McIntyre, [s.n.]

Updated October 16, 2014

[s.n.] McIntyre, auctioneer and storekeeper, was recorded as a resident of Hong Kong in 1843. A partnership was formed between McIntyre and [s.n.] Dickens to run a general provisions store opposite Alexander Moss' godown situated on Queen's Road in 1843.

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.

Marques, J.M.

Updated October 10, 2014

J.M. Marques, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1848. He worked in the Registrar General's Office as an interpreter in 1848.

Selected Bibliography: Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

Mattheus, Antonio

Updated October 9, 2014

Antonio Mattheus, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1848. He worked for the Surveyor General's Office as an overseer of convicts in 1848.

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.

Muller, O.E.

Updated October 5, 2014

O.E. Muller was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1848.

Selected Bibliography: Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

Morrison, Alexander

Updated October 2, 2014

Alexander Morrison was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was under the employment of shipbuilders, Younghusband & Co., in 1846.

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.

Mancherjee, Bomanjee

Updated October 1, 2014

Bomanjee Mancherjee, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846, He was a partner [tbc] in the mercantile firm, Pestonjee Framjee Cama & Co., in 1846.

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.

Marcussen, P.

Updated October 1, 2014

P. Marcussen, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong. He was under the employment of R. Oswald & Co., in 1846.

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.

MacEwen, James

Updated October 5, 2014

James MacEwen, banker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1848. He, together with James Sinclair, were the Joint Managers of the Oriental Bank.

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.

Mulholland, Thomas

Updated September 29, 2014

Thomas Mulholland, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He ran a tavern named Wellington Inn he opened in the Circular Building in 1846.

Mulholland was married to Eliza [maiden name unknown]. She died in Hong Kong on June 20, 1849 and was buried at the Hong Kong Cemetery.

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

Macmurray, James

Updated October 5, 2014

James Macmurray, baker and storekeeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1848. He was the founder and proprietor of the bakery and store, Macmurray & Co. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846.

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. Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

McKnight, Thomas

Updated October 19, 2014

Thomas MacKnight, British Royal Navy civilian employee, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1842 to 1849. Naval store sheds, referred to as the HM Victualing Yard, were erected in Hong Kong in April 1841 on Possession Street, West Point. MacKnight was appointed the first naval storekeeper and agent victualler on March 21, 1842 and held that position until October 1849.

Variant names: Thomas MacKnight.

Selected Bibliography: Hong Kong's First [online]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850. Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

Marshall, James

Updated September 29, 2014

James Marshall, business assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong. He was under the employment of the contractor, Murrow & Co., in 1846.

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.

Murray, Charles W.

Updated September 29, 2014

Charles W. Murray, business assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was under the employment of the contractor, Murrow & Co., in 1846.

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.

Moeur, F.B.

Updated September 29, 2014

F.B. Moeur, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846.

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.

Moosdeen, Shaik

Updated September 28, 2014

Shaik Moosdeen, licensed Ghaut Serana, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846.

Variant names: Sheik Mosdeen [Sheik is a variant spelling of Sheikh]; Shalik Moosdeen.

On September 23, 1850, the government leased a tract of land in Shelly Street (present day #30, Shelly Street) for the construction of a mosque to a board of trustees formed for this exact purpose. There were four members on the board, and they were: Shaik Moosdeen, Mahomed Arab, Shaik Carther and Hassan Malay. It wasn't, however, until 1890 that the mosque was built, by contributions by a small group of worshippers. It was known as the Mohammedan Mosque  些利街清真寺; a new name of Jamia Masjid was adopted after the Pacific War. The Shelly Street Mohammedan Mosque is often referred to as the first mosque to be erected in Hong Kong. The Chinese Repository (Vol.12, October 1843), however, reported the construction of a Mohammedan mosque in 1843, almost half a century earlier than the Shelly Street mosque. The Baptist Missionary Magazine (Vol.23-24), also cited the same report in May 1844.

A Mohammedan mosque has been erected upon an elevated site in Victoria, not far from the magistracy. The building is of stone, and now nearly completed.

Selected Bibliography: Ho Wai-yip, Islam and China's Hong Kong: Ethnic Identity, Muslim Network and the new Silk Road, Oxon (England): Routedge, 2013. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850. The Website of The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong [online].

Miller, James

Updated September 28, 2014

James Miller, baker, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846.

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.

Martin, Henry

Updated September 28, 2014

Henry Martin, master mariner; shipper of merchant seamen, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846. He was the captain of the schooner Harlequin.

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.

MacSwyney, Pieter Caulincourt

Updated October 5, 2014

Pieter Caulincourt MacSwyney, barrister at law, newspaper proprietor, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1848. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846. He was the Proprietor of the Eastern Globe and Commercial Advertiser, which was first published on June 22, 1843.

Variant names: Pieter Caulincourt McSweeny

Selected Bibliography: The Friend of China, January 2, 1844. Hong Kong's First [online]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850. Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

Mackay, Hugh

Updated September 28, 2014

Hugh Mackay, storekeeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was the founder and name partner of the store, Mackay & Co., in 1846.

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.

Mounsey, John T.

Updated September 26, 2014

John T. Mounsey, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Jardine, Matheson & Co., as an assistant in 1846.

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.