Started wholesale stores in Nbi. Govt. Rd. next to Nairobi House. Had stores in small buildings in Sadler St., on death property to George Blowers

SE - J. Marcus - Govt. Rd. - Dec 1908

Drumkey 1909 - Clearing & Forwarding Agent, Estate Agent, General Merchant, Produce Dealer - Government Street [sic], Nairobi - I. Marcus

Land - 1908 - I. Marcus - Agricultural, 10 acres, Ruaraka River, 8-9-05, Registered 23-12-08

Land - 1909 - I. Marcus - Agricultural, 312 acres, Kiambu, 7-11-08, Homestead, Registered 8-4-09

Advertiser - 12/6/1908 - Advert - I. Marcus, Government Rd. - Ostrich Feather Merchant, amongst other things

Member of Lodge Harmony - Joined 5/6/05

Barnes - Nairobi South Cemetery - Ignatz Marcus - died 23 April 1933, aged 83 - "my dear husband Ignatz Marcus who passed away on the 23 April 1933, Agnes Marcus AND Agnes Marcus, died 24 Dec 1937 aged 64 - Jewish

Glimpses - Otto Markus - 'near the Ainsworth bridge on the other side of town there stood the District Commissioner's iron hut, which was his office and home. Allidina Visram and one or two smaller Indians had dukas where groceries and other necessities were sold. That was Nairobi, except for the office and small house of a namesake of mine, Mr J. Marcus, a Rumanian of fine repute, who supplied the early farmers with their requirements and later on attended to the purchase or sale of their produce.

Playne - Mr J. Marcus came to BEA from India in 1899, and began to export local produce, mostly potatoes, trading as Marcus, Tarte & Co. The partnership was dissolved in 1903, since when, in his own name, he has acted as commission agent and local produce buyer and seller. The business premises are situated in a central position in Government Rd., Nairobi, and consist of a large stone building on his own plot of ground. Mr Marcus also possesses two stone houses in Parklands and a farm of 300 acres on the Fort Hall Road, some 16 miles from Nairobi. 

Red 22 - J. Marcus, Government Road, Box 14, Nairobi - General Agent, Dealer in Arms & Ammunition, General Merchant

Jews - First meeting of Nairobi Hebrew Congregation - Sept 1907 - J. Marcus was elected President …..

Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - J. Marcus, Merchant

Gazette - 17/12/1902 - Plague compensation after bubonic plague in March 1902 - J. Marcus - Rs 201

Red Book 1912 - J. Marcus - Nairobi

Glimpses - The first Jewish resident of Nairobi

Gazette 15/7/1907 - Notice of Dissolution of Partnership between Ignatius Marcus and Robert Stanley has been dissolved and business of "Marcus and Stanley" will be carried on by Ignatius Marcus alone

Gazette 5/2/1919 - Probate and Administration in respect of Amalie Marcus, French (wife of Ignatius Marcus of Nairobi) who died intestate at Paris in France on 1/9/1911. Applied for by Ignatius Marcus, merchant of Nairobi

Gazette - 17/10/1923 - Dissolution of partnership between Ignatius Marcus, Rachael Louise Humphreys and Joshua Stevenson carrying on business as General Merchants at Nairobi under the style or firm of "J Marcus" has this day been dissolved. Ignatius Marcus to carry on the business.

Block Notes - 1903ish - I walked the 17 miles into Nairobi and Mr Marcus sold me a double furrow and rude sack plough made in Germany. Six oxen I purchased from a Mr Dickens who had the farm where the present Mathari Hospital now stands.

Block Notes - 1903 - The crops were harvested by Kikuyu women and I sold oats and hay to Mr Marcus for a handsome profit. Was able to retain seeds to plant a further 2 acres some with potatoes, but as a young man I found it difficult to exist on the diet of sweet potatoes, mealie meal and bananas. So I walked into town feeling rather gloomy and met Lord Delamere in Mr Marcus's office. He wanted to know why I looked so dejected. I told him I had made up my mind to return to South Africa. He replied that Kenya could ill afford to lose young men and asked what I wanted?  I said a few oxen to draw the double furrow plough and more money to enable easier living conditions. He then asked Mr Marcus to write to his Manager at the Njoro Office and arrange that they send me 12 of his best oxen and a few dairy cows. He also asked Mr Marcus to give me 100 rupees a month and debit his account.