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Name: YATES, James Arthur
Birth Date: 1875 Liverpool, bapt. 30 Jan 1876
First Date: 1896
Profession: Head Clerk, Office of H.M. Commissioner and Commander in Chief, Seyidie Province.
Area: 1919 Juja Farm Ruiru
Married: In Nairobi 1909 Ellen Amelia Corke née Coulson b. Mazagon, Bombay 15.4.1865 (prev. m. to Henry Thomas Peter Corke 1859-1908)
Children: Eric James (22 Apr 1910 Nairobi-21 Nov 1944 Nyeri)
Book Reference: EAHB 1905, Hut, North, EAHB 1906, Gazette, EAHB 1904, EAHB 1907, KAD
General Information:
Gazette - 17/12/1902 - Plague compensation after bubonic plague in March 1902 - Rs 65
North - Uganda Railway, Eurasian Clerk - Member of proposed EA Volunteer Force 9/10/1896, Mombasa; Accounts Dept. Establishment Section 30/6/1898; Listed in Establishment Rolls under Accounts Dept. , Acting Accountant 30/6/1899; Travelling Inspector of Accounts, Chief Accountant's Office 30/9/1900; 1905 Head Clerk Commissioner's Office Seyidie District; Firearm registered at Mombasa 21/1/1905
EAHB 1907 - Secretariat Subordinate Staff - Head Clerk
KAD has a J. Yates at Kisii in 1922
Nanyuki cemetery Eric James Yates d, 21 Nov 1944 Nyeri (war grave)