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Early days of Aviation in Hong Kong - Family History Research in Hong Kong
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Early days of Aviation in Hong Kong. Sunday, August 26th, 2012 at 4:24 am. Curtiss Oriole Airplane – 1919. Courtesy of Special Collections,. Claude and Reginald Earnshaw were born in Battersea at the turn of the 20. Century. Their father was a broker at the Stock Exchange and by 1911 they were living in Swanley,Kent. Abbott and Henry Young went up again and circled and circled in the hope of spotting the young man but there was ...
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Family History Research in Hong Kong | Genealogy Research in Homg Kong - Part 2
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Monday, September 13th, 2010 at 9:42 am. The Metropolitan Police has had strong links with Hong Kong since 1844 when Inspector Charles May and Sergeants Thomas Smithers and Hugh MacGregor made the long sea voyage to the Far East to establish the Hong Kong Constabulary. But Hong Kong was not the only exotic country to benefit from the experience of Metropolitan Police officers. What of its immediate neighbour China? Hong Kong bur...
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Colonial Cemetery Hong Kong | Family History Research in Hong Kong
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 2:38 am. Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley. In the early years the fledgling colony was stricken with outbreaks of typhoid, cholera and bubonic plague and these took their toll on the community. The Old Protestant Burial Ground in Wanchai was soon full and ground for a new cemetery had to be found. In the 1840s Happy Valley was on the outskirts of the growing city and was seen as an ideal spot. Hong K...
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Hong Kong Police Archives | Family History Research in Hong Kong
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Police Research. Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 9:51 am. The climate in Hong Kong is hot and humid during the summer months and loose cotton clothing proves the most comfortable to wear. However, this was the era of the British Empire and loose cotton clothing was not for the British. Thomas as an inspector had to wear a thick blue dress coat the same as in England! Many of the historical records of the Hong Kong Police...
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Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley - Family History Research in Hong Kong
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley. Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 7:30 am. My talk at The National Archives on the Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley with tips on tracing Colonial Ancestors is now available as a podcast. It includes the stories of 5 very ordinary people from the UK who were buried in the Colonial Cemetery in the 1870s, 1890s and 1930s. Bull; Hong Kong Cemetery. Subscribe to my RSS feed. And get loads more!
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Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley - Family History Research in Hong Kong
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley. Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 7:30 am. My talk at The National Archives on the Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley with tips on tracing Colonial Ancestors is now available as a podcast. It includes the stories of 5 very ordinary people from the UK who were buried in the Colonial Cemetery in the 1870s, 1890s and 1930s. Bull; Hong Kong Cemetery. Subscribe to my RSS feed. And get loads more!
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Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery Talk at TNA - Family History Research in Hong Kong
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Colonial Cemetery Talk at TNA. Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at 12:58 pm. I will be giving a free talk at The National Archives, Kew, on Thursday 8th. September at 2pm. The talk will take the form of a virtual walk through part of the cemetery stopping at the graves of a few very ordinary people and exploring the stories behind the stones. All are welcome. Subscribe to my RSS feed. And get loads more! On Hong Kong Cemet...
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Stories from old Hong Kong and China - Family History Research in Hong Kong
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Stories from old Hong Kong and China. Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 at 9:02 am. I have also added a link to a blog where I tell stories about Metropolian Police Ancestors from the Archives of New Scotland Yard. I hope you find something of interest in my ramblings. Subscribe to my RSS feed. And get loads more! February 21, 2012 at 12:40 pm. Nice to meet you in this field,. Has he operated in English hospitals? Hong Kong Police Resea...
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Hong Kong Cemetery | Family History Research in Hong Kong
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The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. Family History Research in Hong Kong. Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 2:38 am. Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley. In the early years the fledgling colony was stricken with outbreaks of typhoid, cholera and bubonic plague and these took their toll on the community. The Old Protestant Burial Ground in Wanchai was soon full and ground for a new cemetery had to be found. In the 1840s Happy Valley was on the outskirts of the growing city and was seen as an ideal spot. Hong K...
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