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Name: GORDON, Henry Laing (Dr.)
Birth Date: 16.8.1865 Penrith, Cumbria
Death Date: 10.8.1947 Nairobi
First Date: 1925
Last Date: 1947
Profession: Psychiatrist. General Practitioner at Koru. Later until his retirement doctor in charge at Mathari Mental Hospital
Area: Karen, 1930 Box 950, Nairobi
Married: 1. In Bradford 18 Dec 1890 Elizabeth Maude Gates b. 1867, d. 1966 (div. 1907 in Brit. Columbia); 2. In 1907 Jane 'Jeanie' Alice Purves Kerans b. 26 Nov 1875 Ahascragh, Galway, d. 22 Apr 1950 Nairobi
Children: 1. Sidney Eustace Laing (5 June 1892 Witheridge-13 Mar 1915 Ypres); Archibald Philip Laing (26 May 1903 Florence-1977) 2. Laurence Laing 'Laurie' (17 Nov 1906 Vernon, B. Columbia, Canada-1988); Constance Laing 'Menina' (Slade) (1917 Oporto-1977)
Book Reference: EAWL, Red 31, Murders, Carman, Barnes, Childhood
War Service: Too old for both wars
School: Bradford Grammar School, Edinburgh University - MD
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