"Ontario Births, 1869-1912"

Name: Charles Keeling

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 11 Jun 1878

Event Place: Sydenham Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male

Father's Name: George Keeling

Mother's Name: Fanny Burnside

Registration Year:

Registration Number: 7004

GS Film number: 1845215

Digital Folder Number: 004529907

Image Number: 00715

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Canada Census, 1881

Name: George Kelmy

Name Note: 246 House inhabited, 156 Dist N1 North Gray

Gender: Male

Age: 26y

Birth Year: 1855

Birthplace: Quebec (Note: born Sydenham Twp, Grey)

Marital Status: Married

Occupation: Farmer

Ethnicity: English

Religion: C of England

Head of Household Name: George Kelmy

Born During Last Year:

Event Place: Sydenham, Grey North, Ontario, Canada

District Number: 156

Sub-District: B

Division: 1

Page Number: 56

Household ID: 757781

Family Number: 251

Digital Folder Number: 4466843

Image Number: 00029

GS Film number: 1375898

Affiliate Film Number: C-13262

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

George Kelmy M 26y Quebec (Note: Sydenham Twp)

Fanore Kelmy F 24y Quebec (Note: Saugerties, New York State, USA)

John Kelmy (Elliott) M 8y (Note: Sydenham Twp)

Robert Kelmy (Elliott) M 6y Quebec (Note: Sydenham Twp)

Charls Kelmy M 2y Quebec (Note: Sydenham Twp)

Sidne Kelmy M : O Quebec (Note: Sydenham Twp)

(Note: Fanny was married to Robert Elliott who died in 1876; she married George in 1877)

Citing this Record:

"Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFR-W25 : accessed 14 June 2015), George Kelmy, Sydenham, Grey North, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 56; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13262, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,898.

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Census Year: 1891

Item Number: 1552353

Surname: Keelling

Given Name(s): George

Age: 35

Province: Ontario

District Name: Grey North

Sub-District Name: Owen Sound (Town)

View digitized page of Census of Canada, 1891 for Image No.: 30953_148141-00006

JPG (Image No.: 30953_148141-00006)

PDF (Image No.: 30953_148141-00006)

(Sub.District: Bayward Owen Sound)

page 13

20 George Keelling M 35 Ontario England England Baptist Labourer

21 Dorothe Keelling F 35 USA Ireland Ireland Baptist

22 Robert Eliott Keelling M 16 Ontario Ontario USA Baptist Labourer

23 Charles Keelling M 13 Ontario Ontario USA Baptist

24 Sidney Keelling M 11 Ontario Ontario USA Baptist

25 George Keelling M 9 Ontario Ontario USA Baptist

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page 14

01 Joseph Keelling M 6Ontario Ontario USA Baptist

02 Hattie Jane Keelling F 3 Ontario Ontario USA Baptist

03 Allen Bruce Keelling M 9/12 Ontario Ontario USA Baptist

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"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Name: Charles Keeling

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 25 Nov 1908

Event Place: Woodford, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Age: 30

Birth Year (Estimated): 1878

Father's Name: George Keeling

Mother's Name: Dorothy Burnside

Spouse's Name: Margaret L Sutton

Spouse's Age: 26

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1882

Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Sutton

Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Crannie

Performed by: Reverand Meldrum

Witnesses: David White; Irene Keeling (they married 18 Mar 1909 - Hoath Head)

Page: 009717

GS Film Number: 1871867

Digital Folder Number: 004529569

Image Number: 00065

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1911 Census of Canada

1911 / Ontario / Grey North / 52 Owen Sound / page 9

Transcribed by: Muriel M. Davidson

1592 - 7th Ave. E

29 88 Kelling Charles M Head M Jun 1878 32 Ontario Farmer

30 88 Kelling Maggie E F Wife M Jul 1882 28 Ontario

31 88 Kelling Harvy M M Son S Jun 1909 1 Ontario

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Properties:

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18 Nov 1918

Book 262, #9732.

Grant: Mortimer McLung,. By S.W. Wright, Assistant Inspector of Frissons

for Willard W. Dunlop, Inspector.

$1,200.00

Concession 2 SCR, E 1/2 Lot 9.

Sydenham Twp, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

Attorney General involved.

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01 May 1920

Book 262; #10103. Grant.

Grantor - Mary E. Traynor Grantee - Charles Keeling

$4,000.00

Conc 2 SCR, SE1/2 and SW1/2 lots 7 and 8; Sydenham Twp, Grey County, Ontario, Canada

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My Notes:

The 2nd Concession Road North crosses Hwy 26 and heads south to about the north part of Lot 7 Conc. 2 SCR; the old Charles and Marg Keeling properties - SE and SW of lots 7/8 and East ½ of Lot 9.

There is a dirt/grass rough roadway that continues on into the woods heading south but I do not know how far it would go.

The co-ordinates at that north end area at the bottom of the 2nd Concession Road North are. N44 34.509, W80 45.290.

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1921 Census of Canada

Name: Charles Keeling

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Married

Age: 42

Birth Year: abt 1879

Birth Place: Ontario

Relation to Head of House: Head

Spouse's Name: Margaret Keeling

Father Birth Place: Ontario

Mother Birth Place: Ontario

Racial or Tribal Origin: English

Province or Territory: Ontario

District: Grey North

District Number: 83

Sub-District: Sydenham (Township)

Sub-District Number: 28

City, Town or Village: Sydenham

Street or Township: Sydenham Tp

Municipality: Sydenham

Occupation: Farmer

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

13 Charles Keeling 42 Ontario Ontario Ontario English Baptist Farmer

14 Margaret Keeling 38 Ontario Ontario Ontario English Baptist

15 Harvey Keeling 11 Ontario Ontario Ontario English Baptist

16 Walter Keeling 9 Ontario Ontario Ontario English Baptist

17 Gordon Keeling 7 Ontario Ontario Ontario English Baptist

18 Robt Keeling 2 Ontario Ontario Ontario English Baptist

19 Martha Keeling 4 Ontario Ontario Ontario English Baptist

20 Harold Keeling 2/12 Ontario Ontario Ontario English Baptist

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Charles and Margaret sold the properties, Lots 7-9 Conc 2 SCR before 1931 as they were in Bognor, Ontario by the 1931 census but were renting. They purchased the Bognor house (and other properties) in Bognor on and around the main street sometime after that time. The house-General store from when they lived there was on the main (King Street) running south, on the east side. It had the gas pump out front. Sunoco removed the pumps later as there were not enough sales for them to warrant keeping it.

Sometime, I believe after the year 2000, I visited the area and stopped in Bognor.

An old deed for the Bognor properties was shown to me by Mrs. White, the elderly owner at the time. The pumps were long gone by that time however.

Charles and Margaret Keeling lived there till they both died, in (1964 - Marg) and (1965 - Charles) and their son Doug then inherited and sold the estate in 1968.

They owned Lots 55,56 on King St. and Lots 5, 57, 58 on Queen St.

purchased/paid for by 1945

The co-ordinates at the curb across from the house are: N44 31.541, W80 44.755.

The T- intersection is King (Grey Road 29) and Queen Streets.

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