Thomas KNOX [c.1884-1944] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Thomas KNOX [c.1884-1944]

Names
Given: 
Thomas
Family: 
Knox
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1884-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1944-12-13

DoB from John Black's list, which gives Mr Knox's occupation in 1941 as "watchman".

Eric MacNider wrote that Mr Knox had been with the China Maritime Customs. There is a 'T. Knox / 诺士' in the CMC staff lists. It says he joined in Oct 1908 as "Watcher", and left in July 1934 from Shanghai. At that time his position was "Tidesurveyor, B (on sick leave)", and it notes he was invalided out of the organisation.

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Passenger List 24 April 1926 UK to Hong Kong

Thomas Knox 42 customs officer UK address 5 Lett Road Stratford Essex (now in Greater London)

Jessie Knox 34

William Knox 10

Douglas Knox 9

Foreign and Overseas Registers

Thomas Knox died  13 December 1944 at Tweed Bay Hospital cause of death bronchitis

Passenger List Liverpool to Hong Kong 1946

Jessie Knox age 54 nurse [dob abt 1892]

Burial Index Gwulo

37---/02/13- In loving memory of / our mother / Jessie Knox / who passed away on / 19th May 1966 aged 73 years / /always in our thoughts

Thomas Knox made a will 19 October 1943 which was probated 18 November 1946. Jessie Knox was the sole executrix.

In her will Jessie Knox mentions her sons William Thomas Knox and Douglas Haig Knox Carl Smith Card 116345

William Thomas Knox born 28 October 1915 Foo Chow Corporal HKVDC (Japanese Index Cards)

UK Death Index William Thomas Knox born 28 October 1915 died Maidstone Kent 1983

Douglas Haig Knox Number 1 Company HKVDC born 27 February 1917 in Foochow was naturalised 22 November 1977 in Auckland New Zealand and died there 14 September 2003. He is buried with wife Jessie Sophia Knox 26 May 1928 - 7 March 2012.