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Name: SCHWENTAFSKY, Carl Olvis
Nee: Karl Schwentawski
Birth Date: 11 July 1875 Drobeta, Turnu Severin, Romania
Death Date: 11 Mar 1940 Nairobi
Nationality: Austrian
First Date: 1905
Last Date: 1940
Profession: Was first proprietor of the Africa Hotel in Vasco da Gama Street, Mombasa, the oldest hotel in town, which he managed together with his wife. He then built the Palace Hotel, Kilindini Road in 1907. Original owner of Avenue Hotel, Nbi.
Area: Mombasa, Nairobi
Married: In Durban 15 June 1904 Pauline Fischer b. 1875 Hamburg, d. 26 Feb 1949 Nairobi
Children: Norah; Leonore Louise Sophie (b. 1 Dec 1904 S. Africa, bapt Mombasa 10.12.1905); Charles Frederick Hugo (10.5.1914 Banya Luka, Yugoslavia-1974 Durban)
Book Reference: Gillett, Playne, Macmillan, Pioneers, Drumkey, Land, Gazette, Barnes, SKP, North
General Information:
Playne - Africa Hotel - The oldest hotel in Mombasa is in Vasco da Gama Street. It has one of the finest positions in the town, facing the sea, and is close to the Post Office and Customs House. The hotel contains 12 bedrooms, dining room, a large verandah overlooking the harbour and open sea, and a bar and sitting room. Only the best brands of liquor are kept, and there is a good billiard table. The kitchen and rooms are under the supervision of Mrs Schwentafsky, the wife of the proprietor. ... Meanwhile a new hotel is being built on the Kilindini Road ....... Mr Schwentafsky has spent 10 years of his life in Hotel management, and is to be congratulated on his promptness to move with the times. Under his own and his wife's personal direction the new hotel should satisfy the demands of the most exacting visitor to Mombasa.
Macmillan - 1930 - Proprietor of the Palace Hotel, Mombasa with his wife. It was started by Mr Schwentasky in 1909 with only two storeys and many improvements, including the roof garden, were added in 1928.
Drumkey 1909 - Directory of Residents - C. Schwentasky, Africa Hotel, Mombasa
Land 1909 - C. Schwentafski - Buildings, .499 acre - Mombasa - 19/10/08 - Leasehold for 25 years from 1/7/09 - Registered 19/5/10
Land - 1912 - C. Schwentafsky - Buildings, 10 acres - Naivasha - 28/6/11 - Leasehold for 99 years from 1/10/11 - Registered 28/5/12
Gazette - 16/8/16 - Trading with the Enemy
Nairobi Forest Road cemetery - Carl Schwentafsky, British, age 65, died 11/3/40 and Pauline Schwentafsky, British, age 76, died 26/2/49. Inscription: in memoriam / Carl Schwentafsky / beloved husband of / Pauline Schwentafsky / born 1875 - died 1949 / aged 65 / till we meet again
SKP - 1938 - Society of Kenya Pioneers - over 30 years in Colony - arrived 1905 - Nairobi
Gazette - 7/11/1923 - Application for General Retail and Hotel Liquor Licence - Carl Schwentafsky - Schwentafsky's Building, Kilindini Road
Gazette - 22/4/1925 - General Retail Liquor Licence - Mrs P Schwentafsky (with midnight privileges) - Palace Hotel, Mombasa
Gazette 11 Oct 1949 wife's probate
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