KEAST, Charles

1872 - Bef 1908  (< 35 years)

• Name	KEAST, Charles  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	1872	New Zealand   [1, 3, 4, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1896	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Residence	Between 1898 and 1899	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [10]
  Death	Bef 1908	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
  Death	Bef 1948
  Person ID	I12000	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	KEAST, Stephen,   b. 23 Oct 1833, St Neot, Cornwall, England d. 10 Mar 1892, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	PHILLIPS, Ann Symons,   b. 3 Sep 1837, Horrabridge, Devon, England d. 30 Jun 1901, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Aug 1861	Cornwall, England   [11]
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MUSSON, Louisa Jane,   b. 8 Jul 1871, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 3 May 1948, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1896	New Zealand   [9]
  Children	1. KEAST, Ethel May,   b. Apr 1897, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 15 Jan 1924, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age ~ 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. KEAST, Bessie Louisa,   b. Jul 1898, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 28 Jul 1989, Kaiapoi, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age ~ 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1896 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Residence - Between 1898 and 1899 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - Bef 1908 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Appears to have abandoned his wife and kids and disobeyed court orders to maintain the family, fled to Wellington to avoid arrest and drowned in the harbour. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19080509.2.34.7?query=charles%20keast&sort_by=byDA.rev&items_per_page=100&phrase=2&snippet=true

  
  

• Sources

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