Daily Archives: May 1, 2021

DBS continued

The Diocesan Boys School was originally located on Bonham Road and was later moved to Mong Kok, Kowloon. George Piercy was head until 1918 when Rev Feathersone took the reins. He would have been in charge when my grandfather and … Continue reading

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How now, Foochow? 

My family’s roots in China began in Foochow.  My great grandfather William Leyland Hunter arrived there from Manchester England on April 16, 1865. He was employed as a tea inspector with the W R Adamson Co. After 1874 when the … Continue reading

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