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Name: SEXTON, William Milton

Birth Date: 2.11.1886 West Wycombe

Death Date: 2.10.1957 Nairobi

First Date: 1910

Last Date: 1957

Profession: Motor engineer by profession, he ran a taxi service in Nairobi and was a well known figure in town for nearly 50 years. Garage proprietor

Area: Victoria St., Nairobi; 1930 Box 315, Nairobi

Married: 1. Emma Louise Giles; 2. Frieda Margaret Schultze b. S. Africa, arrived EA 1913, receptionist at Norfolk Hotel for over 45 years (prev. m. James Farquharson Glennie)

Children: Constance Julia Patricia (17 Mar 1917 Nairobi-1995)

Book Reference: Gillett, Cranworth, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Red 22, Gazette, Barnes, Leader14, Richardson, Red Book 1912

General Information:

UK Foreign and Overseas Registers says mother of Constance was Emma Louise Sexton, née Giles 
Cranworth - 'bought 2, 5 ton Commer car lorries to transport passengers and luggage between Nairobi and Fort Hall. Two things killed us - the roads and bad debts. ......... acquired in England the services of an excellent mechanic and driver named Sexton.'
Red 22 - W. Sexton, Victoria Street, Box 315, Nairobi - Motor Garage
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - W.M. Sexton, Motor Garage
Barnes - Nairobi City Park Cemetery - William Milton Sexton, died 2 Oct 1957 aged 71
Leader14 - Business Register - Sexton Garage, Nairobi
Richardson 1925 - " …. Introduced me to one Sexton ………. And by 4 o'clock I had made an arrangement with him … {didn't turn up the next day}
Red Book 1912 - W. Sexton - Nairobi
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, South Area - Willie Milton Sexton - Engineer - The Hill
Red 25 - Motor Car Hirer
Eldoret - The first two motor cars to arrive in Eldoret, one driven by Mr Sexton and the other by Major A.T. Cole, on a G.W.K. Friction disc car. The first returned to Nairobi, but the other hitting a rock on the road on to its owner's farm at Moiben, broke the friction disc, and there and then ended its useful life! This feat took place in 1913.
Gazette - Voters' List 1936 - Willie Milton Sexton, c/o George Blowers, Westlands, Nbi., and Emma Louise Sexton, Westlands 

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