Hi,
I have been researching the Pomeroy line. Katherine Pethick (Pomeroy) and husband Arthur Jobbins Pomeroy moved around a lot. Here is a summary:-
Arthur William Jobbins Pomeroy, born in India in 1891. After education in England and USA he took employment in the Colonial Service as a biologist in Nigeria and the then Gold Coast 1914 - 1931. During the First World War he saw service with the Nigerian Regiment in the Cameroons and in Dar es Salaam. There he was involved in a successful anti-mosquito campaign for which he was awarded a Military MBE. Married Katherine in 1919, and she accompanied him to Ghana. In 1931 he left Africa to live in Jamaica where he ran a market garden until his death in 1956. During WW2 he returned to England where we believe he served with the Royal Engineers, possibly attaining the rank of Major, but we have no confirmation of this.
Katherine had 2 children both born in UK, *, and *. They accompanied her to Ghana and Jamaica, there * married someone called Moseley (no further details) while * ran a Flower Shop and later became involved in a Pomeroy's Department Store, Kingston. Katherine became something of a celebrety, publishing a book on Gardening in the Tropics. She survived her husband and presumably died in Jamaica.
There is a lot more. If you are interested please contact me direct at (*). John
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