Franciscus Hubertus Joseph Alphonsus LAFLEUR [1890-1946] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Franciscus Hubertus Joseph Alphonsus LAFLEUR [1890-1946]

Names
Given: 
Franciscus Hubertus Joseph Alphonsus
Family: 
Lafleur
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1890-03-10
Birthplace (town, state): 
Rotterdam
Birthplace (country): 
Death
Date: 
1946-01-21

Franciscus Hubertus Joseph Alphonsus Lafleur was born in Rotterdam, his father originated from Roermond, The Netherlands. He is shown in a 1918 photo of the Holland-China Trading Company Hong Kong Textile department. From 1915 to 1941, he was juror in Hong Kong. With his family, he was interned in Stanley Camp (as per Greg Leck, Captives of Empire). His wife was named Lily, "daughter of a mandarin", their daughter was Ah Kan (Mary) and their son Ah Tong.

Dutch Royal Library (delpher.nl) shows the 27 November 1943 Amerigoe di Curacao article "List of Dutch civilians interned in Stanley Camp Hongkong" "F.H.J.A. Lafleur, merchant, 51 y., J. Lafleur 12 y., Ms. M. Lafleur 11 y., Mrs. I. Lafleur, 41 y."

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Photos that show this person

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1918

Comments

Netherlands Birth Index confirms birth date

Carl Smith Card 117041

Removals RC Cemetery Happy Valley 1976

Francis Hubert Alfonso Lafleur buried 21 January 1946

Lily (sic) Lafleur born 17 September 1907 died 17 May 1982 Burial St Raphaels Cemetery Cheung Sha

Passenger List 1951 Hong Kong to London arriving 23 December 1951

Lilly Lafleur age 43 housewife address in UK 11 Kidborough Grove London S E 3

List Of Children in Stanley Camp

Mary Lafleur born 10 June 1931

Her brother is not listed in 1940-45 residents list

 

Many thanks Annpake,

I appreciate it you looked up these details! I also noticed that the son was missing in the Stanley Camp children's list, but as he is listed by a 1943 Dutch newspaper as well as by Greg Leck, the Children's list must be incomplete, or there is another reason. I don't know when the Children's list was made, perhaps the son did not survive camp.

Would Mary Lafleur still be alive I wonder...

Kind regards,

Pieter