Keith Moon

Birth Name: Keith John Moon

Date of Birth: 23 August, 1946

Place of Birth: Middlesex, England, U.K.

Date of Death: 7 September, 1978

Place of Death: London, England, U.K.

Ethnicity: English, small amount of Welsh

Keith Moon was an English musician. He was the drummer for rock band The Who. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are also members of the band. His drumming emphasized tom-toms, cymbal crashes, and drum fills, and regularly employed double bass drums. He had previously been with local band the Beachcombers. He was nicknamed “Moon the Loon.”

Keith was the son of Kathleen Winifred and Alfred Charles Moon. He was raised in Wembley. Keith had a daughter with his former wife, model Kim Kerrigan/McLagan.

Keith’s paternal grandfather possibly was Arthur John Moon (the son of John Thomas Moon and Fanny Shrubsole). Arthur was born in Faversham, Kent. John was the son of Richard Moon and Celia Feakins. Fanny was the daughter of Thomas Shrubsole and Anne Croud.

Keith’s paternal grandmother possibly was named Ellen Elizabeth Smith. Ellen was born in Faversham, Kent.

Keith’s maternal grandfather was Harold/Harry John Hopley (the son of John Hopley and Jane Hibbert). Harold was born in Hendon, Middlesex. Keith’s great-grandfather John was born in Cheshire, the son of Thomas Hopley and Margaret Garner. Jane was born in Yorkshire, the daughter of Thomas Hibbert, whose mother was born in Hope, Flintshire, Wales; and of Jane Green, who was born in Denbighshire, Wales.

Keith’s maternal grandmother was Ada Lilian/Lilian Lines (the daughter of Henry Lines and Florence Amy Hodsdon). Ada was born in Paddington, London. Henry was the son of Henry Lines and Elizabeth Ann White. Florence was the daughter of Thomas Hodsdon and Elizabeth Wood.

Sources: Genealogies of Keith Moon – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.wikitree.com

Genealogy of Keith Moon (focusing on his father’s side; shows different paternal grandparents) – https://www.geni.com