William KEYS 1805 Berry Hill / Coleford (General)

by coleford-keys, Friday, November 20, 2009, 18:24 (5557 days ago) @ slowhands

Thank you for both your replies, in the 1841 census William is a blacksmith as was my gt gt grandpa and gt grandpa, so it is possible. Even within the family the Keys surname was spelt in various forms, so suspect all Keys Keyes, Keyse may well be related. In my own family William's son John (my relative) married as a Keys and then registered his children as Keyes. John's brother Thomas was registered at birth as Keyes. I was a Keyes. I have a family tree on Ancestry so hope this information may nudge someone else who has knowledge about the family in Coleford. Thank you all once again for your interest and help. best wishes Jane