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Name: CULLINAN, Henry Gould 'Harry'
Nee: bro of Sir Thomas Major Cullinan S. African who found Cullinan diamond
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1872 Elands Post, Seymour, Cape, S. Africa, bapt Aliwal North 9 Mar 1873
Death Date: 27 Dec 1945 Nairobi
Nationality: South African
First Date: 1903
Last Date: 1945
Profession: A mining prospector, he became interested in sisal plantations and farmed at Ruiru and Thika
Area: Ruiru and Thika, HBEA 1912 Masongelani, 1930 Mitubiri
Married: In Nairobi 7.1.1907 Mary Cecilia Rayne b. 11 Feb 1878 New Zealand, d. 2 Aug 1945 (sister of Henry A. 'Harry' Rayne)
Children: Jessie Rosemary Coila (29 Dec 1911 Kenya-17 May 1995 Kenya, m. Alexander Herd 1931)
Author: 4 sons, 2 in Kenya
Book Reference: Gillett, SE, HBEA, Coast Causerie, KAD, Red 31, Hut, North, Playne, Pioneers, Drumkey, Red 22, Land, EAHB 1906, Gazette, Bur, SKP, Leader14, Red Book 1912
General Information:
SE - H. Cullinan - July 1907
Coast Causerie - Story of the fibre plantation in Kenya
Playne - Although there is every prospect for the fibre industry in BEA, yet the question of labour is a most serious one. Indentured labour is said to be an absolute necessity, native being far too uncertain, and on this account, at the present time, the Cullinan works are being run at a loss. The Cullinan fibre concession is at Darajni River, about 9 miles from Masongaleni railway station. The concession is 100 square miles in extent, and is managed by Mr H.G. Cullinan. Four Europeans and about 250 natives are employed, although some 800 are required. The syndicate commenced operations in 1907. ............ Mr Cullinan, who came to BEA from South Africa, is interested in this concern with his brother, Mr T. Cullinan, the finder of the famous diamond and thoroughly believes in the future of the industry.
Land - 1906 - H.G. Cullinan - Building, 3750 sq.ft., Nairobi, 2-6-05, Registered 30-8-06
Land - 1906 - H.G. Cullinan - Agricultural, 660 acres, Limuru, 15-6-04, Homestead, Registered 3-9-06
Land - 1907 - H.G. Cullinan - Building, 3750 sq. ft., and 3750 sq.ft., Nairobi, 8-12-05, Registered 5-7-07
Land 1909 -H.G. Cullinan - Agricultural and residential, 10 acres - Near Nairobi - 16/9/05 - Freehold - Registered 8/6/10
Gazette - 15/11/16 - Probate & Admin. - Mary Ann Rayne of Ruiru who died at Ruiru 1/8/16. Applied for by Mary Cecilia Cullinan of Ruiru
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Kiambu - H.G. Cullinan, Ruiru
Nairobi City Park Burial Register - Henry Gould Cullinan, age 72, died 27/12/1945 AND Mary Cullinan, age 78, died 2/8/55
SKP - 1938 - Society of Kenya Pioneers - over 30 years in Colony - arrived Nov 1903 - Mrs M.C. Cullinan, Yala
Red Book 1912 - H.G. Cullinan - Kyambu
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kikuyu - Mary Cecilia Cullinan, The Mounds, Ruiru
Sue Rye - Mary Rayne, my father's (Harry) sister, born 1876, apparently came to Africa in 1903 or 4 to look for Harry. I think it was she who ran Rayne's Masonic Hotel in Nairobi, which sounds a bit of a den. She married Harry Cullinan (Henry Gould Cullinan) and their granddaughter is Jeanne Mathews, married to Terry Mathews, living in Nairobi now [2008].
Web - Otago Daily Times - 7/1/1907 - At St. Stephen's Church, Nairobi - Marriage of Henry Gould Cullinan, late of Johannesburg to Mary Cecilia Rayne, eldest daughter of the late James Rayne of Ngapara
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