Updated August 25, 2014
George Fenton Fletcher Boughey, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1849 to 1858. He was a major in the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. The 59th Regiment was stationed in Hong Kong between 1849 and 1858.
British Army, Rank: Ensign November 1, 1833; Major (by purchase) May 1, 1846; Lieutenant-Colonel June 20, 1854; Service: 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot.
b. September 9, 1813 - d. July 20, 1855. s/o John Fenton Boughey (b. May 1, 1784 - d. June 27, 1823; born John Fenton Fletcher, had name changed legally to John Fenton Boughey May 16, 1805; 2nd Baronet Fletcher, of Newcastle-under-Lyne and Betley Court, co. Stafford July 2, 1812; Member of Parliament, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1812, Staffordshire 1820-23; Lieutenant-Colonel, North Staffordshire Militia) and Henrietta Dorothy Chetwode (d/o John Chetwode, 4th Baronet Chetwode, of Oakley, co. Stafford). Siblings: 1. Anastasia Elizabeth Boughey (d. November 23, 1893); 2. Anne Henrietta Boughey (d. August 21, 1879); 3. Henrietta Dorothy Boughey (d. September 7, 1889); 4. Elizabeth Boughey (d. November 8, 1876); 5. Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey (b. January 22, 1809 - d. October 6, 1880, 3rd Baronet Fletcher); 6. Reverend John Fenton Fletcher Boughey (b. June 6, 1811 - d. June 21, 1853); 7. subject person; and 8. William Fenton Fletcher Boughey (b. November 9, 1814 - d. July 14, 1890).
m. Mitilda Elwin Ottley (d/o George Weatherill Ottley, of Antigua) December 16, 1842. Had issues: 1. George Fletcher Ottley Boughey (b. January 23, 1844 - d. January 17, 1918; Colonel, Royal Engineers); 2. John Boughey (b. January 20, 1845 - d. February 20, 1932; Major-General, Wiltshire Regiment); and 3. Anchitel Harry Fletcher Boughey (b. August 14, 1849, d. September 22, 1936; Vicar, St. Mary the Great, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire).
Selected Bibliography: A List of the General and Field Officers, Great Britain, War Office 1834. Military Gazette, May 2, 1846, p.19. The Peerage [internet]. The New Army List and Militia List January 1855. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, 1850. The United Service Magazine, 1843 Part 1, London: Henry Colburn 1843..
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The most boring task of compiling a biographical dictionary, speaking from my very limited experience, is to list up all the names and attach the most basic of information in each entry. My bases for this phase of the project lie upon three volumes of “The Hong Kong Almanack and Dictionary” viz. 1846, 1848 and 1850, which were compiled by William Tarrent, editor of The Friend of China. I hope I am able to get this done say within a couple of weeks and move into the next, and clearly a much more interesting, phase in which I will begin researching the individuals. (8/3/2014)
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