Fruer, W.

Updated September 28, 2014

W. Fruer, barrister's clerk, was recorded as a resident of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1846. He was under the employment of barrister and newspaper proprietor Pieter Caulincourt MacSwyney vetween 1843 to 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Hong Kong's First [online].

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.

Durnford, G.

Updated September 24, 2014

G. Durnford, solicitor's assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong kong. He was under the employment of solicitor W.H. Goddard 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.

Goddard, W.H.

Updated October 17, 2014

W.H. Goddard, solicitor and attorney, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1846. He was admitted to practice as an attorney in Hong Kong on January 13, 1844. He was further admitted as a barrister in Hong Kong on August 19, 1845. Stanley Street was listed as his address between 1844 and 1846.

Selected Bibliography: Hong Kong's First [interent]. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846, 1848 and 1850.

Gutieres, Apolinario

Updated September 22, 2014

Apolinario Gutieres, solicitor's clerk, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He was under the employment of solicitor Edward Farncomb 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.

Farncomb, Edward

Updated October 4, 2014

Edward Farncomb, solicitor, notary public and attorney, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1848. 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.

Scales, Thomas J.

Updated August 20, 2014

Thomas J. Scales, civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1844 and 1845. He was appointed Deputy Postmaster (vice Francis Spring) in 1844, and was promoted to be Postmaster in 1845. Scales took his own life in August 1845. He was first officer in the Hong Kong Civil Service to have died by suicide while in office.

Selected Bibliography: Hong Kong's First [online].

temp.note:
Postmaster Thomas Scales was so fed up with Governor John Davis nagging him about the inefficiency of the postal service he refused to handle the governor’s dispatches. Davis sent an Irish army sergeant around to sort the matter out, but Scales continued to be difficult. The sergeant was sent again only this time he was told to use whatever means necessary to make sure the postmaster understand his place. After the necessary means was dully applied, Scales acknowledged his insignificance and the service resumed.
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Tarrant, H.J.

Updated August 16, 2014

H.J. Tarrant, articled clerk, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He clerked for solicitor William Gaskell.

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.

Ribeiro, I. Vieira

Updated August 23, 2014

I. Vieira Ribeiro, office assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He worked for solicitor, William D'Esterre Parker, 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.

Pollard, E.H.

Updated August 23, 2014

E.H. Pollard, articled clerk, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He clerked for solicitor, William D'Esterre Parker, 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.

Parker, William D'Esterre

Updated August 23, 2014

William D'Esterre Parker, solicitor. was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He carried on a private law practice as solicitor and notary public in 1850. He was Queen's Proctor of the Vice Admiralty Court and Proctor of the Supreme Court 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.

Gaskell, William

Updated August 23, 2014

William Gaskell, solicitor, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1868. He carried on a private practice from 1846 until his death in 1868. He was a notary public in 1850, and Proctor of the Supreme Court in the same year. Queen's Road was listed as his address from 1846 to 1850.

Gaskell died on December 29, 1868 and was buried at the Hong Kong Cemetery.

Selected Bibliography: 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 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

temp.note:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/correction/12983016

Dos Remedios, F.A.

Updated August 23, 2014

F.A. dos Remedios, legal assistant, was listed as a resident of Hong kong in 1850. He worked for solicitor William D'Esterre Parker as his 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.