Hans KIAER (aka Hans Kioer) [????-1884] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Hans KIAER (aka Hans Kioer) [????-1884]

Names
Given: 
Hans
Family: 
Kiaer
Alias / nickname: 
Hans Kioer
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Death
Date: 
1884-06-28
Cause of death: 
Suicide

A merchant & broker (Probably born in Denmark c.1850 and a relative of Hans Christian Andersen), Count Hans Kioer/Kiaer was married in Hong Kong in 1876 to Emily Charlotte Brereton (a daughter of William Henry Brereton- a lawyer in HK http://gwulo.com/node/21937). Their only child a son died in infancy, and apparantly, Hans Kioer/Kiaer committed suicide soon after, when his business failed. He is buried in Hong Kong.

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From http://gwulo.com/node/8739:

08---/02/02- HANS KIAER/ Died/ 28th June 1884./ 'I will give thee rest.'#4718