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Nah, I'm just nosy, and the world champion procrastinator. Supposed to be working. It was due on, oh, I think it was the 10th. It's the *cough cough hack sniff* flu, you see.
I have read Keats occasionally, though. ;)
Took the ferry to Port aux Basques, got there near dark, hitchhiked up to Corner Brook in the rain, quite an impressive drive, stayed at a hostel in a church gym, did our laundry next day, hitchhiked back to the coast that night, took the night ferry back! We had 10 days to get from around Rivière-du-Loup to Nfld and back to southern Ontario. No time for dawdling.
You should inquire at the Records Office board whether anyone has access to Dorset records, or whether there's a CD or something. You never know what you might get. I asked at the Devon family history society board (those Devon people just bogart their data; not in the IGI, not at familyhistoryonline; you have to buy it) and got the 1819 baptism of my grx3 grfather, his parents' names, and a brother who promptly disappeared ...
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Thank you Kathryn,
I was born in plain old Ontario. Trenton to be exact. My father was an Air Force man.
We moved quit a bit. Where did you visit in Newfoundland?
I am starting to wonder if Robert and Frances even baptised their children. They may have been travellers, even sailed back and forth to Newfoundland and that's where their grandson had the idea?
I can't imagine there were to many Robert and Frances Keats' around at that time. John may have had himself baptised before he married as I have a John Keats married to an Ann in Wareham the same time Robert and Ann are in the same place. I assume John and Robert were brothers. I had estimated John's birth to be around 1815.
Unfortunately Bere Regis isn't on-line in the Dorset Parish index. Would be nice to see what is there.
Do you research Keats? If you do what is you line descended from.
Thanks again.
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No answer to your question -- but you got this guy?
John Kete
Christening: 21 MAR 1635 Bere-Regis, , Dorset,
Father: Robert Kete
Mother: Francys
Batch No.: C158051
Searching IGI for no-name with father Robert Cate and mother Francis, anywhere in the British Isles anytime, and that batch came up:
1. ROBT. CATES - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 14 FEB 1680 Aldermaston, Berkshire, England
2. MARTHA CATES - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 04 MAY 1682 Aldermaston, Berkshire, England
3. John Kete - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 21 MAR 1635 Bere-Regis, , Dorset, England
Kathryn
in plain old Ontario who hitchhiked to Newfoundland in 1971. ;)
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My name is Jeff Keats and I live in St. John's Newfoundland.
I have looked everywhere trying to find information on Robert Cate of Langton Matravers who married Frances Biddlecomb at Church Knowle in 1709.
I know their son Robert's (Keat) family ends up in Wareham. He married Ann Newman 1747.
I have never found anyone else researching this line and I have been unsuccessful in trying to find any baptisms for Robert and Frances' children.
Does anyone have any knowledge about this family?
Thank you for your time.
Jeff
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