Author Archives: bbeesley

Below is one of my favorite mystery photos. Of the four people pictured, I know just one. The man on the left is my grandfather, Tobias Hunter. I’ve posted this picture many times before, on Facebook pages and any website … Continue reading →

When my family moved to Shanghai after WW1, and my grandfather became a partner in Geddes Trading, the accountant for the firm was Fred Artindale. His family roots were Eurasian, having a European grandfather and an Asian grandmother. It’s possible … Continue reading →

Since my previous post on the subject, I’ve done more research and by chance received some information from a fellow poster from another site. One of my original questions involved “how and when my family became involved in “Christian Science” … Continue reading →

About five years ago I got a message through Ancestry.com from a member known as “Heatherbelle” who was working on the family trees of some of the prominent Hong Kong families of the 19th century. She asked if I had … Continue reading →

Below is a link to a one of my friend Katya Knyazeva’s posts. The marriages are listed about 3/4s of the way down the page but there are many other useful items along the way. Anyone who has an interest … Continue reading →

On April 26th I posted about the properties held by Kot Choy in the mid-levels of Hong Kong in the area known as SoHo ( south of Hollywood Road ) The map shows the area with two Kot Choy property … Continue reading →

Most everyone who searches on-line has used FamilySearch.org. It’s free and has lots of information but most of us never use some of the lesser known features, like the Card File. Yesterday while poking around I came across a section … Continue reading →

Private or Public? Someone told me I should start a blog! Sounds simple enough, right? Google Blogger? Worked just fine before. I’ve done several and even started them for others. Google had a fool-proof system and still does, except….. So, … Continue reading →