Smart, George

Updated August 15, 2014

George Smart, store-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as a store-keeper 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.

Schumacher, G.H.

Updated September 22, 2014

G.H. Schumacher, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as an assistant between 1846 and 1850. Queen's Road 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.

Reimers, Edward

Updated august 14, 2014

Edward Reimers, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as an assistant in 1850. Queen's Road 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.

Pereira, Ignacio d'Almeida

Updated August 14, 2014

Ignacio d'Almeida Pereira, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850 He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., in 1850. Queen's Road 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.

Pereira, Edward

Updated August 20, 2014

Edward Pereira, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as a mercantile assistant in 1846; he became a part in the firm no later than 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Queen's Road 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.

Leslie, Thomas

Updated August 11, 2014

Thomas Leslie, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as an assistant in 1850. Queen's Road 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.

Dickenson, Henry

Updated September 22, 2014

Henry Dickenson, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as an assistant between 1846 and 1850. He served as Treasurer in the Standing Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and the Standing Committee of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in 1850. He sat in the Committee of Management of the Society for Relief of Sick and Destitute Foreigners 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.

Dent, William

Updated August 3, 2014

William Dent, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as an assistant in 1850.  Queen's Road 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.

Chomley, Francis C.

Updated October 4, 2014

Francis C. Chomley, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as an assistant in 1850. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1850.

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

Campbell, Archibald

Updated October 4, 2014

Archibald Campbell, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1848 to 1850. He was a partner in the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., in 1850.  He was a director of the Hong Kong and Canton Steam Packet Co. in 1850. He was a Justice of the Peace (non-official) in 1850. He was one of the three Vice Presidents of the Morrison Education Society in 1850. He sat in a number of committees including the Standing Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; and the Standing Committee of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in 1850. He was elected Vice President of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Queen's Road and Glenealy was listed as his addresses in 1850.

There were three men named Archibald Campbell residing in Hong Kong at the time: Archibald Campbell of Dent & Co.; Archibald J. Campbell of Fletcher & Co.; and Captain Archibald Neil Campbell of the Eighteenth Royal Irish Regiment.

Selected Bibliography: Janus: Jardine Matheson Archive [internet]. Lim, Patricia, Forgotton Souls: A Social History of the Hong Kong Cemetery, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2011. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, 1850.

Caldas, Joaquim Vicente

Updated October 4, 2014

Joaquim Vicente Caldas, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1848 to 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., as an assistant in 1850. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1850.

Selected Bibliography: Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, 1850. Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

Braine, Charles Joseph

Updated October 11, 2014

Charles Joseph Braine, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a partner in the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., in 1850. He was a Justice of the Peace (non-official) in 1850. He was a council of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1850.

There was a George Thomas Braine, merchant and member of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, among the 44 Justices of the Piece appointed by Hong Kong's first colonial governor, Henry Pottinger, on June 30, 1843. I wonder if the two Braines were related. G.T. Braine was said to be close to Scottish missionary Robert Morrison and his sons John Robert and Robert Jr.

Selected Bibliography: Hong Kong's First [internet]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, 1850.

Bowman, James

Updated October 23, 2014

James Bowman, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1845 to 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Dent & Co., in 1850. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1850.

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