Kowloon Tong properties in the Jurors Lists
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I have compiled a list of addresses in Kowloon Tong that are mentioned in the Jurors Lists between 1925-1935. Currently, my list only contains the relevant address, the year in which that address was first mentioned in the Jurors List, and who the occupant was for that year (occasionally I have also identified the person's position). If a particular address is missing from my list, it is because I did not see it anywhere in the Jurors Lists for that 10-year period (but feel free to let me know if you find one that I missed, or notice any mistakes). I have not included addresses on Waterloo Road at this stage. I hope to add more details to this list later, time permitting. Several of the names are mentioned at least twice, as people seem to have changed address quite frequently within the development in the early years.
Kent Road First mentioned Occupant
2 1931 Witchell, G.B.
3 1931 Pinguet, P.M.
4 1931 Pinguet, A.R.
5 1932 Dangerfield, L.
7 1931 Wong, J.C.L.
9 1932 Houghton, S.J.
10 1934 Striker, A.V.
14 1935 Forder, G.
15 1934 Winter, J.B.
17 1932 Gittins, W.M.
18 1935 Stephenson, E.
19 1935 Dreyer, H.
23 1935 Dudman, W.F.
29 1932 Strafford, C. Manager, CLP
Devon Road First mentioned Occupant
1 1933 Tan, K.T. Manager, Paramount Films
6 1931 Leitao, E.I.R.
7 1931 Rapley, F.L.
9 1933 Basto, C.H. Architect, Little, Adams & Wood
18 1932 Tang, E.H.
Somerset Road First mentioned Occupant
2 1935 Muskett, W.H.B.
6 1935 Berruex, M.
10 1935 da Roza, E.A.
14 1931 Jeffreys, A.C.
20 1931 Un Hew-Fan
22 1930 de Carvalho, Marcus Antonio Assistant, Botelho Bros.
24 1931 Pinguet, E.L.
Suffolk Road First mentioned Occupant
2 1933 Treskin, Vladimir Bitzer & Co
3 1933 Landsbert, Albert Leslie Elec. Eng’r, Reiss, Massey & Co
4 1933 Yuen Wei-Yang Manager, China Can Co.
12 1935 Mackenzie, A.
Dorset Crescent First mentioned Occupant
1 1933 da Roza, E.D. Accountant, Lowe, Bingham & Matthews; and
da Roza, E.A. Assistant, Arnhold & Co.
2 1932 de Carvaiho, A.C.H. Assistant, G.U. da Roza
3 1931 Lawson, James W. Assistant Sup’t Engineer, Jardines
5 1931 da Roza, Alfred W. Principal, Roza Bros
8 1931 Curtis, W.S.V. Electrical Engineer, Duro Pump & Eng. Co.
Cumberland Rd First mentioned Occupant
1 1930 Kew, A.J.
2 1934 Murray, G.R. Meter Sup’t, CLP
6 1932 Lo, Ming-Yue
8 1933 Shim, R.
18 1934 Osmund, L.A. & Silva, J.M.
21 1935 Zimmern, W.A.
22 1930 Dodd, R.V.
23 1931 de Sousa, M.A.
30 1931 Percy, V.
37 1933 Cave, L.J.
49 1931 Basto, Antonio H. Architect, Rayen & Basto
53 1935 Buehner, W.A.
55 1934 Percy, V.
Stafford Road First mentioned Occupant
1 1932 Wong, P.S.
6 1933 Lam, W.Y.
10 1933 Lai, I.T.
12 1933 Knight, T.L.
14 1931 Ribeiro, L.M.V.
17 1933 Chung, S.K.
21 1931 Vieira, B.S.
25 1933 Chen, C.H.
29 1934 Simmonds, E.W.C.
Norfolk Road First mentioned Occupant
2 1931 Jones, J.R.
3 1930 Knight, T.L.
6 1933 Lay, Kam-Fat
7 1930 Hall, George A.V. Architect, Hall & Hall
8 1932 Bond, Charles Manager, Gande, Price & Co.
York Road First mentioned Occupant
1 1931 Landsbert, Albert Leslie
2 1930 de Figueiredo (Jr & Sr), E.J. Merchants, Hughes & Hough
3 1932 Hellwig, A.
5 1931 Labrum, G.B. Printer, Ye Olde Printerie
6 1930 Barretto, C.A. & F.A.
7 1930 Starling, Jex
8 1933 Mackenzie, A.
9 1934 Tinson, A.C.
11 1931 Ho, War-Tong Compradore, American Milk Products Co.
Lincoln Road First mentioned Occupant
6 1931 Williams, W.G. Travel Representative, American Express
7 1935 Wong, J.C.L.
Rutland Quadrant First mentioned Occupant
2 1934 de Figueiredo, G.A.
