George William Keeling of Cheltenham, J.P., M.I.C.E. 1
- Born: 1839, Bath, Somerset, England
- Christened: 5 Jun 1839, Walcot, Somerset, England 2
- Married: 16 Aug 1864, Gwinear, Cornwall 3
- Died: 21 Jun 1913, 10 Lansdown Terrace, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England 4
- Buried: 25 Jun 1913, Cheltenham St. Mary, Gloucestershire, England 5
 Research Notes:
George William Keeling was a civil engineer.1 He lived at Battledown Court, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).
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His main claim to fame was that he engineered the Severn railway bridge at Sharpness, which had a swing section to allow ships to pass along the Sharpness canal. The bridge was eventually abruptly closed when a ship demolished one of the piers.
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George William Keeling of 10 Lansdown Terrace died aged 74 years (burial record).
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George William Keeling of 10 Lansdown-terrace Cheltenham, esquire, M. Inst. C.E. died 21 June 1913. Probate Gloucester 9 August to Henry Charles Stone, solicitor, and the reverend Reginald Hampson Myddleton Bouth, clerk. Effects £9004 13s. 11d. 4
Marriage Information:
George married Charlotte Campbell Vivian, daughter of Joseph Vivian of Roseworthy and Maria Davey, on 16 Aug 1864 in Gwinear, Cornwall. (Charlotte Campbell Vivian was christened on 5 Jan 1836 in Gwinear, Cornwall and died on 17 Sep 1913 at 10 Lansdown Terrace, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England, aged 77 years.)
Marriage Notes:
George William Keeling, full age, of Lydney, Gloucestershire, bachelor, civil engineer, son of George Baker? Keeling, engineer, and
Charlotte Campbell Vivian, full age, of Gwinear, spinster, daughter of Joseph Vivian, gentleman
Married by Licence
Witnesses: Charlotte Wearne, Elizabeth Montgomery
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