CONNECTIONS TO OUR FAMILY HISTORY - THE FAR EAST AND HSBC
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The Silver Bowl website always has Sir Thomas JACKSON (1841-1915) at the centre of its web of family connections. |
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Tables and other collections. (See beneath for tables grouped by family names) |
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| 1906-7 Who's Who in the Far East. This is a lengthy transcription - 21 pages of selected and annotated text. I have annotated all the entries that referred to men who had some sort of connection to Ireland. My purpose is that I am trying to learn more about the Irish Diaspora in the region during the late 1800s. If there was no known connection to either Ireland of HSBC, I did not include mention (or if I did - it was only because my nose twitched indicating some level of interest). | August 12, 2012 |
Hong Kong Shanghai Bank employees in our family tree. The individuals mentioned beneath are mostly mentioned with reference to their relationship to Sir Thomas Jackson, the most illustrious member of the family and a significant manager in the early history of the HSBC. Many of these entries need updating. |
July 8, 2003 |
| The Pirates & Mrs. Dare of Singapore Mrs. DARE aka Sarah Shrieve PARK (1817-1879) was the mother-in-law of Sir Thomas JACKSON. This is the tale of her experiences on a captured ship in 1841. | July 16, 2003 |
| Creggan on The Peak. Creggan was the name of Thomas Jackson’s home built in the very early days of construction on The Peak in Hong Kong. It was built sometime between 1877 and 1880. The family went back and forth between England and Hong Kong several times. During the winter, when the weather was more hospitable, they often stayed in HSBC accommodation closer to the bank. I have assembled the following table to help pin down when the Jackson family was in Hong Kong and more precisely when Creggan was built. | March 6, 2014 |
| 1887; 1888; 1889: The Peak Directory listings in various Hong Kong Directories. | February 7, 2014 |
| Happy Valley Cemetery. In November 2012, I visited Happy Valley Graveyard in Hong Kong. I went specifically to see the graveyard of Andrew Hugh Gilmore JACKSON, but also photographed others that fit into the narrative of The Silver Bowl, or else seemed to me as if they might. I will load them onto this page, bit by bit, as time permits. | March 15, 2014 |
| Newsclippings. This page of links groups an index with links to transcriptions I have done of news items relating to HSBC and/or the extended JACKSON family. The items are also integrated into the page where all news clippings are noted. That way, they can be seen in the context of (mostly) Irish news items. | April 2, 2014 |
ALLEN Family
(connected by marriage of Anna Maria DARE, sister-in-law of Sir Thomas JACKSON)
ALLENs in the Far East - a table. Not all of these ALLENs are related to the story of the Silver Bowl. Some are included not only for the purposes of elimination, but also in the hopes that others may find the information to be of use. March 5, 2014 ALLENs in London Marriages 1521-1869. I have highlighted bits worth following – for example, the parish of St. Dunstan. I have yet to make a start on the notes. There are also many more names to add to make this a really useful tool, but I have yet to add the marriages of all the ALLEN daughters. There are dozens of them, as well as the remarriages of widowed wives. March 12, 2014 Misc ALLEN Family Records. These are probates, deaths or appointments with connections to India, or elsewhere in the “Far East”. My purpose is to see if there are any connections to Whitworth Allen (1835-1899). March 20, 2014 Blog piece about Whitworth ALLEN and Anna Maria Dare. March 26, 2014 SCOTT family
(connected by marriage of Blanche Emily DARE, sister-in-law of Sir Thomas JACKSON)
Mentions of SCOTT men (women were not included) in the 1877 and 1879 Trade Directories of China, Japan, the Phillipines &c. Hong Kong. I am curious how many of these SCOTTs are related, in one way or another, to William Ramsay SCOTT (1838-1909). He was a brother-in-law of Thomas JACKSON (1841-1915). My interest is as much with their business connections as it is with their family ties. There was also a John Marshall SCOTT from Newry who was active as a merchant in Japan who is of interest, and is listed in the directories. March 7, 2014 The link between Sir Walter SCOTT- famous poet, and William Ramsay SCOTT, a brother-in-law of Sir Thomas JACKSON. March 7, 2014 Misc SCOTT obits Singapore News & other sources. March 7, 2013 The Sizzle of Connections. A blog piece about the SCOTTs in Penang in the 1800s. March 11, 2014
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