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The Tea Planter's Photograph Album

A few years ago it was my good fortune to be the winning bidder for an old photograph album for sale on eBay.  Research showed that it featured Louis Gordon McIntyre and his wife Tryphena nee Hanney from around 1915 when they lived and worked on the Rangamati Tea Garden in Assam.  Their story and some of their photos can be found here:…See More
Feb 25, 2020
Christine Thomas posted a blog post

Hong Kong Police 175th. Anniversary Project

175 years ago today Inspector Charles MAY along with Sergeants Thomas SMITHERS and Hugh McGREGOR resigned from the Metropolitan Police Force in London and began their 5 month journey to Hong Kong in order to establish the Hong Kong Police Force.  As the senior officer Charles has found his way into the history books but Thomas and Hugh barely get a mention.  As a personal…See More
Oct 7, 2019

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What surnames are you interested in researching?
Parsons
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
UK, Hong Kong, China
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Professional Genealogist
If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
1) Ancestors in Hong Kong and China and 2) UK & Colonial Police Ancestors
Do you have a genealogy website or blog or belong to a Genealogy Society?
hongkongfamilyhistory.blogspot.co.uk/

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The Tea Planter's Photograph Album

Posted on February 25, 2020 at 10:48am 0 Comments

A few years ago it was my good fortune to be the winning bidder for an old photograph album for sale on eBay.  Research showed that it featured Louis Gordon McIntyre and his wife Tryphena nee Hanney from around 1915 when they lived and worked on the Rangamati Tea Garden in Assam.  Their story and some of their photos can be…

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Hong Kong Police 175th. Anniversary Project

Posted on October 7, 2019 at 5:32am 0 Comments

175 years ago today Inspector Charles MAY along with Sergeants Thomas SMITHERS and Hugh McGREGOR resigned from the Metropolitan Police Force in London and began their 5 month journey to Hong Kong in order to establish the Hong Kong Police Force.  As the…

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From Bristol Bobby to Hong Kong Copper in 1882

Posted on August 23, 2016 at 10:09am 0 Comments

A night's drinking led to a constable's dismissal from the Bristol Constabulary in 1882  but opened the door for recruitment to the Hong Kong Police.  For the story of HK Police Sergeant Daniel Hall (later in life Licensee of the Brewers' Arms in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire)…

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Hong Kong Police

Posted on January 21, 2016 at 8:00am 0 Comments

In the 19th. century constables for the European contingent of the Hong Kong Police were recruited from the UK.  Most came from London's Metropolitan Police, Scottish Constabularies or the Royal Irish Constabulary but in 1882 the south-west of England was targetted with…

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At 12:43pm on August 10, 2010, Gena Philibert Ortega said…
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