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Name: TURNER, Henry John Allen
Nee: bro. of Frederick George Turner
Birth Date: ?1873 West Bromwich, bapt. 10 Sep 1876
Death Date: 27 Nov 1953 Nairobi
First Date: 1917
Last Date: 1953
Profession: Manager, Naivasha Lands 1929
Area: Keteri Estates, Naivasha
Book Reference: Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Carnelley, Barnes, Red Book 1912, Gazette
General Information:
He was closely associated with the Natural History Society from its inception. First came to Kenya in 1908 as chief taxidermist to the Smithsonian Institution Expedition led by Theodore Roosevelt. He was a member of the committee and vice president of the Natural History Society for many years and when it started the first Nairobi Museum in 1911 he prepared the initial exhibits, and from then on he was intimately associated with the work of the society and the three successive museums.
Red 22 - H.J. Allan Turner, Naivasha AND H.J. Allen Turner, Keteri Estate, Naivasha
Red 22 - Honorary Permit Issuer - H. Allen Turner, Naivasha
Nairobi City Park cemetery - H.J. Allen Turner, died 27 Nov 1953
Red Book 1912 - H.J.A. Turner - Nairobi
Gazette - 3/12/1919 - Register of Voters - Rift Valley Area - H.J. Turner-Allen - Manager Katuri Estates - Kinangop
Red 31 has H.J. Allen Turner, Naivasha
Hut has H.J. Allen-Turner 1918 Keteri Estate Naivasha
Gazette 8 Apr 1930 Naivasha list of jurors - listed with F.S. Allen-Turner
Gazette 22 Dec 1953 probate