Malcolm Struan TONNOCHY [1841-1882]
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I'm looking for photos of Malcolm Struan Tonnochy, to be used in the Central Police Station project. If you know of any, please could you let me know in the comments below?
He's of interest because he was the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol from 1876 til his death in 1882. He'd already been in Hong Kong for many years before that appointment. He was one of the first three Hong Kong cadets, arriving in Hong Kong in 1862. The other two were Cecil Clementi Smith and Walter Meredith Deane. (Source: Governing Hong Kong. Administrative officers from the Nineteenth Century to the handover, 1862-1977)
Tonnochy served in Legco several times: http://app.legco.gov.hk/member_front/english/library/member_detail.aspx?id=584
Dates of birth & death given by Shiona M. Airlie in the Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography.
His family tree is shown at: http://www.uk.mundia.com/gb/Tree/Family/14737939/154596693
There's also a more extensive family tree at: http://www.greynose.eclipse.co.uk/genes/public/tonnochy/tonnochy_public.htm
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It's a pity that WM Deane didn't make it into the Dictionary of HK Biography. He was a much more interesting, longer-serving and successful character than Tonnochy. Perhaps in the next edition...