Laura Woolnough CAMPBELL (née DRANSFIELD) [????-????]

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Names
Given
Laura Woolnough
Family
Campbell
Maiden
Dransfield
Sex
Female
Status
Deceased

Extracts from Moddsey's Dransfield Family Timeline:

a) Mrs A. Dransfield and child arrived HK on "Kamo Maru" on 18 November 1909 via Europe & Singapore. Source: HK Weekly Press 22 November 1909.

b) Laura Dransfield in Victoria British School (VBS). Source: China Mail 14 February 1921.

c) Mr. & Mrs. Dransfield & Misses L. Dransfield and D. Dransfield departed on the "Kashgar" on 5 March 1921. Source: HK Telegraph 7 March 1921

d) Mr. & Mrs Dransfield (likely with children) arrived HK on "Nellore". Source: HK Telegraph 21 November 1921.

e) Laura & Dorothy Dransfield in VBS. Source: China Mail 18 January 1924

h) L. Dransfield in French Convent. Source: China Mail 25 September 1926.

k) Local Wedding Announcement: James Campbell, engineer of Butterfield & Swire and Laura Woolnough Dransfield residing at Quarry Point, Quarry Bay. Source: China Mail 27 February 1930. (Actual wedding TBA)

l) Mr. & Mrs. Dransfield, Miss D. Dransfield & Mr. & Mrs J. C. Campbell departed on "Karmala" for London on 11 April 1931. Source: China Mail 13 April 1931.

r) Obituary [of Mr Dransfield, Laura's father] in HK Telegraph 2 December 1940:

Born 68 years ago, Mr. Dransfield came to Hong Kong in 1910 and until 1934 was employed in the time office of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery. After he retired, he founded the firm of Dransfield & Co.. He was a member of the St. George's Society and interested in masonic matters.

Mr. Dransfield leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Walch at present in Johannesburg, South Africa and Mrs. Laura Campbell, now at Bexley Heath, Kent.

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