Everything tagged: Wales

Ethel Olson appears in photographs with my 14 year old father, Reggie Warren, both in Singapore and in Hong Kong. She was married to my father's uncle, Charles Olson, and seems to have taken him under her wing to some extent after his own father, Charles Warren died. Although the family myth is of a complete rift between the Warrens and Olsons after the death of Charles Warren in 1923, a note from Ethel still exists congratulating Cicely Warren, wife of my uncle, Leslie Warren, on the birth of their daughter in 1927.

My Daughter and I recently visited the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley to place flowers and a photograph of my late wife at her fathers grave. It must be about 12 yrs since my late wife and I visited but it was the first time for my daughter. My father in law Michael Francis O'Sullivan was buried there in 1960. He died in St Matildas Hospital. During the war he was on the North Atlantic convoys. In later years he sailed as a Captain ( I believe ) with I think the Hong Kong and Shanghai Shipping Company. When on shore he would stay at the Merchant Navy Officers club.

Governor of Hong Kong from 20 May 1982 until 5 December 1986.

Dates from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Youde

He had 11 children, listed at http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=481594.msg3630364#msg3630364. One of his children was Frederick J WILKINSON, who had a further nine children!

Thanks to Wayne Carew for these notes about William Josiah:

Wife of F. Stafford Smith.

DoD from Hong Kong Daily Press, 1940-09-20, page 6:

FUNERAL OF MRS. LUCY K. STAFFORD SMITH

The funeral service took place at the Chapel of the Resurrection, Colonial Cemetery, yesterday of Mrs. Lucy Kathleen Stafford Smith, who died at her residence at Shek O on Thursday. The Rev. A. P. Rose officiated.

My grandfather Alfred was the first Headmaster of King's College from 1926-1934 following on from his tenure at Saiyingpun school after arriving in Hongkong in 1905 on the "Simla" - with 2 small children, my mother Dorothy Langston nee Morris and Edwin Alan - later killed in WW1.

Christine Kirkham wrote:

My father, Mr Rees North was with the Hong Kong Police and was interned in Stanley. More...