4 1931 Bernardo, Joaquin N. Assistant, Jardines
5 1931 Sequeira, A.D.
7 1932 dos Anjos Lopes, A.
Essex Crescent First mentioned Occupant
2 1932 da Roza, G.U.
8 1935 Rocha, C.L.
10 1935 Howard, H.J.
13 1932 Harrison, C.G.
14 1932 Greenwood, S.
16 1933 Kam, M.W. James
20 1934 Pooler, John
22 1931 Gittins, W.M.
Earlier references to Kowloon Tong residents in Jurors Lists (where full street address not given)
“Fernandez Bungalow” 1923-1933+ Fernandez, Menino Liquidator, HK Mercantile Co. (from 1925-29, Sharebroker at M. Fernandez)
(‘Old Kowloon Tong’ in 1933 JL)
No. 6, Kowloon Tong 1927 Bond, Charles Manager, Gande, Price & Co. (living at No. 106 in 1928-29; 8 Norfolk Rd in 1932)
No. 9 1928 da Roza, Eduarte Accountant, Lowe, Bingham & Matthews (living at No. 285 in 1929)
1929 Figueiredo, Eduardo Jose (Jnr.) Assistant, Hughes & Hough (living at 2 York Rd in 1930)
No. 11 1929-30 Ramsay, William Lysaught Assistant, Lane, Crawford Ltd
No. 12 1927 Soltau, Bernhard Assistant, Carl Bodiker & Co.
No. 14 1928 Tsang, Yung-fook Merchant, Oriental Commercial Co.
No. 19 1930 Bernardo, Joahim Natividade Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.
No. 20 1929-30 Sequeira, Augusto Dario Assistant, Standard Oil Co. (living at 5 Rutland Quadrant in 1931)
No. 35 1928-30 Ham, Charles Rutherford Chun Assistant, S. T. Williamson
No. 37 1929-30 Basto, Antonio Hermenegildo (see below)
No. 39 1927-28 Treskin, Wladimir Engineer, Carl Bodiker & Co. (living at 2 Suffolk Rd in 1933)
No. 40 1929-30 O’Brien, John Henry Assistant, J. M. Rocha & Co.
No. 41 1928 Rosario, Fernando Antonio Maria Clerk, H.K. Electric Co.
No. 43 1930 Gascon, Antonio Merchant, Gascon Motor Co.
No. 44 1929-30 Peters, William Henry Stenographer, Canadian Pacific S.S., Ltd
No. 45 1929 Lin, Tiemmu K. General Manager, Industrial & Commercial Bank
No. 59 1930-32 da Cruz, Florencio Maria Assistant, Hongkong & Shanghai Hotel Ltd
No. 61 1928 Ahwee, Henry William Merchant, Colonial Commercial Engineering Co.
No. 64 1929 Kew, Arthur James Assistant, Andersen, Meyer & Co. (living at 1 Cumberland Rd in 1930)
No. 67 1928 Basto, Antonio Hermenegildo Architect, Raven & Basto (living at 49 Cumberland Rd in 1931)
No. 81 1930 Spradbery, Ernest Joseph James Assistant, HK. Rope Manufacturing Co.
No. 90 1929 Barretto, Carlos Augusto Nederlandsche Indische Handelsbank
Barretto, Frederico Alberto Maria Clerk, Nederlandsche Indische Handelsbank (living at 6 York Rd in 1930)
No. 104 1928-30 Vieira, Bernardino Senna Assistant, Dodwell & Co. (living at 21 Stafford Rd in 1931)
No. 105 1927 Un, Hew-fan Secretary, Bank of Canton (living at 20 Somerset Rd in 1931)
No. 106 1928-30 Bond, Charles Manager, Gande, Price & Co. (see above)
No. 110 1929-30 Gutierrez, Joao Jose Bookkeeper, The Bank Line Ltd.
No. 112 1928 Hyndman, Henrique Antonio Clerk, Mercantile Bank of India
No. 120 1930-31 Remedios, Oscar Peter Office Assistant, China Light & Power Co. (1918) Ltd
Witchell, George Bernard Engineer, W.S. Bailey & Co.
No. 121 1929-30 Ribeiro, Lucio Maria Vieira Clerk, Mercantile Bank of India (living at 14 Stafford Rd in 1931)
No. 123 1927 Lai, Im-to Manager, Oriental Commercial Co. (living at No. 209 in 1928-29 and 10 Stafford Rd in 1933)
No. 126 1927 Chan, Kwai-ping Bookkeeper, Kowloon Tong and New Territories Development Co. (working for HK Excavation, Pile Driving & Construction Co. by 1928)
No. 143 1927 & 1929 da Silva, Ricardo Crescencio Assistant, H. M. H. Nemazee
1930 Gittins, William Minto Electrical Engineer, W. Jack & Co.
No. 147 1928 Leitao, Edwardo Ignacio Read Assistant, China Underwriters, Ltd (living at No. 267 in 1929 and 6 Devon Rd in 1932)
No. 151 1929-30 Mackenzie, John Murdo Stenographer, Marine Dept., Canadian Pacific S. S., Ld.
