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Name: GIBBS, Harold John 'Tiny'
Nee: ?Harold James Gibbs
Birth Date: 1890 London
Death Date: 18 Feb 1963 Nairobi, buried in Nanyuki
Profession: Farmer; taxi firm
Area: Timau, Nairobi
Married: Agnes Grace Tait b. 2 Sep 1895 Aithsting, d. 25 Dec 1981 Lerwick, Shetland
General Information:
EA Stud Book 1954 - Cattle - Guernseys - H.J. Gibbs, Lugilada Farm, Timau
EA Stud Book 1954 - Pigs - Large Whites - H.J. Gibbs, Timau
Nanyuki Cemetery - Plot E12 - H.J. Gibbs
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - Harold James Gibbs, Commercial, Muthaiga
Hut has H.J. 'Tiny' Gibbs 1950 Nanyuki ex Browne < Nairobi Tobacco Shop Car Hire Lugilada Farm Timau, married to Agnes
Played in the EA Amateur Golf Championship in 1931.
Member of Lodge Harmony - Joined 2/3/31, Harold James Gibbs, died 18/2/63
Campling - 1930 - Keith [Campling] was eventually fortunate enough to find a job with Tiny Gibbs of Gibbs Auto Tours who organised hunting safaris, Keith was to be driver and mechanic on a safari into the Northern Frontier with the well-known Pat Ayre as the 'white hunter'.
Mills - Muthaiga Club - In May 1920, the Club advertised for a Housekeeper and appointed A.H. [sic] "Tiny" Gibbs as House Steward. During his time as House Steward, Tiny suffered from incessant requests from members, too intoxicated to drive themselves , to drive them home. This gave him an idea which was to lead to his fortune as Tiny died many years later a very wealthy man, having started a successful taxi and car rental business called Gibbs Auto Tours.