2ndly 1908 Richard Alexander Lyonal Keith, - Esq., late Capt. 3rd Batt. and previously Lieut. Seaforth Highlanders, who was appointed Cork Herald of Arms 1910, and has by her 2nd marriage, a son, James Roderick, 6.1912. Brennanstown House. Cabinteely, CO. Dublin.
Source: http://tinyurl.com/cjbqndz

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Birth:
Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911: Name: Frances May Olga De Lougucille Whyte. Gender: Female. Birth Date: 9 May 1880
Birth Place: Carrick-on-shannon, Leitrim, Ireland. Father's Name: Charles Cecil Beresford Whyte. Mother's Name: Petronella Hallberg Whyte
FHL Film Number: 256053

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Died:
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005: Name: Frances May O De L Keith. Birth Date: 9 May 1880. Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1969
Age at Death: 89. Registration district: Canterbury. Inferred County: Kent

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Army colonel
• Census: 1851, 257 Union St, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Residence: 1871, Leith Fort, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Census: 1901, Potterspury House, Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England, UK
• Census: 1911, Queen Anne's Mansions, St James Park, Westminster, London, England, UK
• Probate: 17 Jun 1919, London, England, UK

Notes:

As executor of wife's will in 1891, he is described as Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.

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As witness on father's death certificate his address is given as Leith Fort. On 1901 census he describes himself as James Keith DSO, retired army colonel

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Birth:
"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950,":
Name: James Keith Gender: Male Birth Date: 05 Nov 1842 Birthplace: OLD MACHAR,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: William Keith Mother's Name: Burnett Silver Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11906-8
System Origin: Scotland-ODM Source Film Number: 991249
Reference Number: Source Citation
"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," index, FamilySearch ( : accessed 03 Aug 2012), James Keith, 05 Nov 1842; citing reference , FHL microfilm 991249.

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Census:
1901 census for Potterspury House, Potterspury Northamptonshire
Piece: 1413 Folio: 117 Page: 36
James KEITH, Head Widower M 58 1843 Retired Colonel Of The Army D S O Scotland
Elizabeth BURY, Servant Single F 45 1856 Housekeeper (Domestic) Manchester Lancashire
Annie Mary COLLINS, Servant Single F 28 1873 Cook (Domestic) Hardingstone Northamptonshire

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Census:
1911 census for Queen Anne's Mansions St James Park Westminster London
RG number: RG14 Piece: 491 Reference: RG14PN491 RG78PN16 RD5 SD3 ED26 SN166
James KEITH, Head Widower M 68 1843 Colonel Retired Army Aberdeenshire Aberdeen Resident

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Probate:
Probate entry: KEITH James of Queen Anne's Mansion Middlesex died 5 February 1919 Probate Dublin to Richard Alexander Lyonal Keith* captain H.M. Army and Hervey A. Court Bergne lieutenant R.N.R. Effects 3737 pounds 12 shillings threepence in England. Sealed London 17 July
*Captain Richard Keith is his son born 1883 Shimla, India.

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Died:
Source: www.soldiersofthequeen.com/India-LtKiethRA.html

James married Julia Willis DOWNES on 17 Apr 1878 in Simla, Bengal, India. Julia was born in Jan 1848 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, UK; died on 18 Jun 1890 in Jalaphahar, India. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Probate entry transcript:
KEITH Julia Willis personal estate 1370 pounds 14 shillings ninepence
4 February 1891 The will of Julia Willis Keith (wife of James Keith, esquire) late of Jalapahar Darjeeling in India who died 18 June 1890 at Jalapahar was proved at the principal registry by the said James Keith of Aspley Guise in the County of Bedford a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery the sole executor

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Notes:

Married:
India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948
Name: James Keith Gender: Male Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1878
Marriage Place: Simla, Bengal, India Father: William Keith
Spouse: Julia Willis Downes FHL Film Number: 510856

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