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Richard Pelham KEYS (1913 - 1997)
Insurance Assessor, Manager of R.J. Muller & Co Toowwomba, JP
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Living
Diana KEYS (1943 - 1943)
Cathleen Margaret KEYS (1945 - 2009)
Elizabeth Stepheny KEYS (1947 - 2006)
Living
Living
Richard Pelham KEYS (1913 - 1997)

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Edith Eva BOARDMAN (1916 - 1992)
Neville KEYS (1881 - 1958) James KEYS (1843 - 1916) Robert KEYS
Isabella MCFARLAND
Margaret PELHAM (1854 - 1929)



Ada Elizabeth Reddall CROKER (1881 - ) Richard William CROKER (1846 - 1911) James O'Brien CROKER (1811 - 1863)
Isabella REDDALL (1814 - 1861)
Ellen Jane WATSON (1847 - 1884) Daniel WATSON
Margaret (WATSON)

b. 27 Oct 1913 at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
m. 1939 Edith Eva BOARDMAN (1916 - 1992) at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
d. 1997 at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia aged 84
Near Relatives of Richard Pelham KEYS (1913 - 1997)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather James KEYS abt 1843 Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland 26 Jan 1916 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 73
Grandmother Margaret PELHAM abt 1854 1929 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 75
Grandfather Richard William CROKER 1846 1911 Queensland, Australia 65
Grandmother Ellen Jane WATSON 1847 10 Aug 1884 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 37

Father in Law Thomas BOARDMAN 1869 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 29 Jul 1944 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 75

Father Neville KEYS 1881 Queensland, Australia 1958 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 77
Mother Ada Elizabeth Reddall CROKER 1881 Walgett, New South Wales, Australia

Self Richard Pelham KEYS 27 Oct 1913 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 1997 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 84

Wife Edith Eva BOARDMAN 04 Sep 1916 Cooktown, Queensland, Australia 1992 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 76

Daughter Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter Diana KEYS 1943 1943 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 0
Daughter Cathleen Margaret KEYS abt 1945 abt 2009 64
Daughter Elizabeth Stepheny KEYS abt 1947 abt 2006 59
Son Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter Living or Recently Deceased

Brother John Neville KEYS 15 Oct 1922 Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia 11 Apr 1944 France 21

Son in Law Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law Peter Michael WRIGHT 15 Feb 2014 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle Charles Albert KEYS 1965 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Aunt Isabella KEYS 1874 1954 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Uncle Thomas Pelham KEYS 1876 Queensland, Australia 1937 Queensland, Australia 61
Aunt Elizabeth Kathleen KEYS 1878 Queensland, Australia 1942 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Uncle Hugh St Andrew KEYS 1884 Queensland, Australia 1955 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 71
Aunt Constance Mabel KEYS 30 Oct 1886 Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia 17 Mar 1964 Southport, Queensland, Australia 77
Uncle Lionel Hugh KEMP-PENNEFATHER
Uncle Douglas Verner KEYS 1889 Queensland, Australia
Aunt Lorna Adela Marcella KEYS 1892 Queensland, Australia
Aunt Doris Margurite KEYS 1895 Queensland, Australia
Aunt Mary Isabella Margaret CROKER 1879 Walgett, New South Wales, Australia 1900 Texas, Queensland, Australia 21
Aunt Clara Ellen CROKER abt 1887 1904 Queensland, Australia 17

Events in Richard Pelham KEYS (1913 - 1997)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
27 Oct 1913 Richard Pelham KEYS was born Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 1913/C14619 12
1939 26 Married Edith Eva BOARDMAN (aged 23) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1939/B35330 18
1943 30 Birth of daughter Diana KEYS 18
1943 30 Death of daughter Diana KEYS Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1943/B60594 18
abt 1945 32 Birth of daughter Cathleen Margaret KEYS 18
abt 1947 34 Birth of daughter Elizabeth Stepheny KEYS 18
1958 45 Death of father Neville KEYS (aged 77) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1958/B27916
1992 79 Death of wife Edith Eva BOARDMAN (aged 76) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 18
1997 84 Richard Pelham KEYS died Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 18
Personal Notes:
Courier-Mail 9 May 1939
KEYS— BOARDMAN.— At St. James Church of England, 29th April, Rev. Baker officiating. Richard eidest Son of Mr. and Mrs. Neville Keys Boonah, to Edith, third Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Boardman, Newmarket.


Service Record
Name KEYS, RICHARD PELHAM
Service Australian Army
Service Number Q90439
Date of Birth 27 Oct 1913
Place of Birth TOOWOOMBA, QLD
Date of Enlistment 16 May 1941
Locality on Enlistment NEWMARKET, QLD
Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD
Next of Kin KEYS, EDITH
Date of Discharge 15 May 1946
Rank Lieutenant
Posting at Discharge HQ QLD L OF C
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
Source References:
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