William Francis FINCHER [1867-1938] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

William Francis FINCHER [1867-1938]

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Submitted by David on Mon, 2016-05-30 15:52
Names
Given: 
William Francis
Family: 
Fincher
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
c.1867-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Victoria
Birthplace (country): 
Australia
Death
Date: 
c.1938-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 131.

It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Police Constable No. 4 William Fincher to be an Inspector of Nuisances under section 9 of The Public Health Ordinance, No. 24 of 1887.

By Command,

T. Sercombe. Smith,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office, Hongkong, 25th March, 1898.

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Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2016-06-01 15:21.

Henry Ching writes:

William Francis Fincher was born in Victoria, Australia in 1867.  He married Elena Mow Fung, I think in Hong Kong – she also was born in Australia.  They had five children, of whom two died in infancy.  The other three were Edward (Teddy) who served in the HKVDC and was a POW in Japan, Ernest who was a bombardier in the HKVDC and was killed in action, and May who married A.E.P.Guest.   I believe William Fincher remained in the Sanitary Department for over 25 years after his appointment in 1898. He died in Hong Kong in 1938.