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Name: LAIGHT, Brandon (Rev.)

Birth Date: 21.8.1870 Alcester, Warwickshire

Death Date: 5.4.1937 Snape, Suffolk

Nationality: British

First Date: 1900

Profession: CMS missionary at Giriama

Area: Giriama, Frere Town, Mutira

Married: In Mombasa 8.4.1902 Margaret Critchley b. 5 May 1872 Chorley, Lancs., d. 10 June 1947 Chorley

Children: Brandon (25 Oct 1904 Alcester-16 Aug 1961); Irene Emmaline (1.4.1905 Freretown-17 Mar 1973 New Zealand);; John Critchley (6 Sep 1907 Leyland, Lancs.-1991 Chelmsford); Kenneth Gordon (20.12.1909 Machakos, bapt Mombasa 27.1.1910); dau G. E. (1903); Frank Livingstone (16 Sep 1911 Kabete); May (Salter) (30 May 1913 Nyeri-23 Mar 1976 New Zealand)

Book Reference: EAHB 1905, North, EA Diary 1903, Drumkey, EAHB 1906, CMS, EAHB 1904, EAHB 1907

General Information:

Drumkey 1909 - CMS Ukamba (Mukaa Hills) - Mr & Mrs B. Laight

CMS - 1900 - Age 30. Officer in Church Army. Evangelist on first CMS Van. 1895 Prep. Instn.; 1896 CM Coll.; 1897 training interrupted on medical grounds; 1899 training resumed; Dec 5 Accepted as Missionary CMS. 1900 Jan 25 Depart for E. Africa Mission - Mzizima. 1903 Mwaeba Hill. 1904 Feb 10 to England; Dec 12 to Giriama Country. Married 1902 April 8 Margaret Critchley.

North - Formerly Officer in Church Army; Mzizima on arrival in EA; Mwaeba Hill 1903; dep. for England 10/2/1904

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