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My grandmothers brother, William Keenan born 28-10-1916 Quarter,Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Scotland was in the Forces and when he came out he lived with his parents George and Mary but he couldn't settle, he went for a newspaper one day and never came back. He ended up in New Zealand (Sheep farming) and we think that's where he died, he couldn't have married as he left his money to his sisters.

Is there any way I can find anything about him since he left Scotland?
I would appreciate any help with this please.

Thank you.

Sandra

Is this of any help - it may help if you add New Zealand to your heading,
Liz

passenger transcript details
Name: William KEENAN
Date of departure: 26 April 1954
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: New Zealand
Passenger destination: New Zealand

Date of Birth: 1917 (calculated from age)
Age: 37
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Factory Worker
Passenger recorded on: Page 1 of 2



Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
CAPE GRENVILLE
182121
Ian Barnetson
Lyle Shipping Co. Ltd
New Zealand

Liz,
Thank you very much for your help and I've changed the title.


Sandra

Hi Sandra,

I checked scotlandspeople and there are only 2 William Keenan born in Hamilton/Lanarkshire between 1900 and 1920. One is in 1915 and the other in 1916.

Kind regards,

Cathy

The UK address for William Keenan who sailed on the 26th April 1954 was -

18 Sotheby Road, London N5

Cathy, thank you very much.

Choccy, thank you. Nobody knows where he went when he left, he's a mystery.
My mum only knows he died in New Zealand.

n

I'll give this a nudge late tonight, when the New Zealanders will be awake.

Gwyn

Hi Gwyn,
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.
This is doing my head in, we can't find nothing on him.
I know he died before 2005 but other than that........................ NOTHING.

Presumably the money from the Will was dealt with by a solicitor.
Has any of the family any paperwork...or remember if they had to visit a UK solicitor to finalise things?

Gwyn

No one knows anything much about him. He was my grandmothers brother and my mum told me the little bit of info I have on him but she doesn't know anything else. It's so frustrating.

A timely nudge.

Gwyn,
Thank you for the nudge.

there was this death but the birth date is different
This info would have been given by an informant and subject to error


Yera/Reg.No .. 1991/48169
Name .. Keenan William John
Date of birth .. 21 February 1920

Other deaths...

1981/39885 Keenan Douglas William St John 17 July 1904
1984/45985 Keenan William 20 October 1898
1988/50686 Keenan Michael William Patrick 9 March 1908
1989/34586 Keenan William Francis 6 February 1914
1989/50395 Keenan Thomas William Douglas 15 November 1929
1991/48169 Keenan William John 21 February 1920
2007/17520 Keenan John William 26 February 1920

Julcoe,
Thank you very much for your help.

Are these deaths all in New Zealand?

Sorry.

Yes Sandra, all deaths in NZ

Thank you again Julcoe.
I'll try and find his date of birth and that might help a bit.
Another brick wall for me. lol

My mum said she remembers my granny and her sisters did have to send their birth and marriage certificates to a solicitors in New Zealand to prove who they were when he died, she doesn't know the name of the solicitors. My mum seems to think he lived in Auckland and thae worked his way there on the boats.