Dudgeon, Patrick

Updated October 11, 2014

Patrick Dudgeon, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1850. He was a partner in the mercantile firm, Turner & Co. He was a Justice of the Peace (non-official) from 1843 to 1850^[1]. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850.

[1] He was one of the first 44 Justices of Peace ever to be appointed in Hong Kong. Their appointments were announced by Henry Pottinger on the fifth day after he had sworn in as the first Colonial Governor. The date was June 30 ,1843.

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.

Cairns, John

Updated August 19, 2014

John Cairns, newspaper publisher, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1850. He succeeded John Slade as the editor, printer and publisher of Hong Kong Register 香港紀錄報 in 1843. He remained in that position until 1849. Hong Kong Register had a new owner by 1949, the Scottish mariner Robert Strachan, captain of the merchantman Scotland. It also had a new editor, William Henry Mitchell. Cairns was a council of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846.

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.

Shortrede, Andrew

Updated October 2, 2014

Andrew Shortrede, newspaper publisher, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the editor, printer and publisher of The China Mail between 1846 and 1850. The office of the newspaper was located in Pottinger Street in 1846. 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.

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.

Young, Peter

Updated October 14, 2014

Peter Young, surgeon, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was ship surgeon of the barque King William and later became a private practitioner in Hong Kong. He was a partner in Hong Kong Dispensary, which was located at Queen's Road, in 1846. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. He was a member of the Board of Trustees and Managing Committee of the Seamen's Hospital in 1850. He was one of the three coadjutors of the Union Church in 1850. He was a Justice of the Peace from 1843 to 1846^[1]. D'Aguilar Street was listed as his address in 1850.

Six medical practitioners were listed in the 1850 Hong Kong Almanack and Directory, arranged according to priority of residence. They were: Peter Young, George Kingston Barton, Thomas Hunter, Andrew Howden Balfour, William T. Morrison and Nicolet Michel Clerjon.

Peter Young was the brother of James H. Young.

[1] He was one of the first 44 Justices of Peace ever to be appointed in Hong Kong. Their appointments were announced by Henry Pottinger on the fifth day after he had sworn in as the first Colonial Governor. The date was June 30 ,1843.

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.

Wade, Thomas Francis 威妥瑪

Updated October 10, 2014

Thomas Francis Wade 威妥瑪, judicial official, later civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was Supreme Court's interpreter in 1846. He worked for the Colonial Secretary's Office as the Assistant Chinese Secretary in 1850. He was the Assistant Chinese Secretary in the Hong Kong Office of the British Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade in 1848, and the acting Chinese Secretary 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. Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

Tarrant, William

Updated September 20, 2014

William Tarrant, civil servant, later newspaper publisher, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He worked for the Surveyor General's Office as the Clerk of (Deed) Registry Office and Keeper of Leases and Records in 1846. He and John Pope were Joint Assessors and Collectors of Police Rate in 1846. He was the editor, printer and publisher of The Friend of China in 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. West Point 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.

Stuart, Charles James Fife

Updated October 7, 2014

Charles James Fife Stuart, bank manager, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was the manager of the Oriental Bank in 1850. He was a Justice of the Peace (non-official) in 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850, and the treasurer of the Hong Kong Club in the same year.

Stuart was born in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France in 1817. He was married to Caroline Georgina Tyndall in Dorset, England in 1844. By then he was a secretary of the Oriental Bank and had been appointed to various posts in China and India. He was later promoted to the position of Inspector of the region. He died in Bahia, Brazil on December 8, 1875,

[Three Oriental Bank officers were linked by marriages. Smollett James Drummond Campbell (manager in Hong Kong in 1846) was married to Mary Adelaide Tyndall; Charles James Fife Stuart (manager in Hong Kong in 1850) to Caroline Georgina Tyndall. The Tyndall girls were the sisters of Bruce Tyndall (assistant in Hong Kong in 1850).]

Selected Bibliography: Beckham Books of Sudbury, Suffolk [online]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Strachan, Robert

Updated October 2, 2014

Robert Strachan, newspaper published, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the editor, printer and publisher of the Hong Kong Register 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.

Still, Charles Frederick

Updated September 26, 2014

Charles Frederick Still, mercantile assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was employed by the mercantile firm, Jardine, Matheson & Co., between 1846 and 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. He sat in the Committee of Management of the Society for Relief of Sick and Destitute Foreigners in 1850. East Point 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.

Steedman, S.W.

Updated September 16, 2014

The Rev. S.W. Steedman, Anglican Church priest, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was the Military Chaplain for the British Military Forces in Hong Kong in 1850. He was a council of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. He sat in a number of committees including the Examining Committee of the Morrison Education Society, 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 served as the Secretary in the latter two in 1850. Spring Gardens 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.

