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Name: MARTIN, John Bosworth

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1887 Charley, Leics

Death Date: 8 Oct 1958 Suffolk

First Date: 1913

Profession: Farmer

Area: Lumbwa

Married: Ethel Mary Booker Cope b. 28 Jan 1882

Children: John Martin (6/9/1914 Lumbwa-2 Mar 1962); Ethel Diana (22 July 1916 Market Bosworth-1998); Georgina Barbara (16 Sep 1918-2008) (Cowper Smith)

Book Reference: EAWL, Cara, Hut, Land, Gazette, Leader14, Red Book 1912

General Information:

Cara - 1913 - The Martins are dears. They met me at Lumbwa ..... Ethel Martin's garden is lovely ..... Martin's place about 10 miles from here ....... John Martin is most kind. They go off to England on Tuesday and then Arthur [Barclay] and I will be left with two estates to run.
Land - 1911 - J.B. Martin - Grazing and agricultural, 3330 acres (Farm No. 125) - Uasin Gishu - 7/4/11 - Leasehold under Occupation Licence for 2 to 99 years from 1/2/11 - Registered 13/6/11
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Lumbwa - J. Martin, Lumbwa
Red Book 1912 - J.B. Martin - Kericho
Memoirs of Maurice B. Tennent - 1926 - Farmers at Lumbwa. Hut has J.B. Martin 1919 Tugenon Hill, Lumbwa

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