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Name: McNAUGHTON, William Watson 'Wully'

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Birth Date: 30 Aug 1871 Cardross, Dunbarton

Death Date: 11 Nov 1932 Nairobi

First Date: 1905

Profession: Joined EAP Agricultural Dept., 1912 - Asst. Manager Experimental Farm Nbi.

Area: Ngong, Nairobi, 1925 'Mutoni' Box 129, Nairobi, Mbagathi River

Married: Grace Drumond Stewart b. 23 Feb 1880 Glasgow, d. 23 Jan 1951 Aberdeen

Children: Grace (1901-2003); Jenny (26 Oct 1905-1985); Arthur (5 June 1907 Ngong-1969); Finlay (13 Aug 1905 Nairobi-1989); Kenneth (23 Nov 1909 Nairobi); James (27 Sep 1911 Kabete)Finlay (13.8.1905 Nairobi); Mary; son (b. Ngong 3.6.1907)

Book Reference: Gillett, SE, HBEA, Red 25, Red 31, Gazette, Leader14, Red Book 1912, Red 19, Hut, Gazette, Red 22, Land, Pioneers, KAD

General Information:

Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Dagoretti - W.W. MacNaughten
Red Book 1912 - Agricultural Dept. - Nairobi Experimental Farm - W.W. MacNaughton
Red Book 1919 - Agricultural Dept. - Nairobi (Kabete) Experimental Farm - Station Assistant - W.W. MacNaughtan
Red 25 - Honorary Permit Issuer, Ngong
SE - W.W. McNaughton - Ngong - July 1907
Red 22 - Mbagathi, Nairobi
Red 22 - Honorary Permit Issuer
Land - 1908 - W.W. McNaughton - Agricultural and grazing, 293 acres, Ngongo, 9-10-05, Registered 23-11-08
Pioneers - Karen in the Twenties - Another block of land was owned by W. McNaughton, always called 'Wully'. The present Warai Roads are not derived from some Maasai
word, but from the local pronunciation of Bwana Wully.
EAHB 1906 - W.W. Macnaughten - Mbagathi River
Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery - William Watson McNaughton, British, age 60, died 11/11/32
North - From Scotland
Red Book 1912 - W.W. McNaughten [sic] - Kyambu
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kikuyu - William Watson McNaughton, Settler, PO Nairobi
Hut - origin of Wurai Road

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