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Name: FINCH, Joseph
Birth Date: 1875 ?Burton on Trent
First Date: 1907
Profession: Seconded from the British Army to the BEA Police, he was at some stage the Chief Jailer of Nairobi Prison, and later was in charge of the Boys' Reformatory, Lower Kabete. HBEA 1912 has J. Finch - Gaoler 3rd Grade, Nairobi
Area: Nairobi, 1925 Kisumu
Married: ?June Catherine b. 1882
Children: ?Catherine (1816)
Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, KAD, Red 25, Hut, Red 22, Advertiser, Leader14, Red Book 1912, Red 19, North
War Service: EAf Labour Corps, Mombasa Frontier Force
General Information:
KAD 1922 - Gaoler, 1st Grade, Nairobi
Red 22 - J. Finch, Mombasa
Advertiser - mentioned in case of Crown v Stocker September 1909 - Constable Finch gave evidence to being called at 3 am. And going to the Institute and finding Corp. Hillyer and taking him to Hospital. He met a man whom he took to be the accused going to the Hill at 6 am. Under cross examination he stated that he had heard several people say that Corp. Hillyer would get into trouble, that he was too officious.
Red Book 1912 - J. Finch - Nairobi
Red Book 1912 - Prison Dept. - Gaoler 3rd Grade - J. Finch - Nairobi
Red Book 1919 - Prisons Dept. - Gaoler 2nd Grade
Gazette - 23/3/1921 - Appointment - Joseph Finch - Second Grade Gaoler to be Acting Superintendent Mombasa Prison wef 14/3/1921
Gazette - 29/7/1925 - Appointed Acting Superintendent, Kisumu Prison wef 9 July 1925
Gazette - 9/8/1922 - Voters Register - Lake - Joseph Finch, Superintendent, Prison, Kisumu