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Name: CROSS, Henry Percival
Birth Date: ?1879 Catthorpe, Rugby
First Date: 1922
Profession: Farmed at Molo and together with his wife established the 'Cross Road's Inn' at Molo, which became very popular with travellers. Also owned Molo Butchery
Area: 'Hillwood', Molo
Married: Miss Frances Emily Bull arrived E. A. 1908 as governess to the Hill-Williams and lived for over 64 years in Kenya
Book Reference: Gillett, EAWL, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Pioneers, Eton
War Service: Imperial Yeomany in Boer War
General Information:
When Jasper Abraham was away in WW1 Miss Bull managed his farm and made a great success of it. Source - Letter from Mrs Betty Tennent
Pioneers - Molo & Turi - Church services - ….. At the Cross Roads Inn, where a larger, quieter and altogether more suitable room was lent by the proprietor, Mr Cross.
Eton (1899) - Henry Percival Cross - son of J.P. Cross of Catthorpe Towers, near Rugby; Jan 1892, April 1896 - with the I.Y. in S. Africa
Red 25 has H.B. Cross, Molo
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Molo - H. Cross (British), Farm Manager
Red 22 - H. Cross, Nakuru
Rift Valley - Member of the Rift Valley Sports Club - Jan 1929 - Elected - 1 Sep 1917 - H. Cross
Gazette - 3/12/1919 - Register of Voters - Rift Valley Area - H. Cross - Butcher - Nakuru
Hut has H. Cross 1922 Nakuru
Gazette 15 Jan 1935 - alerting creditors of H.P. Cross, trading as Cross Roads Inn and Molo Butchery