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Name: SELLWOOD, Ruben James
Nee: often called Reuben John Sellwood. Son of Young Sellwood
Birth Date: 1865 Newbury, bapt. 4 June
Death Date: 20.2.1914 Nairobi
First Date: 1912
Last Date: 1914
Profession: Bootmaker, prison official, guard
Area: Victoria St., Nairobi
Married: In Bombay 6 Dec 1897 Blanche Winifred Ne'Roy
Book Reference: HBEA, EAHB 1905, Drumkey, Land, Advertiser, Gazette, Globe, North, EAHB 1907, Barnes, mini-SITREP XXXIII, Red Book 1912
General Information:
Land 1909 - R.J. Sellwood - Agricultural, 10 acres - Katisura River - 28/9/09 - Under Occupation Licence for 3 years to 99 years lease from 1/3/10 - Registered 5/4/10
Advertiser - 12/6/1908 - Advert - R.J. Sellwood - Bootmaker, Government Road, Nairobi
Gazette - 18/3/14 - Probate & Admin. - R.J. Sellwood who died at Nairobi 20/2/14
The Globe Trotter - 6th March 1907 - The Guard's Story - probably written by Sellwood - amusing account of experiences as a guard on the railway in 1899 - mentions the writer as Sellwood
Barnes - Nairobi South Cemetery - R.J. Sellwood, died Feb 1914, prison official, buried 21 Feb 1914
mini-SITREP XXXIII - Legion of Fronteirsman - in 1907 the Legion established its first known presence in this Colony. This was a Mr R.J. Sellwood of Nairobi who was appointed Acting Hon. Secretary.
Red Book 1912 - R.J. Sellwood - Nairobi
EAHB 1905 has J. Selwood, Fort Smith, Kikuyu
North gives occupation as bootmaker