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Name: JENNINGS, George Percy (Capt.)

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1876 at Clee Hall, Weelsby, Grimsby

Death Date: 28 Jan 1935 Masindi, Uganda

First Date: 1912

Profession: Planter

Area: Songhor, 'Highfield' Kiminini

Married: In Nairobi 11 Nov 1913 Ethel Mary Florence 'Daisy' Webb b. 25 Dec 1893 Tilbury, Essex, d. Dec 1987 Melbourne, Australia. She later married James Smith (1884-1960)

Children: Harold Percy (15 Mar 1914 Nairobi-1 Oct 1979 Southampton); Sheila Ida (married Peter Raymond Smith, son of David Smith, at Makuyu 17 Jan 1953) (8 Aug 1930 Kitale- 13 June 1975 Melbourne, Australia)

Book Reference: KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, Ruiru, Gazette, Barnes

General Information:

Red 22 - Capt. G.P. Jennings, "Kapgora", P.O. Kibigori
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Kiambu - G.P. Jennings, Nadarugu [sic] Estate
A Boer War soldier, he returned to Lincolnshire in 1902, and went to BEA on 18 Dec 1912.
Gazette - 29/10/1919 - Register of Voters - Kikuyu - George Percy Jennings, Capt. Retired, Planter, Ndarugu Heights, PO Chania Bridge and Ethel Mary Florence Jennings, Married, Ndarugu Heights, PO Chania Bridge
Barnes - Founder Member of Lodge Ruiru - George Jennings was a farmer at Kiminini, Kitale
Red 25 has Capt. G.P. Jennings, P.O. Kibigori.
Red 31 - G.P. Jennings, Highfield, Kiminini. #
Hut - Capt. G.P. Jennings, 1922 Kapgora Kibigori, Kisumu.
Hut also - G.M. 'Monty' Jennings 1930 Highfield Kiminini.
Hut - Capt. G.P. Jen 1919 Ndarugu Heights Thika
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Trans Nzoia Voters List expunged - farmer, Kitale
Barnes - Originally farming at Ndarugu Heights, Thika, he moved to  Kisumu in 1922, and then to Kiminini. Kitale, in 1930.

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