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Post by helen on Apr 18, 2019 17:27:33 GMT -5
On this page you can find links to published business and residents’ directories published in China or Hong Kong between 1842 and the 1930s. There are also links to scanned extracts in PDF format, of lists of foreign residents in China. These directories contain a great deal of information – lists of residents, street directories (addresses and occupants), lists of companies and their staff, and much more besides. Directories were often thrown away when the next year’s edition was published, so unbroken runs of them of any length are not easy to find. The Shanghai Library has a long run of the China Hong List or Desk Hong List (it had various titles). As well as keeping them secure in a safe in its reading room, it does make these available in digital form there as well. An extensive run of the Chronicle & Directory for China is held at Hong Kong University library’s Special Collections reading room. London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies holds the years 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915 (see below), 1917-19, 1925-26, 1930, 1937, 1932, 1938, 1941. This is all that remains of a full run formerly held by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Single issues survive in the British Library and other libraries. Cornell University holds the years 1879, 1909, 1910, 1913-1929, 1941. www.chinafamilies.net/directories/
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Post by FayChee on Apr 18, 2019 19:14:42 GMT -5
Hi Helen, I clicked on your link and typed 'Szeto' into the search box....it pulled up two names!
The first was my Elder Brother Yin Pui!
Look:
Chinese maritime customs service recordID: 18568 Surname: Szeto Forename: Pui Chinese name (simplified characters): 司徒培 Nationality: Chinese Birthplace: Kwangtung 广东 Date of first appointment: 1/5/1942 Position on first appointment: 试用稽查员 (Probationary Tidewaiter) Date withdrew: 1/8/1943 Port on withdrawal: 曲江关 Position on withdrawal: 四等稽查員 (Fourth Class Inspector)(停职候查) Mode of withdrawal: Services dispensed with
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