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I am following a cold (extinct?) trail of the Mostyns of Talacre, North Wales. The 11th Baronet, Sir Pyers George Joseph Mostyn was forced to sell the family home to offset overwhelming death duties, the result of two deaths within 5 years.
Sir Pyers moved to Waraza farm, Naromoru, near Nanuki in or soon after 1920. He was tragically killed in 1937, apparently by a rogue horse. His son, Sir Pyers Edward Mostyn, born 1928 became the 12th Baronet. He was killed in 1955 during practice for the East African Safari Rally and his grave is in Malindi. The title reverted to a 'collateral' branch of the family back in the UK. The Mostyns of Talacre are staunch Roman Catholics.
I am writing a history of the Talacre Estate and I would be most grateful for any personal anecdotes or information
regarding the whereabouts of any Mostyn memorabilia. The Vistorian Mansion and splendid pleasure gardens still exist, though in a parlous state, but there is little material relating to the people. I wonder if some of it was taken out to Kenya.
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