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Rudolph's on ER's for Glasgow 1925 - 1939.


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Rudolf Keller
in the 1901 Scotland Census
Name: Rudolf Keller
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Relationship: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: austrian sub, Austria
Registration Number: 644/10
Registration district: Anderston
Civil Parish: Glasgow Sandyford
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 6 Kelvinhaugh St
Occupation: Cabinetmaker
ED: 46
Household schedule number: 230
LINE: 5
Roll: CSSCT1901_306
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Nabarrot 39
M L Nabarrot 29
Helen V Brun 22
Charles Kohler

Aha!

In 1939 ER Rudolph is at 19 Burnbank Gardens, with Robert C Keller, George Keller, Helen Keller, and MARY KELLER.


Rudolph Keller
in the Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962
Name: Rudolph Keller
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 168
Residence Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parliamentary Division: Glasgow


Robert C Keller has a "D" beside his name, denoting that he can vote at Parliamentary elections only. (whatever that means).

Interestingly, he also married a Scoular:

KELLER
ROBERT C
SCOULAR
ELIZABETH CLARK
1941
644/5 153
153
Springburn

From the date of the wedding, I assume he's Mary's brother.

His birth:

KELLER
ROBERT CHRISTOF
M
1912
644/9 1046
Milton

Robert and family heading for Australia:

Robert C Keller
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Robert C Keller
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1913
Departure Date: 28 Feb 1952
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Adelaide, Australia
Ship Name: Maloja
Shipping line: P and O
Official Number: 145437
Master: A G Jenkins

He's a carpenter, travelling with wife Elizabeth, 36, and son Ian B, 9.
Last UK address: 277 Parliamentary Road, Glasgow.


The family arriving in Australia - going to Elden Park Hostel, Adelaide:


Ian Keller
in the Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, 1897-1963
Name: Ian Keller
Departure Place: London, United Kingdom
Arrival Date: 29 Mar 1952
Arrival Place: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Vessel: Maloja

ER for 1927/1928 has Rudolf, Mrs Isabella, Mary and Helen (both with E), so daughters born before 1906 if have to be 21?

Rudolf's death:
KELLER RUDOLPH age 66 year 1942 644/5 1761
Springburn

This is the only Scottish birth fitting that - but maybe the girls were born in Austria, which may be why we can't find Mary's birth ??

KELLER
HELEN CAIRD MOI. . . . . . .
F
1902
501/ 308
Old or West Kilpatrick

Not sure if that's the correct Helen. (EDIT - No she's not - see later posts)

Rudolph's daughter Helen is still at 19 Burnbank Gardens in 1962.

This is the only Scottish death of a Helen Keller - but not born early enough to be her ??


KELLER
HELEN
82
1998
614/ 996
Glasgow, Martha St

Helen Keller is still at 19 Burnbank Gardens in 1962 ER.

Snap, just read your above.

Thought they must be born Austria - but where does the Townsend name come from?

In 1911, Rudolph and family are at 488 Cathedral Street, Glasgow.

Rudolph, 35, joiner (shop fittings), born Poland.
Isabella, wife, 36, married 9 years, 4 children, 3 still living. Born Kilsyth, Stirlingshire.
Mary, 6, born USA (Ah!)
Helen, 5, born USA (so that birth I posted isn't her)
George, 1, born Glasgow

Perhaps Helen either had a late marriage, or joined her siblings abroad?

Robert's son Ian's birth from scotlandspeople:
KELLER IAN BUCHANAN M
1942 644/11 270 Possilpark

He is in a private tree on Ancestry - suggest you make contact with the tree owner.

There were quite a lot of Isabellas born in Kilsyth 1874-6 - but no Townsends or Buchanans.

But both those names must come from her side of the family.

If this is Isabella's death, she was born in 1868 to 1869

KELLER ISABELLA age 69 died in 1938
644/12 188 Maryhill

Possibly Helen's death ??

KELLER
ELLEANOR ERNEST[INE ?]
89
1995
601/ 393
Glasgow, Martha St


Birth of brother George:

KELLER
GEORGE RUDOLPH
M
1910
644/8 95
St Rollox

This looks like Isabella coming back to Scotland from USA with Rudolf

Isabella Keller
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 12 Jul 1908
Port of Arrival: Glasgow, Scotland
Ship Name: Columbia
Shipping line: Anchor Line
Official Number: 115682

She is with 'Randolph' Keller, a carpenter, both are American citizens.

There are then 3 children below them in the passenger list, females age between 1 and 12, namely Mary, Elleanor and Isabel Towset (??).

The 1911 said that one child had died, so this one?

KELLER ISABELLA age 0 in 1909
644/15 169 at Hutchesontown

And Helen looks like Elleanor from that death you found.

I think "Towsit" only applies to Mary, and is probably a mis-spelling or abbreviation of Townsend.

I agree that it means Townsend, and that it is only for Mary as a middle name as I, and ancestry, misread the twiddley bits.

From igi

New York City Births
Name Mary Tonnseur Keller
Event Type Birth Event Date 29 Apr 1904
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Father's Name Rudolph Keller Father's Birthplace Ozorkorv, Poland, Russia
Father's Age 29
Mother's Name Isabella N. S. M. Moepkail Mother's Birthplace Kilsyth, Stirling, Thare, Scotland Mother's Age 29

Elleanor Ernestine Keller
Event Type Birth Event Date 08 Feb 1906
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender Female Race White
Father's Name Rudolph Keller Father's Birthplace Poland
Father's Age 29
Mother's Name Isabella Macpheil Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Age 31

Isabella Keller
Event Type Birth Event Date 10 Mar 1908
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender Female Race White
Father's Name Rudolph Keller Father's Birthplace Russia
Father's Age 33
Mother's Name Isabella Mechhail Keller Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Age 34