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Re: Hong Kong - Dickie Family
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 13 August 14 17:20 BST (UK) »
Hi
Thats fascinating reading. There was always a rumour that one of the brothers went to Canada so I think you are right here. i am just starting to research so don't really have much to go on. James Dugard Dickie married my great Aunt Bessie who died in Bearsden Glasgow in the 1970's having no children I believe. I never met Jim.

Wheres the best place to start with filling in the gaps? Births marriages and deaths I presume? Is this resource on line?
Are you in Scotland by the way and whats your name?

Jon

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Re: Hong Kong - Dickie Family
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 13 August 14 21:19 BST (UK) »
Thank you Jorose. That is really interesting!
Now I can see if I can find out more about John Bowrington Dickie.  :)
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DUNNILL - Yorkshire & Worlwide  
PETTY - Shaftesbury, Dorset
WOOLRIDGE - Shaftesbury, Dorset
NEWSOM - London, Surrey, Sussex
FROST - Staffs,Notts, Derbys,Leics,London,Somerset
ROSSITER - Somerset
ROWE - London, Hertfordshire
COLVER - Leicestershire
DICKIE - Buteshire, Ayreshire, Renfrewshire
KIRKLEY - North Yorkshire

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Re: Hong Kong - Dickie Family
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 14 August 14 09:13 BST (UK) »
Is this John Bowrington Dickie.
    Shipping records FindMyPast

    Mr J B Dickie, born circa 1896,clerk age 24,sailed on the Edinburgh Castle,from Southampton 9th July  1920
    to the Cape.
   
    James D Dickie,born circa 1889,engineer,age 31,sailed on the Glenavy from London to Shanghai 13 July 1920.
    permanent residence Scotland,only eleven passengers on board.

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Dyer,Wilts,Weare Somerset Dorset Wilts.
Weare/Robinson Ottawa Canada.Petty Wilts.
Simper Wilts.West Wilts.West Vermont.Kelsey Surrey.Chappell
Chapel Essex.McPherson,M Pherson MacPherson
Perthshire Scotland,Cork,Dublin,Drogheda Ireland.
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Re: Hong Kong - Dickie Family
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 14 August 14 19:09 BST (UK) »
Hello brionne .

Yes, I looked at the top one for J B Dickie and wondered if it was him. Looks like it could be, but I will check further. I still can't find a birth or marriage for him though.  :-\
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DUNNILL - Yorkshire & Worlwide  
PETTY - Shaftesbury, Dorset
WOOLRIDGE - Shaftesbury, Dorset
NEWSOM - London, Surrey, Sussex
FROST - Staffs,Notts, Derbys,Leics,London,Somerset
ROSSITER - Somerset
ROWE - London, Hertfordshire
COLVER - Leicestershire
DICKIE - Buteshire, Ayreshire, Renfrewshire
KIRKLEY - North Yorkshire


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Re: Hong Kong - Dickie Family
« Reply #13 on: Friday 15 August 14 16:02 BST (UK) »
I have a few distant Scottish ancestors, but that's about all. Just like to help out. :)

For the births in Hong Kong you could try the "Minor Records" at ScotlandsPeople:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?402
However it's also possible they didn't end up formally registering them and perhaps just had the boys baptised (either in Hong Kong or on the family's return to Scotland).

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLB5-4Q9
 - informant at John Bowrington Dickie's death was a niece surnamed Stanley of Saskatoon (Saskatchewan).

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLBJ-ZQK
 - his wife's death shows she was much younger, born in Punnichy, Saskatchewan in 1915.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/019fy/
 - this is a local history book for her family (although has her as Agnes Hazel not Edna Hazel?), shows one of her sisters married a Stanley.  It does not appear that  she had children according to this (also suggested by the fact that a niece came over from Sask. to sort out John's death certificate).

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMPF-DPM
 - her family in 1916.

It seems likely they either married in Saskatchewan or BC, but given his wife's year of birth the marriage must have been much later - outside what is publicly available in either province (and Saskatchewan is not great for online bmds anyway).
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Re: Hong Kong - Dickie Family
« Reply #14 on: Friday 15 August 14 21:50 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for all of the links. I am now busy looking at them all.
Interesting that there was quite an age gap between them, yet they died within two years of each other.
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DUNNILL - Yorkshire & Worlwide  
PETTY - Shaftesbury, Dorset
WOOLRIDGE - Shaftesbury, Dorset
NEWSOM - London, Surrey, Sussex
FROST - Staffs,Notts, Derbys,Leics,London,Somerset
ROSSITER - Somerset
ROWE - London, Hertfordshire
COLVER - Leicestershire
DICKIE - Buteshire, Ayreshire, Renfrewshire
KIRKLEY - North Yorkshire

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Re: Hong Kong - Dickie Family
« Reply #15 on: Sunday 20 December 15 07:30 GMT (UK) »
Hello,

The John (Jack) Bowrington Dickie you are referring to was married to my Great Aunt Edna Hazel (Agnes) Anderson. Uncle Jack and Aunt Agnes lived in Vancouver, BC. since 1943. I knew he was born while his parents lived in Hong Kong but knew very little of his history as he passed when I was 13 years old.

I understand he was considered a Remittance Man, (one of many ending up in Canada) emigrating here in the late 1910s  or 1920s. Uncle Jack and Aunt Agnes never had any children and considered Maude Stanley, (a niece of Aunt Agnes, cousin to my father) the closest thing to a daughter. Unfortunately, Maude has now passed so I can't go to her for help.

I would like very much to learn about Uncle Jacks family history from Hong Kong and Scotland! Please find attached, a picture of Aunt Agnes and Uncle Jack, both of whom I remember very fondly.

Rob Anderson
Vancouver, BC