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IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« on: Monday 11 May 09 21:20 BST (UK) »
I am looking for the family/descendants, please, of:

Clara Clegg b. 1887 Rochdale, England, died 1962 in Thomaston, Connecticut, married James Robert KEAN (b. 1886) 23 December 1905, Rochdale Registry office.   Clara and James  went to the USA on the ‘Lucinia’ in March 1909?  Clara was married 3 times - her name at time of death was Clara BRISTOW.
1920 census- 1777 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury Ward 6, New Haven, Conn.: (surname miss-spelt):  James Kaen 33 b.Eng., wife Clara Kaen 32 b.Eng., son James Kaen 13 b.Eng., son George Kuen 11 b.Eng., son Frank Kuen 7 b.Conn., son Leigh Kean 4 b.Conn., father Robert Kean 60, brother William Kean 26 to US 1906, brother Walter Kean 20 to US 1906.

Clara returned to England and took niece Ivy (Ashworth) back to USA (SS Scythia arrived Jan 20 1922 New York).  They lived at 1777 Homestone Ave, Waterbury, Con.
On 1930 census: 7 Bristol Place, New Haven, Conn.:
Clara Kean 50 wid., b.Eng., son James Kean 23 b. Eng., son Frank Kean 17 b. Conn., son Leigh Kean 14 b. Conn.
James Robert (b. 1907) mar Agnes; Frank m. Ruth Griffin; Leigh m. Edith.

In addition to information on the Kean family – what happened to Ivy Ashworth?
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Re: IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« Reply #1 on: Monday 11 May 09 21:31 BST (UK) »
Previous post with lots of information found :
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,348843.0.html
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« Reply #2 on: Monday 11 May 09 21:47 BST (UK) »
Yes, thank you - I have notified as completed the search in Lancashire and now have put the enquiry on to the USA page.

Many thanks - Margaretmarion
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Re: IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« Reply #3 on: Monday 11 May 09 22:05 BST (UK) »
1922, 1923, & 1924 Waterbury, Conn. city directories
Kean, Clara wid James emp AmPCo h 1777 Thomaston Ave., Waterville

1924 Waterbury, Conn. city directory
Kean, Robert R died Jan. 17th 1924
Kean, Walter rem to Bristol

1940 New Haven city directory
Kean, Clara E wid James R r 32 Elliott
Kean, Leigh C (Edith R) press feeder NHP&BCo h 32 Elliott


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Re: IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« Reply #4 on: Monday 11 May 09 22:27 BST (UK) »
 :D :D :D

Very many thanks for the information.   Could you tell me what the following means, please?:

rem to Bristol
NHP&BCo h 32 Elliott

Is there any way we can find when Clara died, please?

best wishes - Margaretmarion
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Re: IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« Reply #5 on: Monday 11 May 09 23:26 BST (UK) »
"rem to Bristol" means removed to Bristol, another town in Connecticut.  I'm not sure off-hand what NHP&BCo means - probably New Haven (something) & (something) Co.

I don't see Clara in the Connecticut death index, which starts in 1949.  The 1941 New Haven city directory has the following:
Kean, James R (Agnes L) chauf NHP&BCo h rear 141 Frank
Kean, Lee C. (Edith R) press feeder NHP&BCo h 354 Thompson av EH (I believe EH = East Haven)  The 1942 directory has the same information, except James is a feeder instead of a chauffeur.

So, my best guess at that point would be that Clara may have (a) died, (b) remarried, or (c) moved.

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Re: IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 12 May 09 13:09 BST (UK) »
The Connecticut death index has Frank Kean, who died 5 Dec. 1990 in Waterbury.  He was born 9 Jul. 1912 in Waterbury.  Marital status was married, spouse was Ruth.  His occupation was retail real estate broker, and he resided 762 Walnut Hill Rd., Thomaston, Connecticut.   There is also an entry for Ruth Kean, who died 6 Aug. 1992 in Hartford.  She was born in Thomaston on 9 Apr. 1921.  She was listed as widow of Frank.  Occupation was production in "tech systems" industry.  Education was Primary/Secondary.

There's a tree on Ancestry.com that has Leigh Clifford Kean, son of James Kean & Clara Clegg, born 5 Sep. 1915 in Waterville, Connecticut.  It says he died Watertown, New York, but no date is given.  It says his wife was Edith LaPointe born 8 May 1919 in New Haven.  The SSDI has an entry for Edith, which lists her as dying Sep. 1974.  I found death notices for a Leigh Kean, age 60, in some Syracuse, NY newspapers from Nov. 1975, but I don't see any mention of survivors or other personal info.

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Re: IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 12 May 09 20:06 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for the information - it is very much appreciated.

When I put the request on to the site the last sentence was "left behind":

Clara Clegg was married 3 times (Clegg was her single name).   Her name at time of death was Clara Bristow (her 3rd husband being “Uncle Ted” Bristow).

Sorry if I misled you.    :-[ :-[ :-[

Thanks - Margaretmarion
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Re: IVY ASHWORTH & CLARA (ASHWORTH) KEAN
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 12 May 09 20:09 BST (UK) »
Shellyesq -

Another question, please.   What does:    h 32 Elliott

mean?    (See your previous info).

Also, why "remove to Bristol"?   Was he in care, or a prisoner?

Thanks - Margaretmarion
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