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KEENAN FAMILY in Australia

Henry John Keenan (the third) (aka Garry) (1896 - 12/9/1960)

Last updated 11/3/2026

Australian Generation:  Second
Parents:  Aaron Keenan and Elizabeth Jane Keenan (nee Morton) Elizabeth was the daughter of George Morton and Emma (Piper) Morton.
Born:  1896  (Registration No 19806/1896) (District: Batlow)
Married: 25 January 1932 - Myrtle Emily "Myrt" Parry (b. 1914 - d. 12/9/1990 - Batlow Cemetery records)
Occupation:  Farmer
Residence:  Batlow, NSW
Deceased:  12 September 1960  (Registration No 33648/1960) (District: Tumut). (Batlow Cemetery records)
Buried: Batlow, NSW

Children:

  • John Henry Keenan (b.est. 1935; d. 18/6/1999; buried at Batlow)

  • Judith Jill Keenan (then Forster). Born 24/11/1942. Married Ian Rodney Forster, marriage 29205/1964; Died 6/6/2017 at Coffs Harbour Health Campus; buried at Batlow.
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Notes:
Note 1     This Henry John Keenan (the third) (also known as Garry Keenan) is a grandson of the pioneer Henry John Keenan who, with his wife Nancy Jane Keenan (nee Gamble), arrived and settled in Australia in 1864.
Note 2    Unfortunately, I have very little information about this family.
Note 3     Records of the NSW Land Titles office show that on 11 February 1955 Henry John Keenan (the third) ("Garry") was owner of the following land:
Parish Portion Date of Grant Orig. Ref
Batlow 68 31/7/1908 Vol 1902 Folio 225
Batlow 67 21/2/1911 Vol 2128 Folio 17
- 1 10/11/1906 Vol 1740 Folio 21
Selwyn Part 6 7/10/1908 Vol 1921 Folio 226
29 9/4/1925 Vol 3720 Folio 104


These parcels of land are recorded in Vol 6928 Fol 80: "Issued on Transfer No G 103553. Reference to lost titles Vol 3980 Folios 11 & 12; Vol 5268 Folios 135 & 136"
This title was transmitted to Myrtle Emily Keenan, Widow (of Henry John Keenan), and John Henry Keenan, Farmer, both of Batlow, as tenants in common on1 August 1961 (H800996).