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William John Keen                              1862-1943
William was born about 1862, the son of Sir Frederick John Keen K.C.B., and dame Margaret Harriet Dunlop Stewart.

Marion Beatrice Mills                         1874-1937
Marion was born on 5 April 1874, the daughter of Colonel Arthur McLeod Mills and Elizabeth Louisa Jane Pughe, at Barrackpore, West Bengal, India.
I have identified the following children.

Elizabeth Margaret Born abt 1899   Sialkot, India  


Birth of Parents
William John Keen b: abt 1862        
son of Sir Frederick John Keen K.C.B., and dame Margaret Harriet Dunlop Stewart

Marion Beatrice Mills b: 5 Apr 1874  c: 25 Apr 1874             Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
daughter of Colonel Arthur McLeod Mills and Elizabeth Louisa Jane Pughe

Marriage
8 Feb 1899
William John Keen
Marion Beatrice Mills
Holy Trinity Church, Sialkot, India
Lieutenant, Punjab Commission, Father: Col. F. J. Keen C.B. (1843-1902)
elder daughter of Col. Arthur McLeod Mills, 37th Dogras

Children
Elizabeth Margaret Keen b: abt 1899               Sialkot, India
daughter of William John Keen and Marion Beatrice Mills

1901 Census RG13-423 1 April 1901 Kennington Second, Lambeth, London
327 Clapham Road
Lucy Mills (Head)(s)
Elizabeth L. J. (Niece)
Marion B. Keen (GtNiece)
Elizabeth M, Keen (GtGtNiece)
Plus 4 Servants
Age 83
Age 51
Age 26
Age 1
Living on own means Harron
Inballa
Barrackpore
Barrackpore
Middlesex
East Indies
East Indies
East Indies
abt 1817
9 Aug 1846
5 Apr 1874
abt 1899

1911 Census RG14-159 3 April 1911 Woking, Surrey
Talnotrie, Heathside Park Road   (7 Rooms)
Margaret H. D. Keen (Widow)
Helen Margaret (Dau)
Elizabeth Margaret (GrDau)
Maxwell Frederick Arthur (GrSon)
Plus 2 Servants
Age 68
Age 28
Age 11
Age 7


Student
Kirkcudbrightshire
Kohat
Sialkot
Miranshah
Scotland
India
India
India
abt 1842
abt 1882
abt 1899
abt 1903

Death
Marion Beatrice (Mills) Keen Died 27 Jul 1937, Age 63,       1937 3Q Surrey N W 2a 294

LONDON   24 Sep 1837                         Probate
KEEN, Marion Beatrice, of 23 Charlston-road, Eastbourne (Wife of William John Keen), died 27 July 1937, at Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water, Egham, Surrey, Probate, London, 24 September, to the said William John Keen, retired lieitenant-colonel, H.M. Indian Army.   Effects £619 17s. 8d.

Death
William John Keen Died abt 1943, Age 81,       1943 4Q Surrey N W 2a 557

SPECIAL THANKS  to Jacqui Mills, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, for the photo of Marion Beatrice Keen.