View entry
Name: DUNMAN, Harry Barnett (Major)
Nee: bro of George, Charles Theophilus and Victor William Dunman
Birth Date: 1878 S. Africa
Death Date: 8.6.1949 Nairobi
Nationality: British
First Date: Arrived in EA before the turn of the century
Last Date: 1949
Profession: Farmed in the Kiambu and Kitale Districts and also interested himself in mining in Tanganyika
Area: Kiambu and Kitale Districts, SE - Kamiti River July 1907, 1922 - Mua Hills, Machakos, 1925 P.O. Hoey's Bridge,
Book Reference: Gillett, SE, HBEA, Land 1903, EAHB 1905, KAD, Red 25, Hut, Red 31, North, Macmillan, Drumkey, Red 22, Land, EAHB 1906, Gazette, Bur, Leader14, Red Book 1912, LG
War Service: Served in SA War and both World Wars
General Information:
SE - H.B. Dunman - Kamiti River - July 1907
North - Land Grant application 30/9/1903, Kamiti River; Issued with bird Licence 10/12/1903 Kikuyu
Macmillan - 1930 - The Norfolk Hotel - ….. The large game farm, "Two Buttons" Ranch, covering an area of about 16 square miles, on the Athi Plains, some 26, miles from Nairobi, and owned by Major H.B. Dunman and Mr W.H.E. Edgley, also provides a comparatively inexpensive attraction for such of the hotel visitors who possess the necessary qualifications and licences for a little shooting
Land - 1907 - H.B. Dunman - Building, 3.41 acres, Nairobi Hill, 1-2-05, Registered 7-3-07
Gazette - 4/11/1914 - Appt. - East Africa Transport Corps - To be Lieutenant - H.B. Dunman
Gazette - 4/11/1914 - Appt. - EATC - To be Captain - Lieutenant H.B. Dunman
Nairobi City Park Burial Register - Harry Barnett Dunman, age 71, died 8/6/49
Red Book 1912 - H.B. Dunman - Kyambu London
Gazette - 23 Feb 1917 - granted temporary rank for service with the Forces in East Africa - as Major
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kikuyu - Henry Barnett Dunman, Coffee Planter, Kiambu
Land Grant 1903 - H.B. Dunmann - Agricultural, 640 acres - Kamiti River - Sept. 30 - Freehold - Homestead.
Hut - 1919 - Sagari Estate, Eldama Ravine