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Name: FELIX, Emile Achille Georges

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1869 France

Death Date: 18 Sept 1937 France

First Date: 1902

Profession: Farmer at Kiambu; he later established, with Messrs Favre and Dominic, a wine merchant's business. Stephen Ellis's ledger shows Felix & Favre (Emil Jardin) Govt. Rd., Jan 1908

Area: Kiambu, EAHB 1905 - Post Office, Nairobi. Hut - St Benoist Est. Hotel Claremont, EAHB 1906 Ruiraka River

Children: Jacques Theophile Eugene; Jean Emile Adrien

Book Reference: Gillett, SE, Land 1903, EAHB 1905, Red 25, Hut, North, Playne, Drumkey, Red 22, Kiambu Scrapbook, Pioneers, EAHB 1906, AJ, Gazette, Trzebinski Pioneers, Red Book 1912

General Information:

SE - Late Felix and J. Favre (Emile Jardin) Govt. Rd - Jan 1908
Land Grant 1903 - Felix, A.F. Favre and Dominique - Agricultural extension, 640 acres - Ruaraka and Karuru - Oct 12 - Freehold
Playne - Felix and Favre - The possibilities of combining business as general merchants with coffee and farming have been made manifest by the success attending the efforts of Messrs. Fekix and Favre, of Nairobi, importers and exporters of wine and spirits, provisions and country produce. The firm, established in 1906, acts as agents for Mumms champagnes, C.H. Lafitte's brandies, and for several other wine and spirit companies. The big stock always kept on hand accounts for the largely increasing business being done, and employment is found at the stores for 3 Europeans and 8 'boys'. The farm, which is situated on the Ruraka River, 6 miles from Nairobi, is 2000 acres in extent, and is one of the sights for tourists and globe-trotters. It was started in 1902, and Mocha coffee-growing is the speciality, several thousand trees having been planted. There is plenty of good grazing, wood, and water, and about 100 'boys' are at work on the farm which is run by Mr E. Felix.
Drumkey 1909 - Cattle Brand - E2F - Felix & Favre - Kiambu
Kiambu Scrapbook - Coffee Pioneers - …. By 1904, Messrs Felix and Favre, on the farm known as St. Benoist and later as Cheleta, had 100 trees bearing their first crop, 9,000 plants from 6 to 12 inches high, and 12,000 seedlings in a coffee nursery. No one else in Kiambu could boast of having bearing coffee in 1904.
Agricultural Journal 1908 - Brands allotted and registered - Felix & Favre, Kiambu - Kiambu E2F
Gazette - Issued with Bird Licence at Mombasa during semester ending 30/6/1902
North - Posts & Telegraph Dept., EAP; and Grant application with A.F. Favre, Karuru & Ruaraka 15-8-1903
Trzebinski Pioneers - Two Frenchmen, Felix and Favre, whose homosexual relationship raised a great many eyebrows around Kiambu, cultivated coffee at St. Benoist and by the time their first 500 trees bore, they already had their own nursery of 9,000 foot-high plants and double the number of seedlings.
Red Book 1912 - E. Felix - Kyambu
Gazette 15/1/1910 - Dissolution of Partnership between Jean Favre and Emile Felix under the name and style of 'Felix and Favre' has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. The business of 'Felix and Favre' will henceforth be carried on as heretofore by the said Emile Felix for his sole benefit …. - 24/12/1909
Gazette 15/7/1910 - Dissolution of Partnership between Emile Felix and Emil Jardin under the name and style of 'Felix and Favre' dissolved by mutual consent. The business of 'Felix and Favre' will henceforward be carried on as heretofore by the said Emil Jardin for his sole benefit and in his own name …. 1/7/1910
Gazette 15/5/1912 - Hotel Liquor Licence issued to J.P. Le Sidaner - in respect of the Hotel known as Clairmont House, situate on Mr Felix's farm about 5 and a half miles from Nairobi
Gazette - 13/6/1950 - Probate and Administration …… estate of Emile Achilie Georges Felix  …. Who died in France on 18 Sept 1937 - .. Sons of the deceased - Jacques Theophile Eugene Felix and Jean Emile Adrien Felix

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