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Name: SEXTON, William Milton
Birth Date: 2.11.1886 West Wycombe
Death Date: 2.10.1957 Nairobi
First Date: 1910
Last Date: 1957
Profession: Motor engineer by profession, he ran a taxi service in Nairobi and was a well known figure in town for nearly 50 years. Garage proprietor
Area: Victoria St., Nairobi; 1930 Box 315, Nairobi
Married: 1. Emma Louise Giles; 2. Frieda Margaret Schultze b. S. Africa, arrived EA 1913, receptionist at Norfolk Hotel for over 45 years (prev. m. James Farquharson Glennie)
Children: Constance Julia Patricia (17 Mar 1917 Nairobi-1995)
Book Reference: Gillett, Cranworth, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Red 22, Gazette, Barnes, Leader14, Richardson, Red Book 1912
General Information:
UK Foreign and Overseas Registers says mother of Constance was Emma Louise Sexton, née Giles
Cranworth - 'bought 2, 5 ton Commer car lorries to transport passengers and luggage between Nairobi and Fort Hall. Two things killed us - the roads and bad debts. ......... acquired in England the services of an excellent mechanic and driver named Sexton.'
Red 22 - W. Sexton, Victoria Street, Box 315, Nairobi - Motor Garage
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - W.M. Sexton, Motor Garage
Nairobi City Park cemetery - William Milton Sexton, died 2 Oct 1957 aged 71. Inscription: in treasured / memory of / William Milton / Sexton / born 2.11.1886 / died 2.11.1957 / "Bill"
Leader14 - Business Register - Sexton Garage, Nairobi
Richardson 1925 - " …. Introduced me to one Sexton ………. And by 4 o'clock I had made an arrangement with him … {didn't turn up the next day}
Red Book 1912 - W. Sexton - Nairobi
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, South Area - Willie Milton Sexton - Engineer - The Hill
Red 25 - Motor Car Hirer
Eldoret - The first two motor cars to arrive in Eldoret, one driven by Mr Sexton and the other by Major A.T. Cole, on a G.W.K. Friction disc car. The first returned to Nairobi, but the other hitting a rock on the road on to its owner's farm at Moiben, broke the friction disc, and there and then ended its useful life! This feat took place in 1913.
Gazette 16 Nov 1936 Voters' List 1936 - Willie Milton Sexton, c/o George Blowers, Westlands, Nbi., and Emma Louise Sexton, Westlands, Nairobi