Dorabjee Naorojee MITHAIWALA [c.1832-1904]

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Names
Title
Mr
Given
Dorabjee Naorojee
Family
Mithaiwala
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)
Birthplace (town, state)
Bombay
Birthplace (country)
India
Died
Date
Died in (town, state)
Bombay
Died in (country)
India
Cause of death
unknown

Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala's exact birth date is not documented. However, historical records estimate he was born in the early 19th century, around 1832 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. 

Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala died on July 7, 1904, in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India, after returning from a highly successful career in Hong Kong. 

Connections: This person is ...
Member of
Star Ferry Company limited [1898- ]

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He first arrived in Hong Kong in 1852 as a stowaway aboard a ship from Bombay bound for China and was a cook.

Naorojee is most recognized for the founding of the Kowloon Ferry Company in 1888 for transporting passengers and cargo (especially bread) between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. 

The company was renamed in 1898 to Star Ferry, which today transports passengers throughout Hong Kong.