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Name: MITCHELL, Geoffrey Hugh (Lieut.)
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1898 India
Death Date: 25 July 1986 Malindi
First Date: 1925
Profession: KAR. Coffee farmer, Makuyu
Area: Gobwen, 1930 Nairobi, Makuyu, Malindi
Married: 1. In Winchester 1931 Elizabeth 'Ibby' Ursula Crawford b. 5 May 1906 Paddington, d. 17 June 1941 Thika; 2. In Kenya 1 Mar 1947 Nina Mary North b. 28 Sep 1907 London, d. 13 Mar 1987 (dau of Arthur Jewell North)
Children: 1. Anthony James Bullen (1938); another son 2. Peter Simon Charles (1948)
Book Reference: Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Wed, Red 22, Wolseley-Lewis, Barnes
School: Marlborough
General Information:
Red 22 - E.H. Mitchell, Nyeri
Wolseley-Lewis - 1930s Makuyu - Next down the road was Cornforth, for long a bachelor. His friend, Hugh Mitchell did marry a lovely girl called Ibby, but she died tragically, very young. Hugh then married again, Nina. He was an old Marlburian and we were often mistaken for each other, though he was at least ten years older. Nina was a great character and organiser. She was buxom and never carried a handbag, everything was kept in her bra!
Thika Anglican cemetery - Elizabeth Ursula Mitchell, born May 1906, died June 1941 Inscription: in loving memory / of / my dear wife / Elizabeth Ursula / Mitchell / May 1906 - June 1941 / her ways were the ways / of pleasantness / and all her paths /were peace
Malindi Makaburini Road cemetery Hugh Mitchell / 27-11-1898 25-7-1980 / in loving memory
Hut has Lt Col G. Hugh Mitchell 1930 Doromo Falls Makuyu partner with Crozier married to 1. Elizabeth d. 1941 2. Nina d.1987 he d. 1986, retired to Malindi with a son Anthony J.B.
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Ukamba Voters List