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Name: BURGESS, Joseph Reed
Nee: son of Adam Webster Burgess
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1912 Cockermouth
Death Date: 26 Mar 1960 Dar es Salaam
First Date: 1928
Profession: Clerk in Audit Dept. In 1939, appointed in 1935. Originally a Learner in 1928. Colonial - Asst. Commissioner Income Tax 1946
Married: 1. Winifred May Blowers b. 1917 West Ham, Essex, d. 30 June 1955 Nairobi; 2. Coralie Ruth M. b. 20 Mar 1912
Children: Diana Joy (12 May 1945)
Book Reference: Sitrep 2, Staff 39, Colonial
War Service: Military service 1939-40
School: Nairobi Government School and Nelson School Wigton Cumb.
General Information:
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - Joseph Reed Burgess, Civil Servant, Box 84, Nbi and Mrs Anna Monica Burgess, Girouard Rd., Nbi
One of the original '500' men in the Kenya Regt. in 1937. (KR 370).
Gazette 19 Apr 1960 probate
Findagrave Winifred May Blowers Burgess BIRTH 1917 DEATH 30 Jun 1955 (aged 37–38) Nairobi, Kenya BURIAL City Park Cemetery Nairobi
Inscription: in / loving memory / of / Winifred May Burgess / nee Blowers / called to rest 30th June 1955 / born 20th July 1916. [Notes: Sister of Maud Gwendoline Sharp Buried: 11 July 1955]