The following photo of a very young Roy Keady was taken about 1918. Roy was the sixth in the family of Thomas and Lillian Keady.
About the time the above photo of Roy was taken, James Kevin “Kevin” Keady was arriving in June, 1918. In quick succession, James “Jim” was born in November, 1919. (I’m sure there must be a story about how two boys in succession ended up with the same name, “James” ? Any suggestions would be appreciated.)
Following a long run of boys, a second daughter, Mary Margaret “Molly” Keady was born on 30 June, 1922.
The photo below of Kevin and Molly (about 1928) was taken and then developed by their older brother Fred who would have been 14-15 years. Unfortunately no photos have surfaced of young Fred.
Hectic Home Life for Lillian
Life at home must have been pretty hectic. About the time of the above photo, Molly and Kevin’s eldest brothers Jack and Thomas were 20 and 18 years old respectively, and had been working in the State Coal Mine for a few years. Their father Thomas Patric Keady had started at the State Coal Mine in 1912.
The older boys, Jack and Thomas had both started working at the State Coal Mine in 1923, Jack was 15 and Thomas 14 years old. A couple of years later in 1927, Fred started in June as a 14 year old and Robert shortly after in October, 1927 as a 16 year old.
This period in the early to mid 1920s must have been a crazy time for poor Lillian. Lillian was pregnant a lot of the time, there were todlers underfoot and the older boys and her husband were possibly coming and going at all hours according to the shifts they worked at the Coal Mine. Well done Lillian !
Keady Family in Victoria 