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Name: MORRIS, Francis S.
Birth Date: 1868
Death Date: 6.3.1905 at Miembieni, Kwale hills
First Date: 1892
Area: Njoro
Children: Langley
Book Reference: Markham, North, Barnes
General Information:
North - Francis S. Morris - Appt. Interpreter with Sultan of Zanzibar's troops c. 1892; Headman & interpreter to Capt. J.H.S. Gibb during Unyoro Expedition Jan - June 1894; present during bombardment of Sultan's Palace Zanzibar 27-8-1896; working for the Zanzibar Military listed with Sultans Officials (FO 107) 18-10-1899; arr. Kismayu from Mombasa to be HQ Officer for Ogaden Punitive Force 3-12-1900; To be Storekeeper at Kismayu 'on present salary' (FO 2) July 1901
Markham - a carpenter who worked for Billy Sewell at Njoro
Barnes Mombasa cem d. 6 Mar 1906 at Miembieni of pneumonia, aged 37