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Name: STANNING, John

Nee: bro of Charles Gordon and Henry Duncan Stanning, son of John Stanning of Broadfield, Leyland Lancs.

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1877 Leyland, Lancashire

Death Date: 19 May 1929 Kenya, killed in an accident at a level crossing

First Date: 1919

Last Date: 1929

Profession: Farmer

Area: Nakuru, Lumbwa, 1925 'Inglewood', Lumbwa, 1911 Njoro

Married: In London 15 Nov 1917 Phyllis Mary Noel Marriage b. 22 Nov 1886 Chorley, Lancs., d. 1960 Rhosneigr, Wales (later m. Brig.-General Arthur Corrie Lewin)

Children: John (1919); Ann Pamela (1922)

Book Reference: KFA, EAWL, KAD, Red 25, Hut, Land, Red 22, Alumni, Rift Valley, Gazette, Barnes

War Service: WW1 - Infantry in France, Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry and Manchester Regt

School: Rugby and Trinity College Cambridge

General Information:

Source - John Stanning        
Memoirs of Maurice B. Tennent - 1926 - [Lumbwa] Beyond the Vet. Dept. one came to Inglewood Farm, the property of John Stanning. Old Mrs Cushney had been the original owner and he had sold to John and Gordon Stanning.
Red 25 - Master, Lumbwa Hunt Club, J. Stanning, Inglewood, Lumbwa;  Executive Committee, The Nyanza Producers' Federation
Land - A.A. Baillie and J. Stanning leased 9000 acres at Solai, passed to F.W. Baillie and J. Stanning
Alumni - Cambridge cricket Blue 1900; played for Lancs 1900-03. Member of the firm of John Stanning and Son, bleachers and dyers, of Leyland.
Rift Valley - 26 Nov 1925 - 'That mixed rubbers of bridge be played only in the reading room & that a notice to this effect be posted on the club verandah in a prominent position.
Rift Valley - 22 Nov 1925 - Re. H. McKean's suggestion that evening dress be worn for club dances - 'Nothing but white ties, white waistcoats & good dancing be allowed + tail coats.'
Rift Valley - 12 May 1926 - 'That the card room be reserved for men only & that a bye law be brought in that this rule is strictly enforced.'
Rift Valley - Sep 1926 - 'The fact that books for drinks have to be paid for in advance is a reflection on the confidence which the Committee have in their members. The chit book system is unfair to members as many chit books are lost & tho this may be advantageous to the club it is a hardship on members. It is quite time that the chit system is established.'
Rift Valley - 11 Feb 1927 - 'That the card rooms be swept out at dinner time - If a member dines at the Club & wish to play bridge after dinner the card rooms are full of cigarette ends & matches and the card tables are disgusting.'
Rift Valley - Member of the Rift Valley Sports Club - Jan 1929 - Elected - 29 May 1919 - J. Stanning
Gazette - 20/7/1921 - Register of Voters - Lake Area - John Staning [sic] - Farmer - Lumbwa and Mrs Phyllis Mary Loel Stanning - Married woman, Inglewood - Lumbwa
Barnes - Nakuru North Cemetery - John Stanning, born 1877, Leyland, died 1929
Gazette - 17/12/1929 - Probate and Administration - John Stanning who died at Nakuru on 19 May 1929. Applied for by Phyllis Mary Noel Stanning widow.

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