Author Archives: bbeesley

Maybe they’re family; continued from May 8 post. 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 … Continue reading →

Artindale 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 … Continue reading →

More about faith 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 … Continue reading →

The Endicott Connection 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 … Continue reading →

Marriages in Shanghai, 1931-1936 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 … Continue reading →

Kot Choy Properties Correction 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 … Continue reading →

An Improbable Discovery 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 … Continue reading →

To blog or not to blog? 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 … Continue reading →