Emma Amelia “Ella” Keenes
1886–1958
Born: 25 Jul 1886 · Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 26 Jul 1958 · Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Married: 1913 · Victoria, Australia
Family
- Father
- James sibWilliam g3 Keen regd Kane
- Mother
- Anna Matilda Müecke
- Spouse
- William Hope Sheckelton
- Children
- Esma May Sheckelton
Biography
Born 25 Jul 1886 Wagga Wagga NSW. Father James Keen died of typhoid Jan 1896. Married William Hope Sheckelton 1913. Died 26 Jul 1958 Bendigo Victoria.
Sources & Records View on Ancestry ↗
Newspaper clipping: Ella Shacleton/Sheckelton of Long Gully injured in a pony/cart accident in Barnard Street, Bendigo; admitted to Bendigo Base Hospital with lacerations and fractured arm.
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Documents & Records
Accident — Emma 'Ella' Keen Sheckelton (newspaper clipping)
✅ Newspaper clipping about Emma/Ella Sheckelton accident in Bendigo; useful narrative source.
Transcription
When a pony bolted in Barnard-street, Bendigo, on Saturday, and crashed into a tree, Mrs. Ella Shacleton, of Long Gully, was thrown to the roadway. She was admitted to Bendigo Base Hospital with extensive lacerations and a fractured arm. The horse was later destroyed.
Key facts
- Mrs Ella Shacleton/Sheckelton of Long Gully was injured when a pony bolted in Barnard Street, Bendigo.
- She was admitted to Bendigo Base Hospital with extensive lacerations and a fractured arm.
- The horse was later destroyed.
Research Notes
2026-05-31 oral history from Luke Rohde’s mother: Emma/Amelia may previously have been married to George? Hall and had four children; William Hope Sheckelton worked on their NSW property; she left for Bendigo with four children, may never have divorced, and later had four more children with William, including Esma. Needs civil marriage, divorce, electoral, and children’s birth-record confirmation.
2026-06-02: Imported user-supplied portrait amelia-keens as emma_amelia_ella_keenes_1886_portrait_local.png.