Ugo Gonella was an architect in partnership with Ernest Manning Hazeland. Together they formed the company Hazeland & Gonella. Ugo Gonella appears in Tony Lam's list of accredited Hong Kong architects. St Margaret's Church at the bottom of Broadwood Road was his unique project. Ugo married Grace Thereza Murray, one of the five daughters of Patrick and Lucretia Murray. Patrick Murray gifted him one of his properties, rem. part. I.L. 1551. Grace predeceased Ugo aged only 32. If I understand Carl Smith's card no. <Read more ...>
"Abdoolhoosen" seems to be an anglicisation of Abdul Hussein, as spelt on one of the Carl Smith cards that references him. The name "Abdoolrahim" is also an anglicisation. A. Abdoolrahim appears on the Jurors List for many years and seems to have worked his way up from clerk to draughtsman to architect. He is credited on the 1903 list of Authorised Architects of Hong Kong and founded his own company, Abdoolrahim & Co., 34 Queen's Road Central, which also employed other architects. <Read more ...>
English born. Apparently, he was the (acting )director of public works in HK from 1910-1917, after working for the ceylon civil service for a time. Father of the famous WWII hero Jack Churchill.
As shown by public records David has added below, he also was involved in the military (the HKDC while in Hong Kong) <Read more ...>
He was a proprietor of Clark & Liu Architects. He died aged sixty-five. His wife Marion Clark was not on the Camp list and I believe she was moved to the French Hospital. <Read more ...>
