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Name: MOORE, John Patrick

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Nee: Brother in law of George McLeod Tew

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1880 UK

Death Date: 20 July 1954 Nairobi

Nationality: British

First Date: 1899 - from Indian Police

Last Date: 1954

Profession: Inspector, Uganda Railway Police 1899-1904, Dist. Super. Police EAP 1904.

Area: Nairobi, KAD 1922 Kiambu, 1925 c/o Griffiths & Co., Nakuru, 1930 Moiben

Married: Mary Agnes Gallagher b. 1885, d.1954

Children: Mary Eileen (9 Feb 1918 UK-2000); another

Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, Cuckoo, Police, EAHB 1905, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, North, Playne, Drumkey, Red 22, EAHB 1906, EAHB 1904, EAHB 1907, SKP, Barnes, Leader14, Rift Valley, Red Book 1912, Red 19

General Information:

Police - In charge of the Railway Police at Nairobi. ..... On July 1st [1904] Moore was promoted to Asst District Superintendent and posted to Kisumu in charge of the Police of that Province. He remained there until relieved by Major Foran on October 15th.                                                             
KAD 1922 - Superintendent of Police, Kiambu
North - Settler's Game Licence issued 15/7/1899; Acting Dist. Supt. Police, EAP, Dec. 1903
Playne - The Assistant District Superintendent of Police at Kiambu was taken over  by the EAP from the Uganda Railway in 1903 as Inspector. He was promoted to his present rank on July 1, 1904.
Playne -  Assistant District Superintendent in 1909
Drumkey 1909 - Police - Assistant District Supdt.
North - Formerly with Indian Police; appt. Inspector with Railway Police 5-6-1899; Settler's Game Licence 15-7-1899; Inspector, Railway Police Dept. 30-9-1900; Inspector of Police following amalgamation of police forces 1-4-1903; at Kikuyu 2-11-1903; Acting Dist. Superintendent of Police EAP Dec 1903; appt. Asst. Dist. Inspector of Police Nairobi 1-7-1904; Bird Licence Nairobi Oct-Dec 1904
SKP - 1938 - Society of Kenya Pioneers - over 30 years in Colony - arrived Jan 1899
Barnes - Nairobi City Park Cemetery - John Patrick Moore, died 20 Jul 1954 aged 74 , and Mary Agnes Moore d.16 Apr 1954 aged 69
Rift Valley - Member of the Rift Valley Sports Club - Jan 1929 - Elected - 1913 - J.P. Moore
Red Book 1912 - J.P. Moore - Kisumu
Red Book 1912 - Police Dept. - Superintendent
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kikuyu - John Patrick Moore, Police Officer, Kiambu
Red Book 1919 - Superintendent of Police
Cuckoo - mentions him as Inspector of Indian Railway Police at Nairobi.
EAHB 1905 - Police Inspector, Nairobi. Asst. Dist. Supdt. of Police, EAP, 1904
Blue Book 1909 Has James Patrick Moore, Superintendent of Police

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