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Name: STIRLING, John Wilson
Nee: bro of William Stirling
Birth Date: 1878 Tillicoultry, Scotland
Death Date: 7 Sept 1946 Nairobi
First Date: 1910
Profession: Arrived in EA to manage Lord Cranworth's estate at Londiani. In 1921 took over the management of the Mission farm at Church of Scotland Mission at Kikuyu. Later moved to Nairobi and established firm of Stirling & Scott
Area: Box 245, Nairobi. Red 25 - JP, Londiani
Married: 1908 Grace Nisbet b. 24 Mar 1868 Strathaven, Lanarkshire, d. 12.1.1957 Kikuyu
Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Barnes, SS, Leader14, Red Book 1912
General Information:
A member of Nairobi Town Council for some years, he was Deputy Mayor at least 3 times. An elder of St Andrew's Church, Nbi
Church of the Torch, Kiambu cemetery in loving memory of John Wilson Stirling who died Sept 7 1946 and his wife Grace Nisbet died 12/1/57 in her 89th year
Soldier Settlement Scheme after WW1 - Class B - L/Corpl. J.W. Stirling, Canmore Street, Dunfermline - Farm 1560 - Representative, W. Stirling, c/o Stirling & Co. Victoria Street, Nairobi
Leader14 - J.W. Sterling - Londiani ? AND J.P. Stirling - Nairobi ?
Red Book 1912 - J.W. Stirling - Kericho
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Kiambu Voters List expunged