Walter Alexander Keys1

#1256, (15 June 1877-8 August 1958)
FatherCharles William Alexander Keys1 (6 Nov 1851-29 Aug 1917)
MotherEllen Mary Hill1 (11 Dec 1851-10 Jun 1913)
ChartsHill family - descendents
Descendents of Henry H. Hill
Descendents of Robert Holmes
Last Edited15 Jan 2021
     (For a brief history and context on the Hill family see this page)

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Walter Alexander Keys was born on 15 June 1877 at Brisbane.1,2 He was the son of Charles William Alexander Keys and Ellen Mary Hill.1 He lived with his parents at 35 George Street, in Brisbane, in 1905.3 Walter Alexander Keys was a grocer's assistant in 1905.3

Walter Alexander Keys married Florence Mabel Bess, daughter of Albert Bess and Sarah Ann Hall, on Tuesday, 24 October 1905.4,5 Walter Alexander Keys was a grocer in 1908.6 Walter and Florence lived in 1908 at Merton Street, in Brisbane South.6 Walter and Florence lived in 1913 at the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton, Queensland.7

Walter's brother Francis began military service on Tuesday, 8 May 1917 with the 7 and 8 reinforcements to the 42 Infantry Battalion AIF in the Great War at age 35.8 Walter and Florence lived in 1925 at at Hopetoun Street in the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton, Queensland.9

Walter died on 8 August 1958 at Queensland at age 81.10

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
Family
1877BirthBrisbane1,2
1
1905Occupation3
1905Marriage4,5
1908Occupation6
1908ResidenceMerton Street, in Brisbane South6
1913Residencethe Brisbane suburb of Hamilton, Queensland7
1925Occupation-hide9
1925Residence at Hopetoun Street in the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton, Queensland9
1943Occupation-hide11
1943Residence-hideHamilton, Queensland11
1949Residence-hideHamilton, Queensland12
1958DeathQueensland10

Family

Florence Mabel Bess (c Mar 1882-12 Jul 1967)
Children

Citations

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  4. [S260] Queensland, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages 1905, C2033 (index only).
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  6. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Oxley, Subdivision of Brisbane South 1908 p.77 (http://search.ancestry.com.au/Browse/View.aspx).
  7. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Lilley, Subdivision ofToombul 1913 p.48 (http://search.ancestry.com.au/Browse/View.aspx).
  8. [S144] AIF Nominal Roll 1914-1918, service number 3326.
  9. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Lilley, Subdivision of Sandgate 1925 p.69 (http://search.ancestry.com.au/Browse/View.aspx).
  10. [S290] Queensland, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages 1958 No.B027208 p.1378.
  11. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Lilley, Subdivision of Sandgate 1943 p.113.
  12. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Electorate of Lilley, Subdivision of Sandgatel 1949 p.153 (http://search.ancestry.com.au/Browse/View.aspx).
  13. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/4063116/person/6855325404
  14. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/4063116/person/6855325406