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Name: MARTIN, George Mitchell
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1892 East Calder, Kirknewton, Midlothian
Death Date: 17 Apr 1954 Kisumu
First Date: 1922
Last Date: 1954
Profession: Farmer
Area: Kwoisos Estate, Muhoroni partner with Miller
Married: In Kilmarnock 25 Nov 1926 Margaret Sturrock Muir 'Peggy or 'Pix' b. 20 Sep 1901 West Calder, Midlothian, d. 21 June 1977 Laxey, Isle of Man (sister of James Matthew Anderson)
Children: Elizabeth (Nicoll) (16 May 1944); Struan William (20 Mar 1928 Nakuru-24 Aug 1991 Tunbridge Wells Sussex); Norna (Derham) (twin of Struan, d.6 Oct 2020 Sussex)
Book Reference: KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, EA & Rhodesia, Barnes, SS
General Information:
East Africa & Rhodesia - 27/5/54 - Mr George Martin who has died in Kenya, went to the Colony as a soldier settler after the 1914-18 war, and farmed in the Songhor district.
Kisumu cemetery - in loving memory of George Martin of Muhoroni 1892 - 1954, Romans 8/38-39
Soldier Settlement Scheme after WW1 - Class B - Lieut. G.M. Martin, Ardmohr, East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland - Farm 436