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Name: ENGELBRECHT, Jacobus Paulus 'Tok'
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1865 Utrecht, Natal, S. Africa
Death Date: 1942 Kenya
First Date: 1912
Last Date: 1943
Profession: Farmed in the Uasin Gishu District until he died in 1943 at the age of 78. He had 6 sons and 4 daughters, most of whom remained in Kenya.
Area: Lukenya, Uasin Gishu
Married: In Vreiheid 18 May 1888 Cecilia Johanna Van Rooyen b. 17 June 1870 Greytown, Natal
Children: 6 sons, including Jacobus Paulus (see entry); 4 daughters most of whom remained in Kenya. One dau was Agatha Jacomina Meyer (De Villiers) (28 July 1890 Piet Retief, Transvaal-26 Jan 1944 Pretoria); another was Cecilia Johana (2 June 1909 Athi River)
Book Reference: Gillett, KAD, Hut, EAMR, Medals, Red Book 1912, Red 19, Red 22, Red 25, Red 31, Drumkey, Land, Advertiser, Gazette
War Service: WW1 with EAMR - A Sqdn. 10/8/14 - 20/12/15 - Sergt. 20/8/14
General Information:
Medals - East African Intelligence Department - Jacobus Paulus Englebrecht, EAMR, No. 268, Staff Serjeant Major
Red Book 1912 - J.P. Engelbrecht - Nairobi
Red Book 1919 - Veterinary Department - Stock Inspector - J.P. Engelbrecht
Hut - Stock Inspector.
Hut - J.P. Englebrecht 1922 Hoey's Bridge
Gazette - 26/9/1923 - Voters Register - Plateau North - J P Engelbrecht, Farmer, PO Kitale
Drumkey 1909 Directory of Residents - J.P. Englebracht, Athi River
Red 22 - J.P. Engelbrecht, Kitale AND J.P. Engelbrecht, Box 17, Eldoret
Land - 1907 - J.P. Engelbrecht - Grazing, 5000 acres, Athi River, 7-6-06, Registered 9-11-07
Advertiser - 20/8/1909 - Mr J.P. Engelbrecht of Lukenia has gone to Nakuru for 6 months.
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Uasin Gishu Plateau - J.P. Engelbrecht, Farm No. 97
Jacobus Paul - KR 3673 and Jacobus Pietes - KR 3971
Red Book 1912 - J.P. Engelbrecht - Naivasha
Gazette 2/4/1919 - Probate and Administration in respect of the estate of Capt. Jacobus Paulus Engelbrecht (Junior) late of Eldoret who died at Lindi on 8/12/1918. Applied for by Jacobus Paulus Engelbrecht (Senior) of Eldoret.
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Plateau South - Jacobus P. Engelbrecht, Farm 1 Eldoret
Red Book 1919 - Uasin Gishu Gymkhana Club, Eldoret - Steward - J.P. Engelbrecht
Red 25 - J.P. Engelbrecht, Kitale.
Red 31 - J.P. Englebrecht, Rumuruti.
Hut - J.P. Englebrecht (Senr) 1908 Wetsenk, Lukenia.
Hut - J.P. Englebrecht 1929 Ol Arabel Rumuruti
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Uasin Gishu Voters Roll
EAS 20 May 1938 He fought in the Basuti War against the two native kings, Nabel and Mampor and this was before the days of long range gums. He fought in the Zulu War and the Boer War. They came to Kenya in 1908 and settled near Nakuru.So the children might continue their education (they now had a family of ten) Mrs Engelbrecht approached the government and a teacher was sent from Nairobi to help them. In this way was the foundation laid for the Nakuru school. Later they moved to Eldoret and at the end of the Great War, when Engelbrecht returned to Eldoret, the Eldoret school was started. After trying Australia, they returned and settled for a while in Laikipia then later went back to Eldoret.
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