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Name: ALEXANDER, Douglas
First Date: 1909
Profession: At one time the proprietor of Tudor House Hotel, Mombasa, in the 20s he managed Naivasha Hotel, next to the Railway Station, and later he managed a hotel in Eldoret
Area: 1914 Njoro, Mombasa, Naivasha, Eldoret, KAD 1922 - Naivasha Hotel
Married: Gertrude Colclough b. 24.9.1894
Children: Reginald (14 Nov 1914 Nairobi-31 March 1990 meningitis, Nairobi); Patricia (Law-Smith)
Book Reference: Gillett, Manual, KAD, Red 25, Hut, Red 22, Gazette, Naivasha, Leader14, Red Book 1912
General Information:
Red 25 - Proprietor, Naivasha Hotel, Naivasha
Hut - D. Alexander 1919 Kedowa Sawmills
Red 22 - D. Alexander, Tudor House, Mombasa
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Ravine - D. Alexander, Londiani
Naivasha - Another hotel on the opposite side of the railway from the Bell Inn was owned by the parents of R.S. Alexander and in 1923 the waters of the lake rose so high that they washed against the verandah steps; however the lake receded before damage was done. This building was later taken over as a PNEU School run by Mrs Albrechtsen, and finally finished as a school for Indian children.
Red Book 1912 - D. Alexander- Lumbwa
Manual - 1927 - Lake Naivasha Hotel well managed by Mr & Mrs Alexander.
Gazette - 30/5/1923 - Application for General Retail and Hotel Liquor Licence - Douglas Alexander, New Naivasha Hotel, Naivasha
Gazette - 12/7/1922 - Application for General Retail & Hotel Liquor Licence - D. Alexander, Manager, Rift Valley Hotel, Naivasha
EA Manual 1927 - Advert - The Naivasha Hotel - Proprietors - Mr & Mrs G. Alexander
Gertrude Alexander worked as a matron in Nyeri Primary School in the 1950s.
?Kenya Regiment 1778, one Douglas Alexander served in EA Signals, died of blackwater fever 11.12.1941 at No. 2 General Hospital (Register of KR Deaths in WW2) but he was b. 24.7.1919 in Warmit, Forfarshire, and came from Livingstone, N. Rhodesia. His father was also Douglas Alexander.