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Abesser Paul

Submitted by christoph on Thu, 2013-03-28 16:26
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1883
Places shown in this photo: 
Hong Kong Cemetery [????- ]

Paul Abesser - he was born in Schwerin and died 1883 in Hong Kong. His grave can be found in the Happy Valley Protestant Cemetery; # 08---/04/03:

Hier ruhet/ PAUL ABESSER/ Geboren den 30 December 1854/ zu Schwerin/ Gestorben den 19 July 1883.

Dorinda Sara JONES (née LEE, aka Dora) [1865-1900] Hong Kong Cemetery plot 18---/08/08

Submitted by Lee-Jones Resea... on Mon, 2012-12-10 01:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2011
Places shown in this photo: 
Hong Kong Cemetery [????- ]

Dora (nee Lee) Jones (born Wexford, Ireland) was the wife of John William Lee-Jones (born Chester, UK). They had two children: Kathleen Lee Jones (1887-approx 1970) born Hong Kong; Reginald Wynne Lee Jones (1890-1940) born Chester, UK. John first went to Hong Kong as a school master and spoke Cantonese and passed the Bar in England (Oct 1896)and became a lawyer with the Hong Kong Supreme Court.  Dora married John 30 Dec 1886 at Hong Kong St John's Cathederal.

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