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Name: PRINSLOO, Willem Jacobus
Nee: son of Jacobus Petrus Prinsloo 1857-1945
Birth Date: 13 Jan 1894 S. Africa
Death Date: 5 Jan 1962
First Date: 1919
Profession: Farmer
Area: Farm 194 Eldoret
Married: Lettie Van Der Merwe d. 1932
Book Reference: Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Red Book 1912, Gazette
General Information:
Red Book 1912 - W.J. Prinsloo - Uasin Gishu
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Plateau South - William Jacobus Prinsloo - Settler, Eldoret and Helena Beatrix Prinsloo - Farmer, Eldoret
EAS 18 Aug 1933 tried for murder of his wife by strychnine. Defence that it was suicide. Jury could not reach a verdict. He was acquitted by a jury at a 2nd trial.