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Name: BENTLEY, George Herbert (Dr.)

Birth Date: 19 May 1851 Colaba, Bombay

Death Date: 27 Mar 1926 Kiambu

First Date: 1919

Last Date: 1926

Profession: Coffee planter

Area: Nairobi, 1919 Kabazi Est., Kiambu partner with Coldham

Married: In Edinburgh 13 Mar 1877 Marion Margaret Campbell b. 2 July 1858 Dornoch, Scotland, d. 30 June 1931 Woking

Children: Charles Arthur Campbell (1878-1914 Armentieres); James Campbell (1879-1939); Alice Maud (1880-1971); Chrissie Florence (1881-1896); Edith Gertrude (1883-1883); George Herbert (3 Aug 1884 Kirkliston-21 July 1933 Kiambu); Patrick Francis (1886-1887)

Book Reference: Red 25, Hut, Red 22, Kiambu Scrapbook, Barnes, Red 19

General Information:

Red 22 - G.H. Bentley (Senior), Kiambu
Red 22 - Hon. Secretary, Kiambu Sports Club
Kiambu Scrapbook - A South African, Mr Victor Dunman, had bought a 640 acre farm in this area known as Dururumu, which he later increased to 1000 acres. Mr Philip Coldham arrived in Kiambu in 1910, looking for land in this area, and bought the higher part of Dururuma from Mr Dunman, which spread across two ridges on the borders of the Kiambu Reserve. This he christened Anmer, after a Norfolk village which had been his home in England, and planted a considerable area on one of the ridges from seedlings discovered under the trees of a neglected patch of coffee planted long before by Mr Dunman. It is said that Mrs Coldham collected most of the seedlings with her own hands! Later, in partnership with Mr George Bentley, he planted the second ridge, which after the first War was taken over entirely by Mr Bentley who called it Kabazi.
Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery - G.H. Bentley, British, age 74, died 27/3/26
Red Book 1919 - G H Bentley - Settler - Kyambu
Red 25 - Kiambu
Red 31 has G.H. Bentley, Kabazi Estate, Kiambu, Hut as well

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