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Name: HOWITT, Thomas Henry

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Birth Date: 1875 Nottingham

Death Date: ?1942 Nottingham

First Date: 1904

Profession: Farmer

Area: 'Valley View Estate', Turbo Valley, 1922 Kitale, Drumkey - Kiambu

Married: In Derby 1904 Ellen Horne b. 1877 Burton upon Trent, Staffs., d. 1973 Derby

Book Reference: KAD, Red 25, Hut, Playne, Drumkey, Red 22, Land, EAHB 1906, AJ, Gazette, Leader14, Red Book 1912, North

War Service: 2nd Boer War - Brit. S.African Police

General Information:

Playne - Group photograph of the Colonists' Association of British East Africa (T. Howitt) 
Playne - Thembigwa Farm - The value of the timber industry is readily apparent at Thembigwa Farm, which Mr Thomas H. Howitt, who came from South Africa in 1904, now works in partnership with Mr S. Horne. One half of the 600 acres is devoted to timber mostly muhugu - known as sandal-wood - and the planting of timber is the aim for the future. For building purposes the native marothi is found to be very satisfactory and it was used for the dwelling-house. The dining-room, however, is constructed of a pink, soft sandstone peculiar to the farm. The roof of the house is made of muhugu shingles, hand-split. The whole of the buildings were erected by the two partners ......... There is another farm on the Rewera River, 3000 acres in extent, and situated on the Fort Hall Road about 18 miles from Nairobi. Messrs Howitt and Horne intend to plant sisal on this property.
Drumkey 1909 - Cattle Brand - E4H - T.H. Howit - Kiambu
Land - 1907 - T.H. Howitt - Grazing, 2827 acres, Reweru River, 30-5-04, Registered 24-10-07
Land - 1906 - T.H. Howitt - Building, 2 acres - Nairobi Hill - 25 years lease from 1/7/1904 - Registered 7/2/1906
Land - 1911 - Thos H. Howitt - Buildings, 7500 sq.ft. (Plot No. 1) - Londiani - 1/7/10 - Leasehold for 99 years from 1/7/10 - Registered 12/7/11
Agricultural Journal 1908 - Brands allotted and registered - T.H. Howitt, Kiambu - Kiambu E4H
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Kiambu - T.H. Howitt, Thembigwa, Kiambu
Leader 14 - Kiambu Association - President
Red Book 1912 - Committee Member - Nairobi Colonists' Association
mini-SITREP XII mentions a legendary tough old character Frank Heathcote Howitt [KR891] ?
Gazette - 26/9/1923 - Voters Register - Plateau North - Thomas Henry Howitt, Farmer, Soy and Ellen Howith, Eldoret
1911 England Census - in Cleethorpes, on a visit to England, planter BEA

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