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Name: STREETER, John Radford
Birth Date: 1847 Pimlico. London
Death Date: 13 Aug 1905 Maidstone
First Date: 1877
Last Date: 1881
Profession: Industrial Agent, Freretown
Area: Frere Town
Married: In Guildford 3 Feb 1871 Harriett Harnes who died in Sep 1877 at sea on way to join him
Children: Edith Mary (1872 Islington-1961); John Radford (19 July 1873 Islington-1910); Ernest W. (1875 Barnsbury); Frances Emmeline (1877 West Horsley-1957)
Book Reference: CMS
General Information:
CMS 1877 - Age 30. Of Surrey. Farmer and Overseer of Factory. 1877, Jan 18 to Frere Town as Industrial Agent; 1877, Nov 7 to England, after wife's death, with his children; 1878, Feb 6, to East Africa; and on departure of Commander Russell became Lay Superintendent; 1881, Aug 17 to England and resigned. Service 5 years 9 months. Married 1871, Feb 3 Harriett Harnes, who died in the Red Sea on her way to join her husband, Sept 30, 1877
CMS Archives - G/Y A5/1/5 - Correspondence regarding J.R. Streeter 1887, 1881 - J.R. Streeter was accused of mistreatment of Africans in order to maintain order at Frere Town. Included are the charges against him, correspondence from John Kirk and the Governor of Mombasa and letters from J.R. Streeter stating his case. Resigned 1881 after scandal of his harsh treatment of residents.
Lunacy Patient Admission Registers (Ancestry) admitted in Kent 4 Aug 1905