William Francis FINCHER [1867-1938]

Submitted by David on Mon, 05/30/2016 - 15:52
Names
Given
William Francis
Family
Fincher
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
(Day & Month are approximate.)
Birthplace (town, state)
Victoria
Birthplace (country)
Australia
Died
Date
(Day & Month are approximate.)

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 131.

It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Police Constable No. 4 William Fincher to be an Inspector of Nuisances under section 9 of The Public Health Ordinance, No. 24 of 1887.

By Command,

T. Sercombe. Smith,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office, Hongkong, 25th March, 1898.

Tags

Connections: This person is ...

Photos that show this Person

????

Comments

Henry Ching writes:

William Francis Fincher was born in Victoria, Australia in 1867.  He married Elena Mow Fung, I think in Hong Kong – she also was born in Australia.  They had five children, of whom two died in infancy.  The other three were Edward (Teddy) who served in the HKVDC and was a POW in Japan, Ernest who was a bombardier in the HKVDC and was killed in action, and May who married A.E.P.Guest.   I believe William Fincher remained in the Sanitary Department for over 25 years after his appointment in 1898. He died in Hong Kong in 1938.