Edward Francis (Frank) Southan NEWMAN [1873-1937]

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Names
Given
Edward Francis (Frank) Southan
Family
Newman
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Victoria
Birthplace (country)
Hong Kong
Died
Date

Ian Gill writes:

My grandfather's amazing life in China and how he found my mother

In 1916 in Hunan, Hong Kong-born Frank Newman took in an abandoned baby girl, much to the disapproval of his compatriots. Her son, Manila-based journalist Ian Gill, discovers that was just one of many surprises in the life of a most independent-minded man.

See story in South China Morning Post magazine:

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1947270/my-grandfat…

Edward Francis (Frank) Southan Newman was born in Victoria, Hong Kong, on 30 January, 1873. He died in Tsingtao, China, on February 5, 1937, aged 65.

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