Philip Pratt Keen son of Samuel Keen and Fanny Caroline

[CLAUDIADETTE]

My name is Claudia Keen and I live in Buenos Aires Argentina, I am the fourth daugther of Henry Keen (1917-1977) son of Philip Pratt Keen ( 1869 -   1925 aprox) and Amelia Duclos.

As I know searching in internet grandfather born in Lichfiel Stafford in 1868, he was the 13 son of Samuel Keen and Fanny Caroline Thornton. The other Samuel's son baptices in your church was, Frank (1859), Emily ( 1860) George (1863) Cornelius (1864-1865)  and my grandfhater PHilip Pratt Keen (1868)
 
Philip came to Argentina in 1886, and married to Amelia Duclos, they have 6 children, but he die when my father was 8 years old aprox.

I found a card belong to G. H Keen, may be George? where he wrote to someone, introducing my father as his cousin in 1936.

I want to know is this is correct. I dont know if you can help me, but I apreciate an answer.
PS: sorry about my english!!!!

[garstonite]

Hiya Claudia
www.freebmd.org.uk has
1847 Keen Samuel to Thornton Fanny Caroline    SOLIHULL (this is a register district in the Midlands , Birmingham area...)
I could not find  George H Keen ...but I did find this ...it is only a shot in the dark , but same Register district office

KEEN George  b dec qtr 1900   Solihull   6d  606

So although 17 years older than your dad  , maybe this George was somehow related ...
as I say - it is only a possibility, ....
allan

[carol8353]

Hello Claudia and welcome to Rootschat.

This is Philip's birth registration.

Births Sep 1868   
 
Philip Pratt KEEN   in Lichfield  ref 6b volume 402

Regards

Carol

[tina morana]

Hi Claudia 
A warm welcome to you from Australia to Argentina.
Good luck with your research, you've come to the right place.

Tinam

[carol8353]

Here's the family in 1871 living in Curborough and Elmhurst Staffordshire.

Samuel Keen 60 head farmer of 350 acres employing 4 men and 3 boys b Warwickshire
Fanny Keen 45 wife b Warwickshire
Charles Keen 21 son DRuggist b " "
John Keen 20 son farmers son b "
Fanny Keen 17 dau b "
Emily Keen 10 dau b Farewell
George Keen 8 son b Farewell
Philip Keen 2 son B "
Jane Pratt 18 servant b Lichfield
Ellen Pratt 16 servant  b Worcestershire

Ref RG10/2915 folio 20 page 8

Carol

[carol8353]

The family in 1881...at Horsley Brook Farm ,Swinfen Staffordshire

Samuel Keen 70 head farmer of 175 acres b Coleshill Warwickshire
Fanny Keen 55 wife b Acton warwickshire
Emily Keen 20 dau b Staffs
George Keen 18 son b Staffs
Philip P. Keen 12 son b "
Amy Bailey 23 servant b Burntwood Staffs
Frank Evans 17 servant b Shropshire

RG11/2775 folio 102 page 4

Carol 

[CarolA3]

Duplicate post http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,361710.msg4374718.html#msg4374718

[CLAUDIADETTE]

I would like to thank you for the replies. They have been most helpful. But I have a question, my g father name was Philip Pratt Keen, he is the only one with the Pratt  surname. I don't know why. Any clues?

[carol8353]

I expect that the surname Pratt was common in the area,and maybe a further generation back someone married a Pratt(maybe grandma's maiden name?)