Henry Stuart MARTIN (aka Sonny) [1908-1964]

Submitted by Sally Laycock on Thu, 11/19/2015 - 14:59

Names

Given

Henry Stuart

Family

Martin

Alias / nickname

Sonny

Sex

Male

Status

Deceased

Born

Date

1 Jan 1908

(Day & Month are approximate.)

Birthplace (town, state)

Croydon, Surrey

Birthplace (country)

England

Died

Date

18 Jan 1964

His parent's graves are in the British Cemetery in Hong Kong, his father Thomas Henry Martin being the Superintendent of the GPO in Hong Kong at the time of my father's birth (1908).

I have just started the journey of tracking my father's side of the family, so any data you may have would be helpful.

Thank you.
Sally Laycock

Photos that show this Person

1928

Comments

The 1933 Blue Book shows

The 1933 Blue Book shows Henry Stuart Martin working in the Treasury as an Assistant Accountant, and that the date of his first appointment was 1st March 1925. So it looks as though he joined the civil service as his first job.

If you look under "useful links" on the right of this page, click "How to research people ..." for tips of where to find out more.

Please keep us updated as you discover new information,

Regards, David

These pics from our HK family

These pics from our HK family albums depict a 'Sonny' Martin in 1928 at respectively Junk Bay, Laichikok, and Repulse Bay. Could it be the same person as is mentioned above?

Thanks for this information.

Thanks for this information. Our father was known as Sony Martin, so I believe it may be the same person.

Thanks David. Where in the

Thanks David. Where in the 1933 Blue Book did you locate this information?

Regards

Sally

Father passed away on 18

Father passed away on 18 January 1964 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, aged 56.

Sally Laycock

H S Martin in the 1933 Blue Book

Here are the steps to find him on the HKGRO site. (For some strange reason I find I often have to click HKGRO links twice to get to the document. The first click just takes me to their search page). So...

Go to the HKGRO website
Click on Table of Contents
In the Blue Book column, click on the book for 1933
Click item 16, Civil Establishments of Hongkong, for the Year 1933. This is an index to the larger section 17. Find the entry for H S Martin, and note the page number: J12
Click 'Back' in your browser to get back to the 1933 Blue Book, then click on item 17, Civil Establishments. Scroll down to page J12, and there he is!