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Name: SOAMES, Mervyn Henry
Nee: son of William Aldwin Soames of 45 Lexham Gardens, bro of John Beecroft Soames
Birth Date: 10 June 1879 Kensington
Death Date: 7 Apr 1954 Breach, Hertfordshire
First Date: 1930
Profession: Farmer, solicitor
Area: Lechengu Estate, Nanyuki
Married: In London 1912 Margaret Agnes Thompson b. 1880 Northaw, Herts., d. 10 June 1927 Little Berkhamsted, Hertford
Children: Audrey Margaret (1913-1931); Archibald Aldwin (1916-1953)
Book Reference: Red 31, Hut, Wheel of Life, Eton, First Wheel, Web
War Service: London Regt.
School: Eton 1893-7, Trinity Coll Cambridge
General Information:
Wheel of Life - "After Jack Soames and the guests had gone back to England, I [Bunny Allen] thought it a good idea to move over to Mervyn Soames's farm and really do a bit of managing. … Mervyn had all sorts of wild ideas about growing sisal there. I planted a few hundred suckers. I believe the sisal is still there, looking as ragged as when I first planted it. …
First Wheel - gave Bunny Allen his first job in Kenya, working on his farm.
Web - Cambridge University Alumni - Mervyn Henry Soames - Trinity - entered Michs. 1897; born 10 Jun 1879; pens. at Trinity, June 25 1897; S. of William Aldwin (1868) of 45, Lexham Gardens, Kensington, London (and Caroline Louisa, dau. of Henry Beecroft Jackson, of Whalley Grange, Manchester). B. June 10 1879 in London. School Eton. Solicitor 1906; practised in London (Messrs Soames and Thompson, 12 Coleman Street). Married 1912, Margaret Agnes, 2nd dau. of Archibald Thompson Esq. of Mymwood, Herts., and had issue. Served in the Great War 1914-1919 (Major London Regt. (London Rifle Brigade))
Web - National Probate Calendar - Mervyn Henry Soames of 62 London Wall London and of Breach Little Berkhamsted near Hertford died 7 April 1954 at Breach Administration (with Will) London 12 June to Allen Aldwin Soames retired lieutenant colonel H.M. Army - Effects £128560 14s 4d
1939 England and Wales Register living in Breech, Herts. as solicitor