William James TUTCHER [1868-1920] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

William James TUTCHER [1868-1920]

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Submitted by rwjbristol on Mon, 2012-04-30 17:39
Names
Given: 
William James
Family: 
Tutcher
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1868-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Bristol
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
c.1920-04-05 (Month, Day are approximate)

William James Tutcher (married to Elizabeth) was Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens in about 1910 and died 1920 buried in Happy Valley Cemetary. His wife Elizabeth was headmistress of Belilios School and died in Scotland in 1947. In 1920 they lived at number 1 Peak Road (now number 1 Old Peak Road we think). We are keen to know when they were married and whether in Hong Kong or the UK. They had no children.

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Submitted by Christine Thomas on Wed, 2012-09-26 03:42.

Hi, The story of this gentleman's life formed part of a talk/presentation that I gave at the Who Do You Think You Are Live Event at Olympia in February.  I am giving the same talk again on November 3rd. 2012 for the Friends of the HK Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in London.  

Submitted by Christine Thomas on Mon, 2012-11-05 18:17.

Many thanks to the appreciative audience who came to my talk at the RAS in London on 3rd. November.  It was wonderful being able to include personal family snippets about William - it was all I could do to hold the tears back at that point!

Submitted by pitt@btinternet.com on Tue, 2012-11-06 06:03.

We came across this tonight and were so annoyed to see that we have missed your talk by a few days.  I am doing a one name study on the TUTCHER family.  Is it possible to see a copy of your talk we would be most interested.  I expect you are aware that his brother also spent time at Kew Gardens.  We have got this line of the Tutchers back to about 1760.  Happy to share information with you if you are interested.

Jennifer Pitt

Submitted by CHRIS MADDEN on Sun, 2013-05-19 00:01.

Hello, I have an old telescope for sale which has two paper labels on it which are typed, 'W.J.Tutcher, Hongkong Civil Service'.

Submitted by annpake on Thu, 2020-02-27 00:50.

Birth 1868 Baptism 22 January 1868 Shirehampton St Mary Bristol

Death  1920 age 52 (from headstone)

Probate Records Death William James Tutcher of Victoria Hong Kong 5  April 1920 in Hong Kong

His wife was Elizabeth Aikman born 1863 Coldingham Berwickshire Scotland and buried in Duns Berwickshire. She died 20 April 1947 aged 83. Her husband is named on her grave stone.

Elizabeth Aikman married William James Tutcher  in Duns Berwickshire in 1891

Submitted by vanesther on Wed, 2021-03-03 12:16.

Hello everyone! I am from the Friends of Hong Kong Cemetery. From our observation, the Tutcher grave requires some cleaning. This will prevent the grave from damages and deterioration in the future. I would like to leave a message here, hoping that this will draw the attention to any descendants or friends of the Tutcher family. If you happened to be one of them or you knew them, please contact the Friends of Hong Kong Cemetery at contactfohkc@gmail.com or drop us a message at our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofhongkongcemetery/ Thank you.