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Name: CHILLINGWORTH, Thomas 'Tom'

Birth Date: 21 June 1874 Horspath, Oxon

Death Date: 17 Feb 1925 Johannesburg, on a visit to SA (Hut - of tonsilectomy)

First Date: 1905

Profession: He started ostrich farming at Kijabe, then bought a farm near Naivasha where he went in for sheep and cattle. His widow, with her five daughters, carried on the farm for many years

Area: Kijabe, Naivasha

Married: In Oxford 1910 Muriel Catherine Taylor b. 22 June 1882 Duns Tew, d. 1973 Calne, Wilts

Children: Charlotte (13.5.1911-1981) (McConnell); Hannah (8 Dec 1912 Kijabe) (Wilkinson); Mary (13 Jan 1920-1993); Janet (12.2.1916 Naivasha) (Borman); Joyce (2 Aug 1923 East Africa-19 June 1986 Wilmslow) (Chrisp); Stella (Bieneman) (31 Jan 1920 Kenya-Nov 1998 Calne, Wilts)

Book Reference: North, Gillett, SE, HBEA, KAD, Red 25, Hut, Playne, Drumkey, Red 22, Land, AJ, Gazette, North, William de Villiers, Leader14, Red Book 1912, Red 19

War Service: South African War 1899-1902, trooper 39th (Berkshire) Co. of 10th Imperial Yeomanry

General Information:

SE - Thos. Chillingworth - Jan 1908
Playne - Kijabe Farm - Mr T. Chillingworth is the owner of this farm which is 6 miles from Kijabe and 15 miles from Naivasha. Mr H. Blackbeard, from Cape Colony, is the manager. There is also another farm of 3000 acres at Naivasha. On the Kijabe farm, which has an acreage of 5000 there are 2 streams of water, but not too much timber. ......... Mr Chillingworth is fortunate enough to have a good quarry on his property ...……
Drumkey 1909 - Cattle Brand - V2S - Kijabe
Land - 1909 - T. Chillingworth - Agricultural and grazing, 5000 acres, Rift Valley, 22-1-06, Registered 22-5-09
Land - 1911 - T. Chillingworth - Buildings, 1 acre - Naivasha - 11/9/06 - Leasehold for 25 years from 1/8/10 - Registered 18/4/11
Agricultural Journal - Brands Allotted and Registered, June 1908 - T. Chillingworth, Kijabe - Naivasha V2S
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Naivasha - T. Chillingworth (British) Settler, Naivasha
North - Firearm registered, Nairobi Oct-Dec 1905
HBEA 1912 shows Chillingworth, G.
Red Book 1912 - T. Chillingworth - Naivasha
Gazette - 3/12/1919 - Register of Voters - Rift Valley Area - T. Chillingworth - Farmer - Kijabe and Muriel C. Chillingworth - Married - Kijabe
On Manera Farm, Naivasha, he farmed cattle and sheep. Farm sold by his widow in 1926 to Lord Delamere
Red Book 1919 - District Committees - Naivasha - J. Chillingworth [sic]
Red Book 1919 - Naivasha District farmers' Association - President - Thos. Chillingworth
Gazette - 6/5/1925 - Probate and Administration - Thomas Chillingworth late of Naivasha who died at Johannesburg on 17 February 1925. Applied for by F.G. Taylor and Arnold Paice of Naivasha
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Voters List Rift Valley Muriel is a widow

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