Stanton, Vincent John 史丹頓

Updated September 18, 2014.

The Rev. Vincent John Stanton 史丹頓, Anglican Church priest, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the Colonial Chaplain of the Anglican Church between 1846 and 1850. He was the ex officio Chairman of the Trustees of St. John's Church, and the Honorary Principal of the Anglo Chinese School in 1850. He was a Vice President of  the Medical Missionary Society 中國博醫會 in 1850. He sat on a number of committees including the Committee of Supervision of the Government Chinese Free Schools at Victoria, Aberdeen and Stanley, the Standing Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; the Standing Committee of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and the Committee of Management of the Society for Relief of Sick and Destitute Foreigners in 1850. He was elected Vice President of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in the same year. Government Hill 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.

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Scott, Adam

Updated October 7, 2014

Adam Scott, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1848 to 1850. He was a partner in the mercantile firm, W. Scott & Co., 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. Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

Philips, Jacob

Updated October 1, 2014

Jacob Philips, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the name partner of the mercantile firm, Philips, Moore & Co., between 1846 and 1850. He was a member of Committee of the Victoria Library and Reading Room in 1850 as well as a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in the same year.

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.

Olding, J.A.

Updated October 1, 2014

J.A. Olding, ships' agent, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was the Managing Agent of Peninsula and Orient Steam Navigation Company (P&O) 大英火輪船公司 between 1846 and 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850.

Olding died in 1865.

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.

Morrison, John G.

Updated September 29, 2014

John G. Morrison, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Queen's Road was listed as his address in 1846, and Gough Street 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.

Mitchell, William Henry

Updated October 12, 2014

William Henry Mitchell, merchant, newspaper editor, judicial official, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1860. He was the founder and proprietor of the mercantile firm, Mitchell & Co. He succeeded John Cairns as editor of the Hong Kong Register in 1849. He was appointed Assistant Chief Magistrate of Police, Sheriff, Provost Marshal, Coroner and Marshal of the Vice-admiralty Court in 1850 (vice Charles Gordon Holdforth). He was a Justice of the Peace (official) between March 28, 1850 and 1860. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. Gough Street Was listed as his address in 1850. He retired in 1860 due to ill health. He received his first pension payment of £156 from the Hong Kong Government on September 16, 1861.

Mitchell was born in 1815 to Irish merchant, David Mitchell, of Galway. He was educated at the Trinity College in Dublin. He joined the British Colonial Service and was sent to Amoy (Xiamen) 廈門 to work as a clerk at the British Consulate. He became consular assistant in 1844. He came to Hong Kong in 1846 and returned to the U.K. in 1860. He matriculated at the Lincoln's Inn on March 13, 1863 to read law. Soon after having been called to the Bar on June 9, 1865, he returned to Hong Kong, and thence to Shanghai, where he carried on a private law practice.

[Mitchell was accused by Attorney General Thomas Chisholm Anstey (b.1816-d.1873)  in June 1856 of extorting money from prisoners while in the office of Sheriff and Acting Chief Magistrate.]

Selected Bibliography: Foster, Joseph, Man at the Bar 1885, 2nd Edition, London: Hazel, Watson and Viney, Limited, 1885, p.356. Gwulo: Old Hong Kong [online]. Hong Kong's First [online]. Hong Kong Government, Pensions Payable out of the Revenues of the Colony, 1871. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Mercer, William Thomas

Updated October 13, 2014

William Thomas Mercer, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1870. He was the acting Colonial Treasurer in 1846 and became the Treasurer and Receiver of Colonial Revenue in 1850. He was the Registrar-General, Census and Registration Office in 1850. He was an ex officio member of the Legislative Council in 1850. He was a Justice of the Peace (official) between 1848 and 1850.  He was the Treasurer of the Trustees of St. John Church, and Auditor of the Morrison Education Society in 1850. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch 1850. Mercer retired in 1867 due to ill health. His last held position in the Civil Service was Colonial Secretary. He receive his first payment of pension of £675 from the Hong Kong Government on May 14, 1867.

Selected Bibliography: Pensions Payable out of the Revenues of the Colony, 1871. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Mackean, Thomas William Lockwood

Updated October 14, 2014

Thomas William Lockwood Mackean, merchant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a senior partner in the mercantile firm, Turner & Co., in 1850. He was Justice of the Peace (non-official) between 1843 and 1850^[1]. He was a council of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch in 1850. He was one of the three Vice Presidents of the Morrison Education Society in 1850. He was the Treasurer of  the Medical Missionary Society 中國博醫會 in 1850.

[1] He was one of the first 44 Justices of Peace ever to be appointed in Hong Kong. Their appointments were announced by Henry Pottinger on the fifth day after he had sworn in as the first Colonial Governor. The date was June 30 ,1843.

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.