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Name: GROBLER, Cornelius Johannes
Death Date: 11 July 1913 Nairobi, executed
First Date: 1905
Last Date: 1913
Profession: Trekker from SA
Area: Nakuru
Married: 1907 Alida Cornelia
Children: Cornelius Johannes (bapt. on ss Feldmarschall on way to Mombasa 11.4.1908); Alida Cornelia (Molo 21.7.1909 bapt at Nairobi 18.8.1910)
Book Reference: Leader14, Red Book 1912
General Information:
Leader14 - 1913 - Towards the end of January a European named Grobelaar murdered his wife at Nakuru.
Leader14 - 1913 - On July 11 Grobelaar, who had been found guilty of murdering his wife at Nakuru, was executed at the Nairobi Gaol. This was the first instance of a European suffering the extreme penalty in British East Africa.
Red Book 1912 - C.J. Grobler - Naivasha [twice] and C. Grobler - Naivasha