Agnes was born in Burnett on 31/01/1866.
She married in QLD on 16/02/1888 to Frederick Keen.
Frederick was born in 1857 in Kent and baptised on 20/04/1857 in St. John, Liscard, Cheshire, England. He arrived in Sydney, Australia on 21/02/1879 on the “Gauntler” as a purser.
They had the following children:
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William Hamilton Keen (1889 – 1977)
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Mildred Emily Keen (1891 – 1892)
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Allan Keith Keen (1893 – 1903)
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Noel Cooper Keen (1895 – 1934)
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Frederick Henry Keen (1897 – 1965)
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Ralph Keen (1899 – 1899)
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Sydney Douglas Keen (1902 – 1913)
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Malcolm Royal Keen (1906 – 1988)
Frederick died in Mirani on 29/08/1954.
Agnes died on 12/09/1960 in Mirani.
Both are buried at Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay.
William Hamilton Keen (1889 – 1977)
William was born in Eton QLD on 07/12/1889.
He married to Gertrude Mary Reardon in Mackay on 03/02/1926.
Gertrude was born on 12/06/1894 in Townsville.
Getrude died on 15/05/1976 in Mirani QLD.
William died on 09/01/1977 in Mirani QLD.
Both are buried at Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay.
Mildred Emily Keen (1891 – 1892)
Mildred was born in Mackay QLD on 30/06/1891.
She died in Mackay on 15/03/1892.
Allan Keith Keen (1893 – 1903)
Allan was born on 17/01/1893 in Mackay.
He died in Mackay on 18/03/1903.
Frederick Henry Keen (1897 – 1965)
Frederick was born in 06/09/1897 in Mackay.
He married to Isabel Clare Joan Mclean on 16/12/1929.
Isabel was born on 05/09/1909 in Mackay.
They had 1 son:
- Rex Kable Keen (1930 – 1976)
Frederick died on 17/11/1965 in Mackay.
Isabel died on 14/12/1980 in Brisbane.
Rex Kable Keen (1930 – 1976)
Rex was born in Mackay on 18/03/1930.
He was killed on 14/08/1976 in Lennons Plaza Hotel in Brisbane.
Detectives believe they’re closing in on a man who has got away with a brutal murder for more than four decades.Bowen man Rex Kable Keen was bludgeoned to death in his room at Brisbane’s iconic Lennons Plaza Hotel by a man so distinct in appearance police believed he would be easy to catch.Keen had made his annual trip south to Brisbane to go to the Ekka and attend a medical appointment.
On the night of August 14, 1976, he had ordered a beer at the Crest International Hotel, where he met a man with dark brown hair pulled into a pony tail, tied with a piece of leather, drinking Southern Comfort.
Ralph Keen (1899 – 1899)
He died, only 1 week young, on 26/07/1899 in Mackay.
Sydney Douglas Keen (1902 – 1913)
Sydney was born on 11/03/1902 in Mackay.
He died on 02/09/1913 in Mackay.
Malcolm Royal Keen (1906 – 1988)
Malcolm was born in Mackay on 12/11/1906.
He married to Margaret Alexandra Mclean on 22/03/1933 in Mackay. Margaret was born in Queensland on 02/12/1907.
They had 3 children:
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Donald Charlton Keen ( ? – 1952)
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Malcolm Alexander Keen ( ? – 1954)
- Valerie Jean Keen ( ? – 1967)
The births of the 3 children is unknown. Records not available.
Malcolm Royal (the father) died in Mackay on 23/02/1988.
Margaret died on 10/04/2010 (age 102) in Sarina, published in the Mackay Daily Mercury.
Donald Charlton Keen ( ? – 1952)
Malcolm Alexander Keen ( ? – 1954)
Funeral notice in Daily Mercury Mackay of 20/01/1954
Valerie Jean Keen ( ? – 1967)
Valerie married in Mackay on 26/12/1958 to William Thomas Crichton.
They had 3 children.
Valerie died on 16/04/1967 in Mackay.
William died on 26/12/2013 in Maryborough Qld.
Henry Kable - Susannah Holmes 