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Name: RAIT, William James
Nee: father of Edward Norton Rait; relative of William Henry Rait
Birth Date: 1862 S. Africa
Death Date: 21 Oct 1935 at Farm 742 Uasin Gishu
First Date: 1909
Profession: Settled at Eldoret with wife and daughter. Both he and his wife lived to be nearly 80 years old.
Area: Eldoret, 1925 Farm 70, Tarakwa, 1930 Box 61, Eldoret
Married: Ida Ethel Amelia Bradfield b. 5 July 1959 S. Africa
Children: Ethel May (1 May 1890 Dordrecht, S. Africa-29 Aug 1978 Grahamstown) (m. John Charles Bosworth 1912); Edward Norton (1894 Dordrecht, Cape Province -1 Aug 1916 Kajiado); Julia (24 May 1886-5 May 1903 Dordrecht); Evelyn; Harry; Norton
Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Land, Gazette, Leader14, Red Book 1912
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