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Name: MACALLISTER, William

Birth Date: 1868

First Date: 1901

Profession: Farmer.

Area: Ondiri, Kikuyu

Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, Land 1903, EAHB 1905, KAD, Hut, North, Playne, EAS, EAHB 1906, Gazette, EAHB 1904, Red Book 1912, White Man

General Information:

North has William Macallister - Settler - British - Land Grant Applications 27/8/1902 & 25/3/1903 Kikuyu
Playne - Ondiri Farm - Mr W. McAllister, the owner of this farm, has a fancy for maize. About 300 acres of his land are under its cultivation, and there are also catch crops of beans. Two crops per annum are obtained ............. Mr McAllister came from Scotland in 1901 and started work on this farm straight away. The property has a permanent spring of water, and contains about 350 acres of timber, including a lot of wild olive, a little cedar, African teak, and greenheart. Mr McAllister runs the whole farm himself. It is three-quarters of a mile from Kikuyu Station, and extends to 1225 acres. He employs natives up to 200, and there are no labour troubles. The natives do all the planting and weeding, and live on the estate.
EAS - 29/1/1903 - Nairobi Races - Race 2 - Mr MacAlister's Star of India rider Mr T. Sheen
EAS - 29/1/1903 - Nairobi Races - Race 3 - Mr MacAlister's Star of Sirius rider Mr T. Sheen
EAS - 29/1/1903 - Nairobi Races - Race 6 - Mr MacAlister's Star of Sirius rider Mr T. Sheen
EAS - 29/1/1903 - Nairobi Races - The Commissioner's Cup has now been won outright by Mr W. McAlister and it is a fine trophy.
EAHB 1906 - W. McAlister - Kikuyu Station
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Dagoretti - W. MacAllister
EAHB 1904 - Masai-Land District Residents - McAllister, Wm. - Onderi, Kikuyu
White Man - 1902 - Macalister was raising potatoes, but he lost the whole of his first crop from a bug.
Red Book 1912 - W. McAlister [sic] - Kyambu
HBEA shows W. McAlister.
Land Grant 1903 - W. McAllistir - Agricultural 640 acres - Kikuyu - Mar 25 - In railway zone 534 acres leasehold; freehold 624 acres out of railway zone.
EAHB 1905 has W. Macalister

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