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Name: FRANCIS, John William 'Willie'
Birth Date: 1884
Death Date: 29 Jan 1946 Limuru
First Date: 1905
Last Date: 1946
Profession: Headmaster. A Kenya settler for over 40 years, he also served in the Kenya Education Department, being stationed mostly at Machakos
Area: Machakos
Married: In Kiambu July 1918 Beatrice May (dau. of William Hall who arrived EA in 1902 and farmed at Limuru)
Children: Beatrice Joyce (1923)
Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Gazette, Dominion, Barnes, Foster, Red 19
General Information:
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Machakos - J. Francis, Government School, Machakos
Dominion - Education Department - School Principal - 1930
Nairobi City Park cemetery - John William Francis, died 29 Jan 1946 aged 62
Foster - shared farm No. 487 in Limuru area with Deverell; Freemason
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Ukamba Area - John William Francis - Schoolmaster, Education Department, Machakos and Beatrice May Francis - Married woman, Machakos
Red Book 1919 - Education Dept. - Machakos - Head Master
KAD 1922 - Chief Technical Instructor, Machakos.
Hut - partner with Deverell Farm 487 Limuru
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Ukamba Voters List expunged
A prominent Freemason.