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Name: EMLEY, Ernest Douglas

Nee: son of Frank Emley, architect

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1899 London

Death Date: 29 Nov 1964 Castle Cary, Somerset

First Date: 1921

Profession: Appointed a DC in 1921. DC Thika in 1939. In 1954 a First Class Magistrate in Nairobi

Area: Thika, Nairobi, 1922 - Machakos, 1930 Lokichar, S. Turkana, 1938 Rumuruti

Married: 1. In Durban 2 Nov 1930 Hellen Kerr Rutter b. 1900, d. 28.3.1936 Nairobi; 2. In Nakuru 28 Apr 1938 Elaine Florence Hodd b. 9 Dec 1909, d. 1984 Camden

Children: Suzanne (1931-20 Nov 1940 Nairobi); Corine Hellen Lionelle Kerr (19 Mar 1934 Nairobi-26 Apr 2012 Wantage); dau. (Nov 1935); Robin (1941)

Book Reference: Staff 39, Defeating Mau Mau, KAD, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Dominion, Foster, Neville Watson

School: Charterhouse

General Information:

Red 22 - ADC, Voi
Dominion - District Officer - 1930
Neville Watson - at Charterhouse, 1899-1964, and was in the Kenya Administration from 1921. He was also a V/P of the Kenya Arts and Crafts Society.
KAD 1922 - Administration Cadet, Machakos
Gazette - 7/5/1929 - Expunged from Coast Register of Voters - Left Area - Ernest Douglas Emley - Civil Servant, Kilifi
Robert Baden-Powell was his godfather
Nairobi Forest Road cemetery - Suzanne Emley d. 20 Nov 1940 Nairobi, aged 9, Daughter of Douglas and Elaine Emley
His wife was a good golfer.
 
 

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