Great find 9A2W. These tally with your list of 13 Presbyterian missionaries in 1911 on the Cheung Chau European Reservation page. Two of the 1911 list appear in the 1938 list of house owners.
I found this on your picture: 'A 1911 photograph by Reverend Robert shows the Cheung Chau villas of missionary families. The photo was taken from the southwest of Cheung Chau, with Nam Tai (sic) Wan to the right. Although CCIL17 is not shown, the villas of their missionary teams on the island are clearly visible.'
Still trying to place the houses..... #5 seems to be there...
1911 Presbyterian Missions houses, suggested numbers, by Aldi
Suggested numbers. Orange ones are uncertain. These were American missionaries with TheReformed Presbyterian Church in China.
Rev E M Mitchell, House 3In the 1938 list there is a J C Mitchell in House #14. Can we therefore say that House marked 3 here = House #14?
Rev Julius Kempf, House 5During the Xinhai Revolution, Julius Kempf and other key members of the South Chinamissionary team also temporarily relocated to Cheung Chau in early 1912. Meetings, intelligence gathering, and planning were carried out there. They gathered intelligence from steamship captains traveling to and from the mainland, gaining insights into the situation on the Xijiang River. They also held regional missionary meetings and prepared annual reports for submission to the Joshua Church. They also prepared to return to the Xijiang River to continue their ministry. The Kempf house in the 1938 list is given as 16, but any house far to the right of house 14 must be house 15.
Rev J K Robb, House 6He must have been related to Rev. A.I. Robb, and Rev Wm M Robb also on the 1911 list.
Rev E M Mitchell, House 3In the 1938 list there is a J C Mitchell in House #14. Can we therefore say that House marked 3 here = House #14? But there is no E M Mitchell in the 1911 list. Only an E C Mitchell. Is E M a typo?
Rev Julius Kempf, House 5 The J A Kempf house in the 1938 list is given as 16, but any house far to the right of house 14 must be house 15. As I've marked on the 1911 pic. Perhaps Rev Kempf was in house 16 in 1911 and moved before 1938?
btw I've done a page on E C Mitchell. (European House #2)
Rev E M Mitchell, House 3 Is E M a typo? I skimmed through parts of The Olive Trees (1898–1927) by the RPCNA, but no missionary named E. M. Mitchell was found. The name is likely a typo.
Rev Julius Kempf, House 5 According to the land register of CCIL 18 (House #14 on the 1938 map), the first owner was J. A. Kempf. The lot was subdivided and sold to others in 1949. Three sources (photo, land register, 1938 map) appear to have conflicting owner/occupant records.
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Great find 9A2W
Great find 9A2W. These tally with your list of 13 Presbyterian missionaries in 1911 on the Cheung Chau European Reservation page. Two of the 1911 list appear in the 1938 list of house owners.
I found this on your picture: 'A 1911 photograph by Reverend Robert shows the Cheung Chau villas of missionary families. The photo was taken from the southwest of Cheung Chau, with Nam Tai (sic) Wan to the right. Although CCIL17 is not shown, the villas of their missionary teams on the island are clearly visible.'
Still trying to place the houses..... #5 seems to be there...
Suggested numbers
Suggested numbers. Orange ones are uncertain. These were American missionaries with The Reformed Presbyterian Church in China.
Rev E M Mitchell, House 3 In the 1938 list there is a J C Mitchell in House #14. Can we therefore say that House marked 3 here = House #14?
Rev Julius Kempf, House 5 During the Xinhai Revolution, Julius Kempf and other key members of the South China missionary team also temporarily relocated to Cheung Chau in early 1912. Meetings, intelligence gathering, and planning were carried out there. They gathered intelligence from steamship captains traveling to and from the mainland, gaining insights into the situation on the Xijiang River. They also held regional missionary meetings and prepared annual reports for submission to the Joshua Church. They also prepared to return to the Xijiang River to continue their ministry. The Kempf house in the 1938 list is given as 16, but any house far to the right of house 14 must be house 15.
Rev J K Robb, House 6 He must have been related to Rev. A.I. Robb, and Rev Wm M Robb also on the 1911 list.
Source: Bradbury Retreat Centre
Houses 14, 15 and 16
Rev E M Mitchell, House 3 In the 1938 list there is a J C Mitchell in House #14. Can we therefore say that House marked 3 here = House #14? But there is no E M Mitchell in the 1911 list. Only an E C Mitchell. Is E M a typo?
Rev Julius Kempf, House 5 The J A Kempf house in the 1938 list is given as 16, but any house far to the right of house 14 must be house 15. As I've marked on the 1911 pic. Perhaps Rev Kempf was in house 16 in 1911 and moved before 1938?
btw I've done a page on E C Mitchell. (European House #2)
Re: Houses 14, 15 and 16
Rev E M Mitchell, House 3
Is E M a typo?
I skimmed through parts of The Olive Trees (1898–1927) by the RPCNA, but no missionary named E. M. Mitchell was found. The name is likely a typo.
Rev Julius Kempf, House 5
According to the land register of CCIL 18 (House #14 on the 1938 map), the first owner was J. A. Kempf. The lot was subdivided and sold to others in 1949. Three sources (photo, land register, 1938 map) appear to have conflicting owner/occupant records.