Hi everyone,
I am trying to piece together some family history from the UK regarding my late uncle, George William Lythgoe.
According to family records from 1966, he was based at Room 1007, Man Yee Building (Des Voeux Road Central). I know the building was a major commercial hub back then, but I don't know what his profession was or what business/agency he was running out of that room.
Additionally, I am trying to find out where he was buried or memorialised in Hong Kong, as my searches over the years have turned up nothing.
If anyone happens to have access to 1965–1967 Hong Kong Jurors Lists, old phone books, or local cemetery indices (like Happy Valley) from that era, I would be incredibly grateful if you could check if his name or Room 1007 pops up anywhere.
Thank you so much for any clues or direction
The 1963 Hong Kong $…
The 1963 Hong Kong $ Directory lists him at the same address, and says he was a 'Marine & General Surveyor & Compass Adjuster'. See https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Hong_Kong_Directory/-XEwAQAAIAAJ…
Records in SCMP
The name G. W. Lythgoe is found in several "Notice to Consignees" announced in the South China Morning Post. According to the notices, he seems to be an independent surveyor for damage survey on goods. He has been appointed by Far East Enterprising Co. (H.K.) Ltd. in 1959 and 1960, and later by Dodwell & Co., Ltd. between 1963 to 1971. An example of such notice can be found on p.22 of the SCMP on November 24, 1959, as quoted below: