Everything tagged: Hong Kong

A friend, an historian of the Phillipine Revolution and the events leading up to it, would very much like to be able to locate Josephine Bracken's birth certificate and indeed if possible her grave. Her baptismal certificate is extant but that's that. There must surely have been a birth certificate too.

Josephine Bracken is significant because she was the wife of Dr Jose Rizal, the hero of the Philippines struggle against Spain. Her nationality is usually given as "Irish" but that is more correctly a descripotion of her ethnicity; she would have been a British citizen. 

I am trying to trace any information about my grandmother, Elizabeth MOORE, who was born in Hong Kong on 28.09.1886.



Her father was Edward Moore, born 1854 (approx) in Harleston, Norfolk. He enlisted as Private in 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot 20th February 1871 in Colchester. Subsequently, he purchased his discharge 18th April 1879, in Hong Kong, with rank of Lance Corporal and died there on 3rd March 1894. While in Hong Kong, he worked as a “Club Steward”. I have no information about her mother other than she was Caucasian.

I'm trying to find out more information about my grandfather, who was a British man born in Hong Kong in the late 19th Century. Information is scarce though. I have come to Hong Kong to research first hand, but only have a few days in which to do so. Does anyone have suggestions of where I should be looking? All I have are his name and birthday. I think I have his father's name, and may have found a reference to his mother in the 1895 women's list on this site, but it could just be someone with the same name. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I have limited time left in Hong Kong.