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Name: SMITH, Lawrence Erasmus
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1886 Smithfield, Orange Free State
Death Date: 1973
Nationality: Scottish descent
First Date: 1910 with parents
Profession: Farmer, Thomson's Falls 1938; stock inspector
Area: Eldoret, 1925 Kitale, 1930 Eldoret, 1919 Burgundy Vet Office, 1930 Kiminini, Kisii
Married: Maude Magdalene Dry b. 7 Sep 1891 Zastron, S. Africa, d. 1973 Heidelberg, Gauteng (dau of John James Dry)
Children: Frederick Alfonso (10 Dec 1917 Eldoret-4 June 2003 White River, Transvaal); Eben (24 Feb 1923 Kitale)
Book Reference: KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, White Roots, Dominion
General Information:
Red 22 - Starter, Uasin Gishu Gymkhana Club, Eldoret
White Roots - 'My father was still stationed at Kisii but was already packed to move to Rumuruti in the Laikipia District from where he retired to the farm in 1937.
Dominion - Agricultural Department - Veterinary - Stock Inspector - 1930
KAD 1922 - Stock Inspector, Veterinary Dept.
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Aberdare Voters List has Lourens
Blue Book 1930 Stock Inspector appt 18.3.1919 - Laurens