Sargent, [s.n.]

Updated October 9, 2014

Sargent, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1848. He was a captain in the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot. He was Aid de Camp to the Colonial Governor between 1846 and 1848.

Military records, British Army, Rank: Captain; Service, 18th Regiment of Foot.

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.

D'Aguilar, George

Updated September 18, 2014

George d'Aguilar, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1848. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong between 1846 and 1848. He was an ex officio member of the Executive and Legislative Councils in 1846.

Military records, British Army, Rank: Major-General; Service:.

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.

Burke, W.

Updated September 15, 2014

W. Burke, British Royal Navy civilian employee, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was the acting Naval Store-keeper and Agent Victualler 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.

Peebles, [s.n.]

Updated September 2, 2014

Peebles, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1849. He was a lieutenant of the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. The 59th Regiment was stationed in Hong Kong between 1849 and 1858. He was the Adjutant but resigned in June 1848. The adjutancy was filled by Lieutenant T.W.J. Lloyd on June 8, 1849.

Selected Bibliography: Ballina Chronicle, June 13, 1849.

Fisher, Edward H.

Updated August 24, 2014

Edward H. Fisher, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a second captain in the Royal Artillery in 1850.

Military records, British Army, Rank:Captain; Service: Royal Artillery.

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.

Lugg, James R.

Updated August 24, 2014

James R. Lugg, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was an acting Barrack Master in 1850.

Military records, British Army, Rank: First Lieutenant; Service: Royal Artillery.

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.

Mylius, George F.

Updated August 24, 2014

Civil Service, Land Officer 1841- ca.May 16, 1842 (replaced by Edward Grascott Reynolds, formerly Mylius' assistant).

British Army, Rank: Ensign October 17, 1824; Lieutenant January 28, 1826; Captain August 30, 1831; Brevet Major; Lieutenant-Colonel November 9, 1846; Colonel October 14, 1858; Service: 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot; 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot December 28, 1838.

[The first regulation pertaining to land registration in Hong Kong was proclaimed in the form of a government notification, dated May 2, 1842 and signed by Mylius. Ironically, this was the last official act of Mylius as Hong Kong's first Land Officer. The Land Office was [temporarily] closed in the middle of May 1842. As its succession, a Land and Road Inspection Office was created on May 27, 1842. Edward Grascott Reynolds, Mylius' assistant was appointed as Hong Kong's first Land and Road Inspector. The following is the original text of the May 2, 1842 government notification:

With a view to the prevention of future misunderstanding and difficulties, His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., is pleased to direct that no sales of land are to be made by the holders of Grants to other parties except with the knowledge of the Land Officer and that any sales that may have been made, or may be made in future, unless registered in the Land Office shall be held to be invalid.
Purchasers of grants from the individuals before holding them are to understand distinctly that they will be under the same liabilities to Government as the parties from whom they purchase.

By Order

Geo. F. Mylius, Land Officer

Land Office, Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1842]

[Mylius posted the following notice in the Canton Press in August 1841 regulating the place of burial of Europeans and others [not-Chinese]:

A piece of land to the eastward of Cantonment Hill^[1] having by Government been allocated as the ground for the burial of the dead of European and others, Notice is hereby given that persons burying their dead in any other unauthorized place will be treated as trespassers.

Jno.[sic] F. Mylius, Land Officer,

Hong Kong 30th August 1841.]

[1] The area named Cantonment Hill forms part of the present day Hong Kong Park 香港公園 (1991-present).

Selected Bibliography: The Chinese Repository 1842. Eitel, E.J., Europe in China, the History of Hong Kong from the Beginning to the Year 1882, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, 1895. Hart, H.G., The New Army List for January 1841, London: John Murray, 1841, p.77. Ko Tim-keung, A Review of Development of Cemeteries in Hong Kong: 1841-1950. The London Gazette, November 10, 1846, p.3991; November 12, 1858, p.4789.  The New Army List for 1850. Tarrent, William, The Hong Kong Almanack and Directory for the Year 1846, 1848, 1850, Hong Kong: China Mail, resp. 1846,1848 and 1850.

Young, W.B.

Updated August 16, 2014

W.B. Young, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a first captain of Royal Artillery 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, John

Updated Augsut 16, 2014

John Williams, civil employee of the British Royal Navy, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was the Clerk in Charge of the Naval Medical Depot.

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.

Watson, [s.n.]

Updated August 16, 2014

Watson, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a captain of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment 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.

Ward, M.

Updated August 16, 2014

M. Ward, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a lieutenant  of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment 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.

Walter, [s.n.]

Updated August 16, 2014

Walter, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a lieutenant  in the Ceylon Rifle Regiment 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.

Walter, J.

Updated August 16, 2014

J. Walter, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was the commanding officer of the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot. Wyndham Street was listed as his address in 1850.

Military records: Ranks, Lieutenant-Colonel; Services: 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot.

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.

Tweddell, W.

Updated August 16, 2014

W. Tweddell, British Army surgeon, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was an assistant surgeon attached to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment 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.

Trevor, Arthur H.

Updated August 25, 2014

Arthur H. Trevor, British Army officer, was listed as a resdient of Hong Kong in 1850. He commanded the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot in 1850. The 59th Regiment was stationed in Hong Kong between 1849 and 1858.

Military records: Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel; Service: 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot.

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

Trevor, F.A.

Updated August 16, 2014

Ensign (59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot, British Army).

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.

Thornton, Robert

Updated August 16, 2014

Robert Thornton, British Army surgeon, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was an assistant surgeon in the Ordnance Medical Department 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.

Teesdale, [s.n.]

Updated August 16, 2014

Teesdale, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong 1850. He was Aid-de-Camp to the Governor in 1850.

Military records: Rank: Captain; Service: 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot.

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.

Swettenham, H.

Updated August 16., 2014

H. Swettenham, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a lieutenant of the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot in 1850. The 95th Regiment was stationed in Hong Kong between 1847 and 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.

St. John, Saint Andrew

Updated August 23, 2014

Saint Andrew St. John, British Army officer, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in 1850.

Military records: Rank: Lieutenant; Service: Royal Engineers.

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.