Peterson, Christian Friederich Wilhelm

Updated October 23, 2014

Christian Friederich Wilhelm Peterson, auctioneer, was recorded as a resident of Hong Kong from 1840s to 1896. Petersen succeeded Andrew Rudigar as the proprietor of the German Tavern when the latter died in 1858. He held the license for spirits for the tavern until his death in 1896. His second wife, A Chinese named Ho Mei, alias May Ho, took charge of the running of the tavern for a while. Petersen was previously married to an English woman, who died in 1878 from overdose on cajiput oil.

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.

Case, [s.n.]

Updated October 16, 2014

[s.n.] Case, tavern-keeper, was recorded as a resident of Hong Kong in 1843. He ran a tavern named Army and Navy Tavern.

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.

Simeon, David

Updated October 2, 2014

David Simeon, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He ran a tavern named Crown & Anchor Tavern, which was located in Queen's Road, 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.

Sage, William

Updated October 2, 2014

William Sage, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He ran a tavern named British Queen Tavern, which as located in Queen;s Road, 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.

Robertson, George

Updated October 2, 2014

George Robertson, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He ran a tavern named Prince of Wales Tavern, which was located in Graham Street, 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.

Robertson, Alexander

Updated October 2, 2014

Alexander Robertson, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He ran a tavern named Caledonian Tavern 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.

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.

Lowrie, Robert

Updated September 28, 2014

Robert Lowrie, tavern and store-keeper, 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.

La Montals, Andrew

Updated September 27, 2014

Andrew la Montals, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He ran a tavern named Neptune Tavern, which was located at the Lower Bazaar, 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.

Costa, M.D.

Updated September 22, 2014

M.D. Costa, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He ran a tavern named Rainbow Tavern, which was located at D'Aguilar Street, 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.

Giovarni, Cachi

Updated September 21, 2014

Cachi Giovarni, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1846. He ran a tavern named Golden Tavern, which was located at Tai-ping-shan.

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.

Bowden, William

Updated October 9, 2014

William Bowden, tavern-keeper, later civil servant, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1848. He ran a tavern named London Tavern, which was housed inside Chinam's Hong, in 1846. He worked for Surveyor General's Office as the Inspector of Roads 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. Williams, Samuel Wells (Ed.), Chinese Repository, Vol. 17, January to December, 1848. Canton: 1848.

Suaicar, Ricardo

Updated August 16, 2014

Ricardo Suaicar, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He ran a tavern named Pilot Boat.

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.

Steele, Thomas

Updated August 16, 2014

Thomas Steele, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He ran a tavern named Crown & Anchor 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.

Rodrick, Anthony

Updated October 2, 2014

Anthony Rodrick, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850, He owned and ran a tavern named Eagle Tavern, which was located in Queen's Road.

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.

Roberts, Thomas

Updated October 2, 2014

Thomas Roberts, tavern-keeper, pilot, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong from 1846 to 1850. He ran a tavern named Britannia Tavern, which was located in Queen's Road, West, in 1846. He was listed as a pilot 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.

Penrose, W.

Updated August 14, 2014

W. Penrose, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He ran a tavern named Ship 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.

Neil, Robert

Updated October 19, 2014

Robert Neil, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He ran a tavern named Albion.

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.

temp.notes:
Neil, Richard
Hotelier
Richard Neil (b.1830, Leicester – d. May 25, 1857, Hong Kong), together with his family, was listed as owners of the Albion House, a hotel, in Hong Kong in 1850 and 1851. Neil was in the army sent to China during the Opium War conflict and in 1841 was recruited to become one of the first policemen in Hong Kong [1]. He was said to have left the police force in 1847 to run the Albion House with partner James McLaughlin. When the partnership dissolved, he became the owner of a livery stable.
Neil was married to Elizabeth (maiden name unknown)(b.1826 – June 23, 1855, Hong Kong). Neil's sister, Annie, also lived in Hong Kong. She had three marriages: First, to a police sergeant Hogan, who died after being wounded in an attack; James Corrigan (d. October 24, 1858, Hong Kong) who was the engineer on the P&O steamer Sir James Forbes; John Patrick Martin, who was a hotelier. It was said that Annie rose from a very humble background to become a respectable manager of a family hotel, by way of these three marriages. There were a few questions remain unanswered. Was Albion House the hotel Annie Neil managed? If so, how did Richard Neil fit in to these marriages? I found no information on James McLaughlin, and no information regarding whether the Albion House was related to the hotel with the same name which was owned and run by Captain A.H. Fryer in Macau.
[1] The pre-police force put together by Captain William Caine of the 26th of Foot (Cameronians) Regiment, who was appointed Hong Kong's first Chief Magistrate in 1841, consisted of soldiers, described by one source, unfit for regular army duties. There were several versions of the strength of the initial police force; it varied from thirty to ninety, all Europeans. A formal police force won't come into existence until 1845.

Martin, W.

Updated August 13, 2014

W. Martin, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He ran a tavern named London Tavern 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.

Macvitte, John

Updated August 13, 2013

John Macvitte, tavern-keeper, was listed as a resident of Hong Kong in 1850. He ran a tavern named Fortune of War 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.