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Name: BOMPAS, George Gwinnett (Senior)

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Birth Date: 15 June 1870 King William's Town, Cape Province

Death Date: 31 Mar 1949 London

First Date: 1913

Profession: Accountant. For many years Secretary of several companies in Johannesburg, he went into partnership with S.C. Fichat in a general agency concern on his arrival in EA

Area: Box 104, Nairobi

Married: 1. In East London, S. Africa 21 Jan 1901 Alice Maud Mitford Bowker b. 3 May 1883 Graff Reinet, Cape, S. Africa, d. 2 July 1928 Nairobi; 2. Elizabeth Walton Charlotte

Children: George Gwinnett (1901-22 Dec 1970 Durban); Frederick William Gwinnett (7 Mar 1906 Johannesburg-15 Nov 1972 Durban); Agnes Catherine Gwinnett (Budge) (22 Feb 1917 Transvaal-1985)

Book Reference: Gillett, Manual, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Macmillan, Red 22, Gazette, Leader14, Web, Bowkers, Red 19

School: Public School, East London, FSAA (Eng), FCIS and RPA (Transvaal)

General Information:

The business later became the Nairobi Board of Executors & Trust Co. Ltd, and then was known as the EA Permanent Building Society Ltd.
Red 25 - 1899-1910 Accountant, and afterwards Chief Secretary in Johannesburg of Consolidated Goldfields of SA and 22 subsidiary companies. In private practice in Johannesburg till 1913. Managing Director Nairobi Board of Executors and Trust Co. Ltd.
Red 22 - G.G. Bompas, Crooked Lane, Parklands, Nairobi
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - G.G. Bompass, Audit Office
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, North Area - George Gwinnett Bompas - Accountant, Crooked Lane, Parklands and Mrs Alice Maud Mitford Bompas - Crooked Lane, Parklands
Red Book 1919 - G G Bompas - Trust Chambers - Nairobi
Manual - Nairobi Board of Executors.
Red 25 - Vice-Chairman, Kenya Rifle Association
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - George Gwinnett Bompas, Accountant, Limuru Road, Box 151, Nbi.
Gazette 30 Aug 1949 probate

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