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Name: BARRY-JOHNSTON, Evelyn 'B. J.' (Lieut.-Col.)
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1894 Cape Town
Death Date: 22 Mar 1974 Makuyu
First Date: 1925
Profession: Coffee planter
Area: 1927 Makuyu, 1937 Kinenguy Estate, Ruiru
Married: In Chelsea 18 May 1921 Marguerite 'Rita' Smith b. 16 July 1893 Camberwell, d. 5 Nov 1974 Nairobi
Children: Valerie (Markham) (1928 Kenya-1998)
Book Reference: Hut, Wolseley-Lewis
General Information:
Wolseley-Lewis - The Barry Johnstons had a daughter, Valerie, who was later to marry Sir Charles Markham. Barry, known as 'BJ', was a Lt. Col. and a collector of war relics and a teetotaller. His wife, Rita, was too fond of the bottle, brought on by Makuyu being such a hard-drinking district. She was great fun though.
Langata cemetery, Nairobi Lt-Col Evelyn / Barry-Johnston / Royal Fusiliers / 21.3.94 / 22.3.74 and Rita / Barry-Johnston / 16.7.89 / 5.11.74