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Name: WHITELAW, Peter Dippie
Birth Date: 1879
Death Date: 9.9.1940 Nairobi
First Date: 1911
Last Date: 1940
Profession: Seedsman
Area: Box 42, Nairobi, 1925 C7O Simpson & Whitelaw, Box 42, Nbi. Red 31 has P.D. Whitelaw, Box 42, Nairobi
Married: Catherine Frances b. 1888, d. 31.5.1932 Nairobi
Book Reference: KFA, Golf, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Macmillan, Red 22, Gazette, Barnes, Red Book 1912
General Information:
Golf - He was a first class player of the old school and a master of that difficult shot, the "pitch and run". Captain of Nairobi Golf Club in 1920. Muthaiga - the original nine holes were laid out by Messrs. Peter Whitelaw and T.J. "Bug" Anderson, in the early part of 1913. ... also advised on the layout of the Thika course. Runner-up in Amateur Golf Championship of EA in 1914, 1922
Macmillan - 1930 - Simpson and Whitelaw, Seed Merchants - The business was established in 1911 under the name of Simpson, Whitelaw and Appleby, and in 1914 was taken over by the present company, the managing director of which is Mr P. Whitelaw
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - P. Whitelaw, Simpson and Whitelaw
Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery - Peter Dippie Whitelaw, British, age 61, died 9/9/40
Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery - Frances Catherine Whitelaw, Irish, age 44, died 31/5/32
Red Book 1912 - Whitelaw - Nairobi
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, North Area - Peter Whitelaw - Seedsman, 3rd Avenue, Parklands
KFA - Director of Kenya Grain Mills Ltd - 1923.
Golf - Those who knew him will not easily forget Peter Whitelaw, one of the best-loved men who ever wielded a golf club. Winner of Amateur Golf Championship of EA in 1923
Gazette - Voters List 1936 - Peter Whitelaw, Seedsman, 3rd Avenue, Parklands