Herbert Richmond WELLS [1863-1950] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Herbert Richmond WELLS [1863-1950]

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Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2012-05-02 14:41
Names
Given: 
Herbert Richmond
Family: 
Wells
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1863-03-05
Birthplace (town, state): 
Geelong
Birthplace (country): 
Australia
Death
Date: 
1950-03-16
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by annpake on Wed, 2020-07-15 23:14.

Could this be him?

Carl Smith Card 151543

Herbert Richmond Wells died 16 March 1950 ... struck by tram car.... missionary and Chinese scholar...to China from Australia 1887... interned in Stanley.... Dean of Hop Yat Church and on teaching staff Queen's College..... leaves widow and 2 sons and 3 daughters in England ...

Births and Baptisms Australia

Herbert Richmond Wells born 5 March 1863 baptism 25 May 1863 Geelong Australia

Electoral Records

Living in Lewisham 1926 - 1934 with wife Eliza Wells nee Stewart

First wife Mary Elizabeth Mines Wells died 7 April 1903 and is buried in Happy Valley Hong Kong

Probate Records

Herbert Richmond Wells of 6 Gleneally Victoria Hong Kong died 16 March 1950 in Queen Mary Hospital Victoria Hong Kong. Administration to Eliza Wells widow

Find a Grave Happy Valley Hong Kong

Herbert Richmond Wells O B.E. age 87 of the London Missionary Society Hong Kong and South China age 87

 

Submitted by David on Thu, 2020-07-16 10:15.

That looks like the right man, as Barbara Anslow's diary records him giving a talk on 'Old Hong Kong'.

The list at https://gwulo.com/node/46226 has his occupation as 'insurance", but the age matches so I think it was a mistake.

Submitted by annpake on Thu, 2020-07-16 20:50.

The wife in the node 46226 shows his wife as Mrs E Wells which matches