Person: KEEVIL, Henry (c.1826-1898)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Henry KEEVIL

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

inventor of design of biunial lantern

Main period of activity

1870s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1826

born at

Bath, Somerset, England

1867

resident

1 Portland Terrace, London, England

1871-1881

resident

1 Edward Street, Bath, Somerset, England

2 April 1871

~45

census record

1871 Census of England and Wales, RG10/2477.26.1
– occupation “Income from houses etc.”

3 April 1881

~55

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/2432.46.41
– occupation “Income from house property etc.”

1898

resident

7 Charles Street, Bath, Somerset, England

27 July 1898

~72

died at

Bath, Somerset, England

16 August 1898

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1898 p.7

Hardware linked to this person

inventor: Keevil lantern (biunial lantern, York & Son, 1870s)

Reference

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 151

Lucerna ID 6003747

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 30 October 2015

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Person: KEEVIL, Henry (c.1826-1898)