William Keane/Kean : Short Biography

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William Keane/Kean 1819

Nenagh (Tipperary) County Tipperary

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Migrated to/Born in Australia

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Date of Birth	1st Jan 1819 (circa)	VIEW SOURCE
Townland born	Nenagh, Tipperary
Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname)	1) Mary Delany 2) Elizabeth Wood Parker	VIEW SOURCE
Place & Date of Marriage	1) Birr, Offaly on 7 June 1858 2) Fremantle, Western Australia on 31 August 1881	VIEW SOURCE
Occupation	Soldier. Served in 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment for 14 years and 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment for 3 years. Service/Campaigns included Crimea & Turkey, India, Gibraltar, Corfu and West Indies.	VIEW SOURCE
Place of Death	Perth, Western Australia. Buried in East Perth Cemeteries.	VIEW SOURCE
Father (First Name/s and Surname)	Patrick Keane	VIEW SOURCE
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Hi there

I'm looking for evidence of William Keane/Kean's birth in Nenagh circa 1819. As an Enrolled Pensioner Guard, he accompanied my great grandmother, Mary Keane to Western Australia in 1858. Mary was from Gortmore, Terryglass and baptised there in 1834. Her parents were Patrick Keane and Ellen Curry. Apart from having the same surname, William's relationship to Mary is unclear. Family lore has it that he was an older brother, but their respective birthplaces aren't close. He may have been a cousin or an uncle.

Any help or suggestions would be welcome.

John James

Perth, Western Australia