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Name: MAXWELL, William Reid

Nee: bro of James Maxwell and possibly of George Maxwell

Birth Date: 9 June 1874 Galston, Ayrshire

Death Date: 28 Nov 1957 Nairobi

Last Date: 1957

Profession: Civil engineer. Arrived with wife and family, joined PWD and became Personal Asst. to Director. When Nbi. became Municipality took over Roads from the PWD and Water Supply from Railway. Appointed Town Engineer but resigned due to ill health

Area: Nairobi, Machakos, 1930 Box 235, Nairobi, 1922 Mua Hills Cluny Springs

Married: Mary Ferrier Clunes b, 1877 Airdrie, d. 23 Oct 1957, 5 weeks before her husband

Children: William R. (1900 Motherwell); Jane Barbour (1901 Motherwell)

Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Macmillan, Red 22, Barnes, Red 19

War Service: WW2 returned to help at Town Hall

General Information:

Managed family farm. Later joined Rand Overy, for whom he surveyed the Aberdares to find a suitable water supply for Nbi. After WW2 retired to farm on Mua Hills, near Machakos
KAD 1922 - Municipal Engineer, Nairobi
Red 25 - Municipal Engineer, Nairobi 1921-23
Macmillan - 1930 - Rand Overy and Maxwell, Chartered Architects and Civil Engineers - The business is the oldest of its kind at Nairobi and was established in 1906. The present partnership was formed in 1922, and comprises Mr C. Rand Overy, LRIBA, and Mr W.R. Maxwell, CE both of whom had been for many years engaged in the PWD. Mr Rand Overy is President of the East Africa Institute of Architects.
Barnes - Nairobi City Park Cemetery - Mary Ferrier Maxwell, died 23 Oct 1957 aged 81 AND Reid William Maxwell, died 28 Nov 1957 aged 83 buried in same plot
Red Book 1919 - Public Works Department - Sr. Architectural Draughtsman - W.R. Maxwell
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Ukamba Voters List farmer, Cluny Springs, Machakos
Gazette 18 Mar 1958 probate of both husband and wife
 
 
 

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