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Name: NORTHROP, Albert William
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1890 Pimlico. London
Death Date: 16 June 1950 Asmara, Eritrea
First Date: 1923
Last Date: 1950
Profession: Comptroller of Customs in 1939, appointed 1938. Originally Deputy Com. of Customs 1936. Imperial Customs Service, 1912 transferred from N. Rhodesia. Chairman Harbour Advisory Board.
Area: Mombasa
Married: Rosalind Adela Webb b. 19 July 1899 Kingston Bagpuize, Berks., d. 6 Oct 1981 Queenstown, S. Africa
Children: Joan Mary (1933); Margaret (1935); William (1942)
Book Reference: Staff 39, Colonial, EA & Rhodesia, Uganda Staff
General Information:
East Africa & Rhodesia - 17/8/50 - Mr A.W. Northrop, from 1937 until his retirement in 1946 Commissioner of Customs for Kenya and Uganda, who for the last two years had been in charge of the Customs and Excise Dept. in Eritrea, died suddenly from a heart attack after playing a round of golf on the eve of his departure for leave in this country.
His first connexion with East Africa was in 1923, when he was transferred from the Home Customs Service to Tanganyika, where he served for 6 years before becoming deputy controller in N. Rhodesia. Seven years later he joined the Customs and Excise Dept. in Kenya, where, in addition to his departmental duties, he served as chairman of the Harbour Advisory Board for 8 years. During the war he became Imports Controller, a member of the Supply Board, and Marshal of the Prize Court in Kenya. Among his recreations were shooting, fishing, and golf. Mr Northrop leaves a widow and three children
Uganda Staff 1938 - Deputy Commissioner of Customs, appointed 1936
Gazette 28 Nov 1950 - probate