No. 153 1928-30 Soo, Beng-tan Merchant, Oriental Commercial Co.
No. 163 1928-30 Basto, Carlos Henrique Principal, Little, Adams & Wood (name anglicised to Charles Henry by 1930) (see above; living at 9 Devon Rd in 1933)
No. 170 1928 Urquhart, Alexander Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.
No. 204 1928 da Silva, Ricardo Crescencio (see above)
No. 209 1928-29 Lai, Im-to Manager, Oriental Commercial Co. (see above)
1930 Gan, Chu-liat Managing Director, Oriental Commercial & Co.
No. 211 1929 Dangerfield, Lewis Andrew Accountant, P. M. Pinguet & Co. (living at 5 Kent Rd in 1932)
Saenger, William Assistant, Keller, Kern & Co.
No. 213 1929-30 Pinguet, Ernest Lewis Assistant, P.M. Pinguet & Co. (living at 24 Somerset Rd in 1931)
No. 215 1928-29 Un, Hew-fan (see above)
No. 222 1929-30 Franco, Francisco Maria Jr. Clerk, Messageries Maritimes
No. 230 1929-30 de Carvalho, Fernao Henrique Shipping Clerk, Andersen, Meyer & Co.
No. 231 1930 Pinguet, Paul Maurice Merchant (see below)
No. 232 1930 Saenger, Willy Assistant, Keller, Kern & Co., Ltd. (see above)
No. 233 1930 Wong, James Chang Ling Assistant Engineer, Holts Wharf
No. 236 1930 Robinson, William George Assistant, Alex. Ross & Co., (China), Ltd.
No. 251 1930 Castro, Antoine Piu Assistant, Standard Oil Co.
No. 252 1930 Castro, Egydio Maria Henrickson Assistant, HK Rope Factory
No. 256 1930 Xavier, Paulo Maria Clerk, C. E. Warren & Co.
No. 257 1930 Harper, Wallace Managing Director
No. 258 1930 Labrum, Victor Charles Master Printer, Labrum Ltd
No. 263 1929-32 Smith, Arthur William Purchasing Manager, Hongkong & Shanghai Hotel Ltd
No. 267 1929-30 Leitao, E.I.R. (see above)
No. 285 1929 da Roza, Eduarte Duarte (see above)
No. 286 1930 da Roza, Alfred William Exchange Broker, Roza Bros.
No. 288 1931 da Roza, Edward Albert Assistant, Reiss, Massey & Co.
No. 303 1930 Lopes, Secundio Antonio Chief Clerk, HK Tramway Co.
No. 305 1930 Curtis, Walter Shillito Vaughan Electrical Engineer, Duro Pump & Engineering Co.
No. 323-4 1929 Shank, Edward Dean Architect, HK Excavation, Pile Driving & Construction Co.
No. 324 1930 Ribeiro, Julio Carmo Vieira Merchant, Maxim & Co.
No. 328 1929 Pinguet, Paul Maurice Merchant, P.M. Pinguet & Co. (living at No. 231 in 1930, then at 3 Kent Rd in 1931)
No. 334 1930 Osmund, Alberto Jose Assistant, Standard Oil Co.
Kowloon Tong addresses prior to 1930
Until 1930, the Jurors Lists referred to addresses in Kowloon Tong simply by a number, e.g. "106 Kowloon Tong" without a street name, probably because it was still a new development. I am not sure what the number referred to (perhaps the developer's original site plan?), but it does not seem to be the official lot number (e.g. N.K.I.L. 786). The numbers given in the 1927-1930 Jurors Lists range from 6 to 334 Kowloon Tong, whereas the official lot numbers (as viewed on a 1934 plan of the Kowloon Tong development) range from N.K.I.L. 683 to N.K.I.L. 926. In the 1930 Jurors List, numbered street addresses began to be used for some Kowloon Tong residents (e.g. 1 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong), but not others. Over the next few years, the Jurors Lists became more precise, and by 1933, numbered street addresses were used almost exclusively (for Kowloon Tong, at least).
One property that seems to have pre-dated the Kowloon Tong Garden Estate development was the 'Fernandez Bungalow', residence of Menino Fernandez from 1923 to at least 1933. Menino Fernandez was working as a liquidator for HK Mercantile Co. in 1923/24, and then as a self-employed sharebroker from 1925. No number or street address is given for his bungalow, but the 1933 Jurors List refers to it as being in 'Old Kowloon Tong'.