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Name: STARLING, Herbert John
Birth Date: 1870
Death Date: 1 Jan 1935 Kakamega
First Date: 1930
Profession: Farm manager
Area: Box 242, Nairobi; 1934 Machakos
Married: In Nairobi 9 Feb 1929 Freda Helen Nelson
Book Reference: Red 31, Childhood
General Information:
Childhood - Michael Hopkins - Kakamega Gold Rush and farm at Konza - "Eventually, having found sufficient gold to cover the bottom of a small aspirin bottle, it was time to give up and go back to the farm, which had been left in the hands of a Mr Starling who was paid £5 a month to manage it. Apparently he was not a success, either."