James Adnams, saddler and hotel owner, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1845 to 1850. He was a partner in the Commercial Inn, Queen's Road, from 1845 to 1850. Stanley Street was listed as his address in 1846.
Adnams was probably the first saddler (and harness maker and coach trimmer) to have set up shop in Hong Kong. He started the business in 1845 in Canton Bazaar and later moved to Stanley Street. He was trained in London by Lawrie & Co. of Oxford Street.
Hong Kong's first ferriery was opened by George Dudell on May 27, 1848 and was situated in the corner of Wellington and Wyndham Street. The shop was manned by an English Horse Shoer and $1.5 was the cost per horse.
Selected Bibliography: Hong Kong First: Earlier Settlers, the Less Known [internet].
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