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Name: BEATH, George Christian

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1890 Aberdeen

Death Date: 19 Dec 1966 Nairobi

First Date: 1919

Profession: Civil engineer. Senior Draughtsman, Engineering Dept., Railways & Harbours Dept., in 1939, appointed 1928. Originally Temp. Draughtsman (Constr) 1924

Area: KAD 1922 Kericho, 1925 Eldama Ravine

Married: 1. In UK 12 Oct 1924 Elizabeth Selma Christina Svensson b. 26 Oct 1894 Leith, Midlothian, d. 16 Oct 1925 Soy; 2. In Nairobi 25 Aug 1933 Mrs Doris Jessie Seaviour née Cowburn b. 12 Oct 1896 (dau. of Frank Sydney Cowburn); 3. In S. Africa 31 July 1947 Edith Mary Barber b. 26 May 1898 Clapham, London, d. 23 Aug 1985 Scottburgh, Natal

Book Reference: Staff 39, KAD, Red 25, Hut, Red 31, Red 22, Dominion, Gazette

War Service: Gordon Highlanders

School: M.I.R.SIG.E.

General Information:

Dominion - Public Works Department - Railways - Engineering - Senior Draughtsman - 1930
Gazette - 20/7/1921 - Register of Voters - Lake Area - George Christian Beath - Farmer, Beadoc Ltd. - Kericho
Red 31 has G.G. Beath, Turbo, Hut the same
Gazette 16 Nov 1936 Voters List 1936  George Christian Beath, Civil Servant, c/o Box 79, Nbi. and Doris Jessie Beath, Secretary, Box 624, Karuna Rd., Westlands
Gazette 10 Jan and 17 Feb 1967 probate required by Edith Mary Beath
Ancestry passengers - travelled with Doris b. 1895, in 1935. 
1939 England and Wales Register liivng alone in Wimblebon, civil engineer

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