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Thomas MCCLATCHIE [1813-1885]

Submitted by eurasian_david on Sun, 2020-12-13 07:36
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
McClatchie
Given: 
Thomas
Birth
Date: 
1813-06-09
Death
Date: 
1885-06-04

He was the Irish curate of Midsomer Norton in Somerset Coalfield, who went to Shanghai with the Reverend George Smith (later Bishop of Victoria in Hong Kong 1849) in 1844 as one of the founders of Church Missionary Society work in China. He became a canon of St John's Cathedral in Hong Kong and later at the Holy Trinity Cathedral at Shanghai. He came with his family and served nearly forty years in China before retiring in 1882. Several of his children stayed on in China.

Birthplace (country): 
Ireland
Tags: 
St John Cathedral
canon
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Shanghai
missionary
Scholar
Church Missionary Society

Frederick Charles CLEMO [1897-1975]

Submitted by David on Sun, 2019-05-19 11:55
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Clemo
Given: 
Frederick Charles
Birth
Date: 
c.1897-12-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Newry, County Down
Death
Date: 
c.1975-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

The earliest mentions of F C Clemo are in the Jurors Lists.

1921-23:

Birthplace (country): 
Ireland

Florence Edith Entwhistle PILE (née BOND) [1876-1969]

Submitted by Peter Flynn on Mon, 2018-10-01 04:35
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Pile
Given: 
Florence Edith Entwhistle
Maiden: 
Bond
Birth
Date: 
1876-11-25
Birthplace (town, state): 
Rathgar, Dublin
Death
Date: 
1969-09-10
Cause of death: 
Unknown

Married Arthur George Pile (Canonbury, London) 1903-08-22 and emigrated to Hong Kong. Left him and emigrated to Canada 1924 with their youngest son 

Birthplace (country): 
Ireland

Brabazon Henry Collis HALLOWES [1884-1958]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2018-09-25 12:00
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Hallowes
Given: 
Brabazon Henry Collis
Birth
Date: 
1884-01-31
Birthplace (town, state): 
Dublin
Death
Date: 
c.1958-08-01 (Day is approximate)
Birthplace (country): 
Ireland
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Ida Florence ANDREWS-LEVINGE (née LEVINGE) [1892-1965]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2018-06-05 14:37
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Andrews-Levinge
Given: 
Ida Florence
Maiden: 
Levinge
Birth
Date: 
1892-06-16
Birthplace (town, state): 
Athlone, Westmeath
Death
Date: 
1965-11-23
Birthplace (country): 
Ireland
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp

Thomas Francis O'SULLIVAN [1896-c.1930]

Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 2017-06-19 15:55
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
O'Sullivan
Given: 
Thomas Francis
Birth
Date: 
1896-01-19
Birthplace (town, state): 
Newmarket, Cork
Death
Date: 
c.1930-05-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Thomas Francis O'Sullivan was a former bailiff of the Supreme Court who vanished in May 1930. The circumstances of his disappearance were never clarified, but he was eventually declared dead. He was married with three daughters and one son. He was probably of Irish nationality.

Birthplace (country): 
Ireland

William LYSAUGHT [1836-1910]

Submitted by David on Thu, 2016-08-25 17:36
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Lysaught
Given: 
William
Birth
Date: 
c.1836-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Newmarket, County Cork
Death
Date: 
1910-06-21

His death was reported in The Hong Kong Telegraph, 1910-06-24, page 12:

Birthplace (country): 
Ireland

Ernest Hillas WILLIAMS [1899-1965]

Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 2015-11-30 23:02
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Williams
Given: 
Ernest Hillas
Birth
Date: 
c.1899-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Death
Date: 
1965-01-01

Ernest Hillas Williams was from a Church of Ireland family from Cork (Eire). He entered the Colonial Civil Service as an administrator, eventually becoming Puisne Judge and then Assistant Attorney General.

He was a sergeant in the HKVDC, imprisoned first in Shamshuipo and then Innoshima Camp (Japan).

After the war he became Chief Justice of the British Borneo Territories.

Birthplace (country): 
Ireland
Tags: 
HKVDC
POW

Alfred Herbert CROOK [1873-1955]

Submitted by Richard Muirhead on Mon, 2015-05-11 17:44
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Crook
Given: 
Alfred Herbert
Birth
Date: 
c.1873-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Birthplace (town, state): 
Dublin
Death
Date: 
c.1955-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

I am looking for biographical details and place of death of Mr Alfred H.Crook, who I know lived in Hong Kong in 1909 and was living in London in 1953.

Birthplace (country): 
Ireland
Tags: 
Crook
Hong Kong
London

William Henry BRERETON [1824-1887]

Submitted by Brereton_84 on Thu, 2014-10-16 19:40
Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Male
Names
Family: 
Brereton
Given: 
William Henry
Birth
Date: 
1824-05-26
Birthplace (town, state): 
Dublin
Death
Date: 
1887-10-24
Cause of death: 
Brights Disease
 
William Henry Brereton QC (born Dublin & died at his home on Mount Gough, The Peak, Hong Kong 24 Oct 1887) was buried in Happy Valley cemetery. He was the only son of Francis Frederick Brereton (Solicitor of Dublin) & was baptised in St. Mary's, Dublin on 23 July 1824 (his birth date is given as 26 May 1824).  The  Death Notice in The China Mail 25 Oct 1887 gives his age as 59.
Birthplace (country): 
Ireland

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