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Eleanora Maria STANFORD [1871-1872]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Stanford
Given: 
Eleanora Maria
Birth
Date: 
1871-08-14
Death
Date: 
1872-06-24

"DEATH

6.30 A.M., 24th June, 1872, the beloved daughter of BENJAMIN and ELIZA STANFORD, aged 10 months and 10 days. Funeral will take place this evening."

Birthplace (country): 

Evelyn Mary ANDREWS (née MURRAY) [1905-1947]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Andrews
Given: 
Evelyn Mary
Maiden: 
Murray
Birth
Date: 
1905-10-01
Death
Date: 
1947-11-04
Birthplace (country): 

Amaro John REED [1865-1936]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Reed
Given: 
Amaro John
Birth
Date: 
1865-01-15
Death
Date: 
1936-01-31
Birthplace (country): 

Robert Cyril REED [1903-1969]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Reed
Given: 
Robert Cyril
Birth
Date: 
1903-03-18
Death
Date: 
1969-10-04
Other
Other reference: 
Shamshuipo

The above details on the birth and death dates of Robert Cyril Reed, uncle of Angela Niles, were supplied by eurasion_david, who kindly copied his obituary from the SCMP:

"EX-TEACHER DIES

Mr. Robert Cyril Reed, a long-time resident, died on Saturday. He was 66.

Mr Reed was a teacher at the Moral Training School in Kowloon Tong.

He was a keen follower of hockey, cricket and lawn bowls.

Birthplace (country): 

Sau-king YEUNG (aka 楊秀瓊, Yvonne TAN, YANG Xiuqiong) [1919-1982]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Yeung
Given: 
Sau-king
Alias / nickname: 
楊秀瓊, Yvonne TAN, YANG Xiuqiong
Birth
Date: 
1919-04-25
Birthplace (town, state): 
Tai Hang
Death
Date: 
1982-10-10
Cause of death: 
Fell from ladder at home

Yeung Sau-king (nicknamed "Mermaid") was a famous Hong Kong swimmer and Olympian who was active in the 1930s. She represented Hong Kong in two Chinese National Games (1933, 1935), and represented China in the 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games and 1936 Olympic Games. She broke multiple swimming records of Hong Kong, China and the Far East. She was a secret agent for China in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, and became a leader in life saving in the 1960s. There is a lot of false information about her on the internet based on untrue reports in 1940s tabloids.

Birthplace (country): 

Herbert John GROSE [1911-1980]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Grose
Given: 
Herbert John
Birth
Date: 
1911-11-06
Death
Date: 
1980-11-19
Birthplace (country): 

Dora ARMSTRONG / GLANVILLE (née HUMPHREYS) [1887-1962]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Armstrong / Glanville
Given: 
Dora
Maiden: 
Humphreys
Birth
Date: 
1887-09-24
Death
Date: 
1962-12-06

Entry in the list of Civilian Internees:

Glanville Mrs D 53 Housewife   4
Birthplace (country): 

Reuben ABRAHAM [c.1883-1948]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Abraham
Given: 
Reuben
Birth
Date: 
c.1883-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1948-03-11

Reuben is buried in Hong Kong Cemetery in plot 2J3.

According to the 1917 jurors list, he was a clerk at British American Tobacco Co. Ltd.

The 1922 and 1923 Jurors lists have him as a merchant at N.S. Moses & Co., located at 8 Torres Buildings.

A sailing manifest record in 1925 indicated him to be living at 4 Queens Road, HK.

A 1941 jurors list has him as a share broker at Tester & Abraham, which was his brother Ezra's company. He lived at 38 Kimberley Road Kowloon.

Birthplace (country): 

Joseph ABRAHAM (aka Joe) [1882-1944]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Abraham
Given: 
Joseph
Alias / nickname: 
Joe
Birth
Date: 
1882-10-31
Death
Date: 
1944-12-15

Joseph is buried in Hong Kong Cemetery Plot 2J2. He was either a bachelor or a widower by the time his mother died in 1929

Birthplace (country): 

Ezra ABRAHAM [c.1880-1956]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Abraham
Given: 
Ezra
Birth
Date: 
c.1880-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1956-12-17

Ezra is buried In Hong Kong Cemetery Plot 2H5, his wife Rose died on May 6 1969 age 86, is buried in plot 45/2/6.

According to the 1917 Jurors list, he was an assistant at Logan & Basto onIce House Street. The 1923 and 1923 Jurors list have him as a broker at Wright & Hornby and living at 4 Aimai Villas, Kowloon.

Birthplace (country): 

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