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Name: LEIBBRANDT, John Sebastian
Nee: son of Johan Sebastian Leibbrandt, Chief Justice of Cape Town
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1875 Cape Town
Death Date: 11 Apr 1938 Nairobi
First Date: 1911
Last Date: 1938
Profession: Set up coffee buying business in Govt. Road. Accountant
Area: Ruiru, Limuru, Nairobi, 1930 Box 603, Nairobi
Married: In Rondebosch 2 July 1904 Constance Mary Pilgram b. 5 Oct 1876 Cape Town, d. 21 Feb 1957 Nairobi
Children: John Bernard (1905 Rondebosch-1968 Port Shepstone, S. Africa); Eileen Margaret Constance (27 July 1906 Rondebosch) (Adams); Sheila Daphne (1909); Linda Doreen (Pohl) (20 Jan 1911 Cape Town-1997)
Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, EAWL, Red 22, Gazette, Barnes
General Information:
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Kiambu - J. Leibbrandt, Write Dot Farm, Ruiru
Nairobi Forest Road cemetery - Constance Mary Leibrandt [sic], British, age 80, died 21/2/57 and John Leibrandt [sic], British, age 63, died 11/4/38
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, North Area - John Leibbrandt - Business Manager, Kikuyu Road, Parklands
Gazette - 14/10/1925 - Petition for Insolvency - John Leibbrandt
Gazette - 6/2/1924 - Voters Register - Nairobi North - Mrs Constance Mary Leibbrandt, Married, Kikuyu Road
Gazette 16 Nov 1936 Voters List 1936 - John Leibrandt, Business Manager, Sclaters Rd., Nbi and Constance Mary Leibrandt, Fermanagh, Kikuyu Rd., Nbi
His son was one of 1st to hold amateur broadcasting licence in Kenya.
In Constance's probate record in South Africa Sheila Daphne was called a minor, born 10 July 1931, but how is that possible?