Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
She was the wife of Henry Liston Dalrymple, merchant for Birley Dalrymple and Co. (1884 Jurors List) where his address was listed as Robinson Road. Her address in the 1884 and 1885 Ladies Directory was listed as 'Stranraer' on Robinson Road. Presumably she went to "The Falls" to convalesce but unfortunately succumbed to the illness. Her grave in the Hong Kong Cemetery lists her first name as 'Mary' whereas the British newspapers named her as 'May'.- preusmably an error from the telegram
Comments
"DEATHS.
"DEATHS.
DALRYMPLE - On the 13th June, at "The Falls," Peak, Hong Kong, of typhpid fever, May, the dearly loved wife of H. Liston Dalrymple, Esq., aged 27"
Source: Norwich Mercury, page 5, 8th August 1885
Buried: Section 37, Row 3, Number 33, Hong Kong Cemetery Happy Valley, Hong Kong. Another view of the grave
IHS / in loving memory of / Mary / the dearly beloved wife of / H Liston-Dalrymple Esq. / born April 21st 1859 / died June 13th 1885 / chuisle mo chroidhe / "The Lord is my shepherd / therefore i can lack nothing"
Source: Courtesy of Patricia Lim Forgotten Souls: A Social History of the Hong Kong Cemetery