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Name: MacDOUGALL, James
Nee: son of Rev. Henry MacDougall, bro of Myra Roberta MacDougall
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1880 Stamford, Lincs.
Death Date: 21 July 1953 Nyeri, murdered by Mau Mau supporters
First Date: 1905
Profession: Took up land in Nanyuki District and farmed. When murdered he was a man of 73, who could only walk about on crutches
Area: Nanyuki District for 48 years, Nyeri
Married: Sheila
Book Reference: Gillett, Ione, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Land, Advertiser, North, EAHB 1907, Leader14, Gazette
General Information:
Red 22 - J. Macdougall, The Jungle, Nyeri
Land 1909 - James Macdougall - Agriculture, 480 acres - Nyeri District - 26/7/04 - Freehold Pre-empted - registered 25/4/10
Land 1909 - James Macdougall - Agriculture, 160 acres - 26/7/04 - Freehold, Homestead - Registered 25/4/10
Advertiser - 12/6/1908 - Appointments - To be unofficial members of the Road Board in their respective Provinces - Kenya - J. MacDougall, T.R. Swift
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kenya Area - James MacDougall - Planter, The Jungle, Nyeri
Red 25 has J. MacDougall, 'The Jungle', Nyeri.
Red 31 has J. Sheila MacDougall, Nyeri
Gazette - 26/9/1923 - Voters Register - Kenya Province - James MacDougall, Planter The Jungle PO Nyeri
He was killed in his house 4 miles outside Nyeri.
St Peters, Nyeri cemetery, unmarked grave
Nat Probate Calendar
J.H. Clive, A Cure for Insomnia, Reminiscences of Administration in Kenya 1920-1947, Bodleian Library, Mss Afr.s.678 He was a farmer who divided his time between Lamu and Nyeri. He was quite wealthy but lived poorly. Arrived in London and his sister said his appearance was disgraceful so took him to Austin Reed's where he donned an outfit and on the way out of the shop saw someone he recognized, held his hand out and found himself about to shake his own hand in the mirror.