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Name: BARTON, Raymond Henry
Birth Date: 15 Jan1905 Lowestoft
Death Date: 28 Feb 1975 Petersfield
First Date: 1928
Profession: Education Officer European Educ. in 1939, appointed 1928. Originally an Asst. Master 1928. Education Officer, Principal European Primary School, Nairobi in 1953
Area: Nairobi, 1930 Arab School, Mombasa
Married: In Limuru 8 Jan 1929 Cecily Helen Fleming b. 7 Jan 1898, d. 1990 Surrey
Children: Nina Jane (27 Feb 1939)
Book Reference: Staff 39, Staff 53, Red 31, Colonial, Childhood
School: Haileybury (sen. school) and Jesus College Cambridge MA Hons. (Cantab)
General Information:
Childhood - Jean Tomes (née Mackinlay) - School in Nairobi - Other members of staff included Mr Barton ……..
Colonial - Head of Arts side Prince of Wales School 1949
After a stint as a coffee planter he then used his Cambridge (Jesus College) M.A. to become a teacher. Later was in charge of Childrens Church near Nairobi.