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Name: SMART, Benjamin Tilley
Nee: bro of Arthur Thomas and William Henry Smart
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1878 Dudley, Staffordshire
Death Date: 31 July 1969 Mombasa
First Date: 1906 March
Profession: Farmer at Limuru. He opened Smart's Butchery on Govt. Rd. in 1907 and later opened Smart's Hotel, Victoria St.
Area: 'Riverdene', Nairobi, Limuru, Nakuru
Married: In Wolverhampton 16 July 1899 Winifred Kate Worrall b. 26 Mar 1873 Wolverhampton, d. 30 Jan 1950 Limuru
Children: Edith M. (1902-15 Dec 1928 Nairobi); Hilda Winifred (Apr/May 1900, m. Harry James Wisdom of Gilgil); Madeleine (1904 Wolverhampton-23 Jan 1976 Mombasa, buried in Kisauni cemetery, m. Guy Ingram Sutton); Rudolph (1913)
Book Reference: Gillett, SE, HBEA, Red 25, Hut, Pioneers, Drumkey, Red 22, Advertiser, EAHB 1907, SKP, Red Book 1912, Gazette, KAD, Red 31, Hut, North
General Information:
Stephen Ellis's ledger shows B.J. Smart and A.J. Smart at Smart's Hotel [B.T. And A.T.]
SE - B.J. Smart - Mar 1909
Advertiser - 16/10/1908 - Advert - S. McCall's Central Butchery - B.T. Smart, Manager
SKP - 1938 - Society of Kenya Pioneers - over 30 years in Colony - Mr & Mrs B.T. Smart both arrived 1906 - Limuru - also says Mrs B.T. Smart arrived Mar 1907? North also says 1907.
Red Book 1912 - B.T. Smart - Nairobi
Considine - New European School Nairobi - Hilda W. Smart - b. 29/4/1890 - 12/9/1910 - Duke St
Considine - New European School Nairobi - Edith M. Smart - b. 15/10/1891 - 12/9/1910 - Duke St
Considine - New European School Nairobi - Madeline Smart - b. 28/4/1895 - 12/9/1910 - Duke St
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, North Area - Benjamin Tilley Smart - Farmer, Riverdene, Nairobi Plains
Red 31 has B.F. Smart, Kedowa, Hut the same
Gazette 31 Oct 1969 probate
FindaGrave Benjamin Tilley Smart BIRTH 1 Apr 1878 Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England DEATH 31 Jul 1969 (aged 91) Mombasa, Kenya BURIAL
Kisauni Cemetery Mombasa. Inscription: in loving memory / of / Benjamin Tilley Smart / born 1-4-1880 / died 31-7-1969 / R.I.P.
FindaGrave Winifred Kate
Worrall SMART BIRTH 26 Mar 1873 DEATH 30 Jan 1950 (aged 76) BURIAL
All Saint's Church Cemetery Limuru, Kiambu, Kenya. Inscription: in loving memory / of / Winifred Kate Smart / born 25th March 1873 / died 30th January 1950 / at rest
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