NameJohn Keelinge HOMER, 1C3R
Birth20 Mar 1863, Quatt, Shropshire
Baptism18 Aug 1864, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Death1934, Surrey, England
OccupationSolicitor
Spouses
Birth3 Jul 1873, London, Middlesex, England
Death1954, Surrey Northern, Surrey
Notes for John Keelinge HOMER
In the birth index, April to June 1863, John Keelinge Homer, Bridgnorth district, Shropshire, volume 6a page 595. [Kellinge must be a misprint]
England and Wales Christening records, John Keelinge Homer, christened August 18, 1864, Sedgley, father Thomas Keelinge Homer, mother Charlotte Catherine.
The 1871 census lists his residence as Elm Cottage, Quatt Jervis, Bridgnorth.
Thomas K. Homer, Land and Mine Owner and age 44 born in Sedgley.
Wife Charlotte C. Homer, age 43, Whitchurch, Hampshire
Daughter Patience Homer, age 13, born Powick, Worcestershire
Daughter Julia Homer, age 11, born Quatt, Salop
Son John K. Homer, age 8, born Quatt, Salop
Son Charles K Homer, age 6, born Quatt, Salop
Son Harry Homer, age 3, born Quatt, Salop
Also listed are a governess, General servant, nurse and groom.
The Malvern Register - Malvern College (Malvern, England)
John Keelinge Homer; born 1867 [Should be 1863] Day Boy
Son of Thomas Keelinge Homer, Bridgenorth, Salop [Shropshire]
Class Upper IVth - Vita. Greek Prose. Left Mid 1882
Lincoln College, Oxford; B.A. 1886
In the 1881 census Wyche, Great Malvern, Worcestershire.
Head Thomas K. Homer, age 54, House and Land Owner, born Sedgley, Staffordshire.
Wife Charlotte C. Homer, age 53, born Whitchurch, Hampshire.
Daughter Patience Homer, unmarried, age 22, born Powick, Worcestershire.
Daughter Julia Homer, unmarried, age 21, born Quatt.
Son John K. Homer, unmarried, age 18, scholar, born Quatt.
Son Harry Homer, age 13, born Quatt.
2 servants
Listed in Oxford Men 1880 - 1892. John Keelinge Homer, born at Bridgnorth, Salop. 20 March 1863; second son of Thomas Keelinge Homer, gentleman Lincoln, matriculated 23 Oct 1881, aged 19 (from Malvern coll) B.A. 1886, M.A. 1889; Honours - 2 classical mods. 1884
In the 1891 census of Wales Abergavenny, Monmouthshire,
John Keelinge Homer, lodger, single, age 27, partner in Prepatory School, neither employer or employed, born Quatt Shropshire.
London Gazette January 12, 1892
Frank John de Vic Beamish and John Keelinge Homer carrying on business as Schoolmasters at Abergavenny dissolved by mutual consent December 22, 1891
In the marriage index October to December 1900, Brighton district, Sussex, John Keelinge Homer volume 2b page 535. The females on the same page are Amy Althea Hitchcock and Georgina Paterson McLeary.
In the 1901 census there is a
John K. Homer, age 38 born at Quatt, Staffordshire. He is listed as a Law Solicitors Articled Clerk. He is married living with his
Wife Winnie age 26 born in London and his
stepson Charles Wyatt age 6 born in Queensland, Australia.
They are living 20 Higham Station Avenue, Walthamstowe, Essex. This is only a possible connection.
In the 1911 census 5 Leander Road, Thorton Heath, Croydon, Surrey.
John Keelinge Homer, age 48, Solicitor and business transfer agent, born Quatts, Bridgenorth, Shropshire.
Wife Winnie Homer, age 37, married 10 years, born St Botolphs E C.
Son Charles Keelinge Homer, age 17, single, sailor merchant’s service, worker at sea, born Brisbane, Australia, British Subject
Surrey electoral Registers 1918, 1920, 1933, 1934
2 Queen’s Terrace, Chertsey, Surrey
John Keelinge Homer
Winnie Homer
In the October to December 1934 death index John K. Homer, Surrey North Eastern, Surrey, volume 2a, page 51
Notes for Georgina (Winnie) Patterson (Spouse 1)
In the July to September 1873 birth index Georgina Patterson Mcleary, London City, volume 1c, page 16
In the 1881 census 74 Coleman Street, St. Stephens, London
Head Andrew McLeary, married, age 38, police constable, born Ireland
Wife Agnes McLeary, married, age 40, housekeeper, born Scotland
Daughter Mary McLeary, age 9, scholar, born Ciry of London
Daughter Georgina McLeary, age 7, scholar, born City of London
Son Andrew McLeary, age 5, scholar, born City of London
Parish Records St James, Garlickhithe, City of London
Born July 3 1871 [1873?], baptism August 24 1873, Georgina Patterson McLarey, parents Andrew and Agnes McLarey of 15 Shaftsbury Place, father is a police constable, ceremony perfomed by Frederick? Firch, LLD, assistant Curate
1939 England and Wales Register
64 West field Road, Surbiton, Surrey
1. Winifred Homer, born July 3 1873, widow, private means
In the April to June 1954 death index Winifred Homer, died age 80, Surrey Northern district, Surrey, volume 5g, page 318