Taaffe, Gustav Frederik O'Hara

Updated August 30, 2014

Gustav Frederik O'Hara Taaffe, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, John Burd & Co., in 1850. He was the Danish Consul in Hong Kong. Queen's Road West was listed as his address in 1850.

Taaffe was general agent of the London based Union Assurance Company in California in 1871. He died in San Francisco on April 18, 1874.

Selected Bibliography: Daily Alta California, October 31, 1871, p.1. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Burd, John

Updated October 28, 2014

John Burd, master mariner, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1845 to 1850. He was a name partner in the mercantile firm, Burd, Lange & Co., in 1846. He was the founder and proprietor of the mercantile firm, John Burd & Co., in 1850. He was the Danish Consul in Hong Kong in 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Queen's Road West was listed as his address in 1850.

Burd was married to Hannah [maiden name unknown].

Selected Bibliography: Bridgman, Elijah Coleman (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 14, January to December, 1845. Canton: 1845. Genealogy. com [internet]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, 1850.

Block, F.H.

Updated August 23, 2014

F.H. Block, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, John Burd & Co., as an assistant in 1850. Queen's road West was listed as his address in 1850

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.