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Name: HALLER, Simon
Birth Date: 1880 Moldova, Russia
Death Date: 28.8.1942 Nairobi
First Date: 1904
Last Date: 1942
Profession: Farmer, neighbour of Abraham Block
Area: Kikuyu & Mrefu Estate Ruiru, KAD 1922 - Harding St., Nairobi
Married: In Nairobi 1913 Lily Block b. 1888 Lithuania, d. 29.10.1963 Nairobi, 2nd Jewish wedding in Nairobi (sister of Abraham Lazarus Block)
Children: Abraham Arthur (3.3.1914 Nairobi-9.11.1970 Leeds; Morris (d. 1932 aged 15)
Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 31, Hut, North, Pioneers, Drumkey, Red 22, Land, Jews, North, EAHB 1907, SKP, Barnes, Glimpses, Red Book 1912
General Information:
Red 22 - S. Haller, EA Tank & Metal Works, Nairobi
Land - 1906 - S. Haller and L. Sorui - Agriculture, 685 acres, Limuru, 1-4-05, Homestead, Registered 28-8-06
Land - 1906 - S. Haller - Building, 5000 sq.ft. and 5000 sq.ft., Nairobi, 22-6-05, Registered 3-9-06
Jews - 1924 - At the annual general meeting friction broke out once more and Michael Harrtz, Sam Jacobs and Simon Haller resigned from the Council.
Land - 1912 - Simon Haller - Agriculture, 494.36 acres - Kikuyu - 11/10/04 - Homestead, freehold - Original grants were registered in 1906, grantees J.H. Ross and R.M. Holmes for 315 and 658 acres respectively, now surrendered for new deeds - Registered 14/3/12 [see also Samuel Block]
Nairobi South cemetery - Simon Haller, died 28 Aug 1942 aged 62 - " … deeply mourned by his wife and children .. SKP - 1938 - Society of Kenya Pioneers - over 30 years in Colony - arrived 1904 - Nairobi
Nairobi South cemetery - Morris Haller, Jewish, died 18 Jun 1932 aged 14 years
Glimpses - Arrived 1904 from Poltava in the Ukraine and bought a farm in Ruiru.
Glimpses - Third Jewish wedding in Nairobi was in 1913 and a major social event: the marriage of Abraham Block's strong-minded sister Lily to their neighbour Simon Haller.
Red Book 1912 - S. Huller [sic] - Kyambu
Szlapak - Present at first meeting of Nairobi Hebrew Congregation on 17 Sept 1907 - S. Haller
Szlapak - Elected to Committee of Nairobi Hebrew Congregation at first meeting 17 Sept 1907
Gazette - 4/7/1923 - Dissolution of partnership between Simon Haller and Barnett Langman carrying on business under the style or firm of E A Tank and Metal Works has been dissolved by mutual consent as from 30 June 1923
Nairobi Forest Road cemetery has a Bertram Haller, died 6 Apr 1964 at Mombasa (Bertram Alec Haller d. at Diani Beach- Gazette 5 May 1964. He was b. 28.2.1920)