A few RootsChatters may have ancestors who were employees of Jardine Matheson & Co (JM & Co). The company was founded in Canton in 1832 by two guys from Scotland ... William Jardine and James Matheson. In 1836 the company was involved in the founding of Hong Kong. In the 1840s Sir James Matheson built Lewis Castle
www.jardines.com/profile/history_1830.html
