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Name: STEPHEN, Arthur John
Nee: son of Robert and Elizabeth Stephen
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1930 Londiani
Death Date: 16 Feb 1966 road accident, Kenya
Last Date: 1966
Profession: Farmer. On his father's death Arthur and his mother operated the Kedong farm. When the Kedong farm was sold they invested money in the cattle ranch at Kima owned by Keith McKenzie, Margaret's father. Arthur became Manager.
Married: In Kenya 9 Nov 1956 Margaret McKenzie (granddau of James and Mary McQueen and dau of Keith McKenzie). She later m. David Leed and they lived in S. Africa.
Children: Tina Fiona (15 Jan 1959 Nairobi); Lucille Elizabeth (1 Apr 1964 Nairobi)
Book Reference: EAWL, Sundown, Elephant People, Hut, Barnes
School: Prince of Wales School
General Information:
Letter from Ronald Bevan Jolley 21 June 2007 He participated in EA Safari rallies. On 16 Jan 1966, Driving with David Stanley, the next door dairy and cattle farmer, to attend a dairy board meeting at Mombasa, they collided with a petrol tanker. Arthur never recovered from the severe head injuries. Was buried in the grave at the Ngong Road next to his father a few days later.
Sundown - Hunted elephant with Bill Woodley, an old school friend.
Arthur John - Kenya Regiment 3663
Nairobi City Park cemetery - Arthur John Stephen, died 16 Feb 1966 aged 35
Gazette 8 Mar 1966 probate