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.

St. Hill, Henry

Updated September 16, 2014

Henry St. Hill, British Army civilian employee, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He was employed by the Ordnance Office as a store-keeper in 1850. He sat in a number of committees including 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.

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.

Steevens, D. Saint C.

Updated September 23, 2014

D. Saint C. Steevens, storekeeper's assistant, later British Army civilian employee, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He was under the employment of storekeeper F. Funck in 1846. He worked for the British Army Ordnance Office as a temporary clerk 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.