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Name: KINNELL, James Alexander 'Alec'
Nee: bro of Harry Morris Kinnell
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1902 Norwich
Death Date: 6 Mar 1978 Nairobi
First Date: 1927
Profession: Professional golfer. Followed his brother to Kenya and took up the post of Professional at Eldoret Golf Club. When his brother left for the USA in 1930 he succeeded him as Professional at Muthaiga and was still there in 1954
Area: Eldoret, Nairobi, 1930 Kipkabus
Married: In Nairobi 14 Jan 1933 Ruby Cornelia Annie Waterman b. 28 Apr 1906 Forest Gate, London, d. 18 Dec 1992 Nairobi (dau. of Albert Waterman)
Children: Ruby Annette (Thomas) (6 Apr 1935 Nairobi); David J. A. (23 Nov 1938 Nairobi); Peter I. A. (1944)
Book Reference: Golf, Red 31, Hut
War Service: East African Reconnaisance Squadron
General Information:
During the War he joined the "Reccies" as a private and ended his service as a Captain in the Armoured Car Depot, earning promotion at Gondar.
Gazette 22 Sep 1978 probate
Their father was also a golf professional (1911 England Census for Sanderstead, Surrey)
Women in Kenya 1993 In the war he was sent to Ethiopia and his wife ran his shop at the Golf Club and helped the ladies of the club to entertain the troops. During the school holidays she worked in the children's holiday camp in Jean Anderson's garden on Riverside Drive. She worked for months preparing for the opening of Gertrude's Garden Children's Hospital. In 1957 Alec and Ruby bought Sunrising at Limuru - an old home with a beautiful garden, an orchard, and space for cows and chickens. Ruby took a particular interest in the YWCA Girls' Centre. In 1974 they moved back to Nairobi to a house in Ndemi Road.
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