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Name: CURNOW, John Joseph Percival
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1878 Wood Green, London
Death Date: 12 Mar 1958 Birmingham
First Date: 1910
Profession: The first Secretary of the YMCA in Nairobi
Area: Nairobi
Married: 1. In Milton, Kent 1906 Florence Adelaide Harris b. 1884 Sittingbourne, d. 1920 Kings Norton; 2. In Wolverhampton 1921 Daisy Gripton b. 14 Feb 1897 Woverhampton, d. 28 Aug 1965 Bishop Stortford
Children: John Alexander Trefoyhan (25 Apr 1907 Canterbury-1991); Florence Gwendoline (1909 Blean); Madge (8 May 1914 Nairobi); Harold Joseph
Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, Gazette, Leader14, Red Book 1912
General Information:
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Nairobi District - J.J.P. Curnod [sic], YMCA
Leader14 - 1910 - 'An organising secretary, Mr Curnow, was sent out to give the local branch of the YMCA a start.'
Red Book 1912 - J.J.P. Curnow - Nairobi
Red Book 1912 - General Secretary, Nairobi YMCA