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Name: MUNRO, William 'Willie'

Birth Date: 1889 Inverness, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1982 Florida, Gauteng, S. Africa

First Date: 1912

Last Date: 1971

Profession: Forestry Department 1912-35. Retired and farmed at Kitale 1936-68. 1940-48 Meat Marketing Board/Livestock Control in Narok-Kajiado

Area: Kitale, 1922 Lari, 1930 Londiani 1937 Kapkenarr Estate Kitale

Married: 17 Aug 1927 Johan 'Joy' Robb Smith b. 30 Dec 1901 Longside, Aberdeenshire, d. 29 May 1989 Florida, Gauteng (sister of Elizabeth, Robert Stephen's wife). Matron of Kitale Primary school

Children: Roderick James (1928); Alexander 'Sandy' ( 4 June 1931-2010); Hector (1933); Heather (1935) (Gardner)

Book Reference: EAWL, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Gazette, Dominion, R. Jolley, Red 19

General Information:

Mrs Munro worked at Kitale School 1943-60 with break in 1947-50, as matron. Source: Mrs H. Davidson

Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Dagoretti - W. Munro

Dominion - Agricultural Department - Forestry - Forester - 1930

Gazette 15/12/1912 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Forester - 27/11/1912

Red Book 1919 - Forest Department - Forester - W. Munro

KAD 1922 - Forester, Lari

1927 - Johan Robb Smith - Scotland, with father in Forestry Dept. & farm. d. 1989 b. 1902

The children all attended Kitale Primary school in the time John Woods was Headmaster. Source: Ronald Bevan Jolley

Retired to Scotland then SA in 1971.

Blue Book 1930 appt 7.11.1912 Forester

Blue Book 1945 for Mrs J.R. Munro, Matron, Educ. Dept.

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