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Name: LILLYWHITE, William Gilbert
Nee: son of James Lillywhite, English cricket captain in 1877
Birth Date: 1883 Westhampnett, West Sussex
Death Date: 13 Dec 1963 Mombasa
First Date: 1920s
Last Date: 1964
Profession: Named after W.G. Grace. Lived for over 40 years at the Coast and cornered the cashew nut industry. No mean cricketer himself and captained and coached the Mombasa team, the Coast Stragglers.
Area: Mombasa, Kilifi, 1925 Sokoki Plantations, Kilifi
Married: In Barrow upon Soar 1921 Mary Morris 'Molly' Crawford b. 1889 Keyham, Leics., d. 23 Apr 1983 Mombasa
Book Reference: Coast Causerie, Red 25, Mombasa, Barnes
General Information:
Coast Causerie - Came to Kenya in the early days and made his home at Kilifi ..... His father James Lillywhite, was captain of the first MCC team that went to Australia in 1877 - a disastrous tour. ....... W.G. Lillywhite lived for more than 40 years on the Coast, used to ride a motorcycle along the track between Mombasa and Kilifi; eventually cornered the cashew nut industry and gave a living to thousands of people between Mombasa and Malindi.
Mombasa Mbaraki cemetery - William G. Lillywhite, buried 1 Jan 1964 age 80, European Hospital, Cardiac Failure
Kilifi cemetery - Mary Harris Lillywhite 1888-1933
Gazette - 26/9/1923 - Voters Register - Coast - William Gilbert Lillywhite, Planter, Kilifi
Gazette 2 June 1964 probate
Gazette 30 Sep 1983 wife's probate