 Bertram Keightley, his uncle (although younger by one year), was also a Theosophist.He later sided with William Quan Judge and his American branch over that led by Annie Besant, and then the faction associated with Ernest Temple Hargrove over that led by Katherine Tingley.After the death of his wife, he relocated to New York City, where he participated in the activities of the "Hargrove" branch until his death in 1930.