William Mitchell THOMSON [1859-1901] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

William Mitchell THOMSON [1859-1901]

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Submitted by David on Mon, 2014-05-12 10:59
Names
Given: 
William Mitchell
Family: 
Thomson
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1859-10-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Weymouth, Dorset
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
c.1901-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

He appears in the Jurors lists for 1898, 1899, and 1900:

c Thomson William Mitchell Caretaker Golf Ground       Morrison Hill Road  

That would have been the golf course inside the Happy Valley Racecourse.

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Submitted by seemex on Thu, 2020-07-30 07:06.

William died in Hong Kong in 1901 at the age of 42. His wife Harriet is also believed to have passed away in China. They were buried at Happy Valley Cemetery in Hong Kong but both their graves were scheduled to be exhumed about 1975 as shown in the Hong Kong Government Gazette No. 48/1975 Remains were to be moved to the Ossuary

 

The original graves were Harriet: # 6336 Section 4 and William: #6475, Section 2

Submitted by annpake on Sun, 2020-08-09 18:37.

Birth registered Quarter 4 1859 Weymouth Dorset

Marriage Record 11 January 1890 St Thomas Church Woolwich

William Mitchell (sic) Thompson age 20 corporal Royal Engineers  to Harriet Caroline White age 19 spinster. Groom's father Mitchell (sic) Thompson  Sergeant  engineer Hampshire Militia

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Death William Mitchell Thompson 1901 Hong Kong

Death Harriet Caroline Thompson nee White 1900 Hong Kong