1872 Apr 26. Born Penzance, Cornwall
1872 Jul 2. Baptised son of Robert Janes Kessell & Eliza Ann At Gulval, Penzance, Cornwall
1881 census at St Erth , Cornwall

1891 census at Uny Lelant, Cornwall

1892 Feb 9, Enlisted with # R.A/88957
1892 Feb 10 Discharged the next day - failed his medical exam
1895 Jul 28 Married May Clements in London. He was a Corporal in Coldstream Gds

1901 census Living in London

1911 census Living in London. He appears to have taken on what look like his sister-in-laws illegitimate daughter

WW1 I cannot get his service
1921 Feb 7. Joined with RIC no 78640 & ADRIC no 673, 97 (816) ex-Soldier & Electrician
Posted to 4 Gds
1921 Jul 15 To H Coy
1921 Aug 19. extra 2/- per day pay as a clerk
1921 Sep 20 to 4 Nov Admitted Sir P Duns Hospital
1938 Died Eton, Bucks