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Kenya became a free country in 1963. In 1964, Kenya became a republic and was renamed the Republic of Kenya. The official languages are English and Swahili. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kenya," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#British_Kenya_(1888%E2%80%931962), accessed 22 July 2019.</ref> | Kenya became a free country in 1963. In 1964, Kenya became a republic and was renamed the Republic of Kenya. The official languages are English and Swahili. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kenya," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#British_Kenya_(1888%E2%80%931962), accessed 22 July 2019.</ref> | ||
To learn about colonial Kenya, you may want to read | To learn about colonial Kenya, you may want to read [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/55563?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''The making of mission communities in East Africa : Anglicans and Africans in colonial Kenya, 1875-1935''] or [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/59571?availability=HSB%20(Headquarters%20Storage%20Building) Origins of European settlement in Kenya]. | ||
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| [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?country=kenya~africa&datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptismsBritish Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Kenya] at | | [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?country=kenya~africa&datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptismsBritish Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Kenya] at FindMyPast - index and images ($) | ||
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| Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers. | | Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers. | ||
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| [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?country=kenya~africa&datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Kenya] at | | [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?country=kenya~africa&datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Kenya] at FindMyPast - index and images ($) | ||
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| British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea | | British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea | ||
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| [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?country=kenya~africa&datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Kenya] at | | [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?country=kenya~africa&datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Kenya] at FindMyPast - index and images ($) | ||
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| Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea. | | Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea. | ||
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| [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&country=kenya British Civil Service Evidence Of Age] at | | [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&country=kenya British Civil Service Evidence Of Age] at FindMyPast - index ($) | ||
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German Protectorate (1885-1888)[edit | edit source]
The colonization of Kenya began with Germany instituting a protectorate over the Sultan of Zanzibar's coastal possessions in 1885. When the Imperial British East Africa Company arrived in 1888, war was prevented when Germany ceded its coastal holdings to Britain in 1890. [1]
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British Colonization (1888-1963)[edit | edit source]
Kenya became a free country in 1963. In 1964, Kenya became a republic and was renamed the Republic of Kenya. The official languages are English and Swahili. [2]
To learn about colonial Kenya, you may want to read The making of mission communities in East Africa : Anglicans and Africans in colonial Kenya, 1875-1935 or Origins of European settlement in Kenya.
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Kenya at FindMyPast - index and images ($) | 1821-2005 | Births and baptisms | English | Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers. |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Kenya at FindMyPast - index and images ($) | 1849-1996 | Banns and marriages | English | British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Kenya at FindMyPast - index and images ($) | 1849-2005 | Deaths and burials | English | Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea. |
| British Civil Service Evidence Of Age at FindMyPast - index ($) | 1827-1930 | Civil Service applications and paperwork | English | Individuals who worked for, or applied to join, the British Civil Service. |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kenya," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#British_Kenya_(1888%E2%80%931962), accessed 22 July 2019.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kenya," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya#British_Kenya_(1888%E2%80%931962), accessed 22 July 2019.