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Name: MUNRO, William 'Willie'

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1889 Inverness, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1982 Florida, Gauteng, S. Africa

First Date: 1912

Last Date: 1971

Profession: Forestry Department 1912-35. Retired and farmed at Kitale 1936-68. 1940-48 Meat Marketing Board/Livestock Control in Narok-Kajiado

Area: Kitale, 1922 Lari, 1930 Londiani 1937 Kapkenarr Estate Kitale

Married: In Longside 17 Aug 1927 Johan 'Joy' Robb Smith b. 30 Dec 1901 Longside, Aberdeenshire, d. 29 May 1989 Florida, Gauteng (sister of Elizabeth, Robert Stephen's wife). Matron of Kitale Primary school

Children: Roderick James (26 July 1928 Londiani); Alexander 'Sandy' ( 4 June 1931 Mau Summit-2010); Hector (25 Nov 1933 Kinangop); Heather (m. James Gardner Davidson) (13 Oct 1935 Scotland)

Book Reference: EAWL, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Gazette, Dominion, R. Jolley, Red 19

General Information:

Mrs Munro worked at Kitale School 1943-60 with break in 1947-50, as matron. Source: Mrs H. Davidson

Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Dagoretti - W. Munro

Dominion - Agricultural Department - Forestry - Forester - 1930

Gazette 15/12/1912 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Forester - 27/11/1912

Red Book 1919 - Forest Department - Forester - W. Munro

KAD 1922 - Forester, Lari

1927 - Johan Robb Smith - Scotland, with father in Forestry Dept. & farm. d. 1989 b. 1902

Letter from Ronald Bevan Jolley 21 June 2007 The children all attended Kitale Primary school in the time John Woods was Headmaster.

Retired to Scotland then S. Africa in 1971.

Blue Book 1930 appt 7.11.1912 Forester

Blue Book 1945 for Mrs J.R. Munro, Matron, Educ. Dept.

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