Inglis, A.L.

Updated October 10, 2014

A.L. Inglis, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1851. He was the acting Registrar General (vice Samuel Fearon) in 1846 and became the Registrar General in 1848. He was the Assistant Harbor Master in 1851. He went to California for the gold rush in 1851. He was a Freemason and belonged to the Royal Sussex Lodge.

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.

Pope, John

Updated October 29, 2014

John Pope, civil engineer, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848. He worked for the Surveyor General's Office as clerk of works and engineer between 1844 and 1848. He was also listed separately as a civil engineer having Aberdeen Street as his address in 1846. He and William Tarrant were the Joint Assessors and Collectors of Police Rate in 1846. He was a Freemason and belonged to the Royal Sussex Lodge.

Pope married Clarissa Rosa Cobham, only daughter of Thomas Cobham, of Ware, Hertfordshire, in Hong Kong on August 6, 1845.

Selected Bibliography: The Spectator (London), November 1, 1845, p.19. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

Muir, J.D.

Updated August 20, 2014

J.D. Muir, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was name partner of the mercantile firm, Syme, Muir & Co,. in 1850. He was a Freemason and was elected Treasurer of the Zetland Lodge in 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch 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.

Lena, Alexander

Updated September 20, 2014

Alexander Lena, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the Assistant Harbor Master in 1846. He worked for the Census and Registration Office as an assistant in 1850. He was a Freemason.

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.

Rienaecker, Robert

Updated September 18, 2014

Robert Rienaecker, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was employed by the Colonial Treasury and Revenue Office as a book-keeper between 1846 and 1850. He was a Freemason and was the Secretary of the Zetland Lodge in 1850. He was a member of the Committee of the Victoria Library and Reading Room 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.

McGregor, Gregor

Updated August 24, 2014

Gregor McGregor, British Army civilian employee, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Hospital as a clerk in 1850. He was a Freemason and was the Senior Deacon of the Zetland Lodge in 1850. Hollywood 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.

Marsh, T.W.

Updated August 13, 2014

T.W. Marsh, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He worked as a clerk in the Post Office in 1850. He was a Freemason, and was the Junior Warden of Zetland Lodge 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.

Goodings, Robert

Updated August 9, 2014

Robert Goodings, judicial officials, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was the Usher of the Magistrate Court in 1850. He was a Freemason and was the Tyler of the Zetland Lodge 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.

Fox, J.S.

Updated August 6, 2014

J.S. Fox, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Bush & Co., in 1850. He was a Freemason and was the Junior Deacon of the  Zetland Lodge 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.

Fagan, William John

Updated August 25, 2014

William John Fagan, British Army civilian employee, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was the Treasury Clerk in the Commissariat. He was a Freemason, and was the Worshipful Master of the Zetland Lodge in 1848, and the Senior Warden of Freemasonry in China 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.

Drinker, Sandwith

Updated September 22, 2014

Sandwith Drinker, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the name partner of the mercantile firm and auction house, Drinker & Heyl, in 1846; and of the mercantile firm, Rawle, Drinker & Co., in 1850.

Read full story of Sandwith Drinker, titled Philadelphia Quaker, Soldier of Fortune.

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.

Bevan, W.F.

Updated October 23, 2014

W.F. Bevan, accountant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1845 to 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, W.&T. Gimmell, in 1846. He was a Freemason, and was the Senior Warden of the Zetland Lodge 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 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.