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Name: HARRISON, Edward Cayley 'Billy' MC
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1889 Kensington, bapt. 2 Mar
Death Date: 8 Sep 1954 Nairobi
First Date: 1919
Last Date: 1954
Profession: Initially a soldier settler, he became a solicitor with Hamilton Harrison & Matthews in 1932
Area: Nairobi, 1920 Rumuruti
Married: 1. In Camden 3 June 1914 Cicely Mary Gertrude Earley Mellor née Blackburne b. 1886 West Derby, Lancs., d. 1961 London; 2. Ruth Mina Whetham who arrived 1930 to nurse cousin, left Kenya 1964, b. 17.7.1902, d. 1988 Hampshire
Children: 2. Aliette Cayley (24 Jan 1934 Nairobi) (Phipps)
Book Reference: EAWL, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, EA & Rhodesia, Red 22, SS
General Information:
Source: Mrs A.C. Phipps
East Africa & Rhodesia - 23/9/54 - Mr E.C. ("Billy") Harrison, MC, has died in Nairobi at the age of 65
Red 22 has E.C. Harrison, Ridge Farm, Gilgil AND E.C. Harrison, Solicitor, Nairobi
Soldier Settlement Scheme after WW1 - Class B - Major E.C. Harrison, MC, 1 New Court, Lincoln's Inn, WC - Farm 777
Hut has E.C. Harrison 1922 Ridge Farm, Gilgil
Muthaiga - One of the 7 original subscribers to Muthaiga Country Club in 1935 - E.C. Harrison Advocate
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - Edward Cayley Harrison, Solicitor, Nairobi House, Muthaiga and Ruth Harrison, Married woman, c/o Ham, Harrison and Mathews
Gazette 30 Nov 1954 probate
Nairobi City Park cemetery for burial