Roy, Any potential that you're related to the famous Capt. William Keeling, 17th century sailor and discover, who had the Cocos and Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean named after him. Would be interesting to know? Peter On 4/3/10, Keeling <roy.keeling@tesco.net> wrote: > Bernice, Thank you very much for your response. > > Everyone is so helpful. > > I must be honest, Isaac is the first link I have had to the area because all > the other research for the KEELING family has been in and around Cheshire. > > On the 1861 census Isaac states he was from Notts but on 1851 he states > Poynton, Cheshire, which is really what I am looking for, as this is where > my Isaac is from. The family were born and married there for several > generations. > > Best wishes > > Roy > > -----Original Message----- > From: bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:bristol_and_district-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Bernpeg@aol.com > Sent: 02 April 2010 23:10 > To: bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [B&D] Isaac Keeling > > Hello again Roy > I expect you already know that a Christopher Keeling was a 49 year old coal > mine proprietor at Cromhall, Glos in 1851. His parish of birth was stated > as Moore Green, Notts. > I notice that the coal miner Jacob and Edith Keeling at Yate in 1851 had a > son also called Christopher Keeling who was baptised in 1828 at The > Tabernacle Calvanistic Methodist chapel at Wotton Under Edge, Glos. It > appears > that your Isaac, Jacob and Christopher Keeling are probably brothers. > Bernice > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >