A scotsman in China .1860.s

[brigidmac]

Does anyone have any idea how to find records from China

Apparently this man left his wife a few years after marriage ..around 1862 and had a family in Shanghai

If he .d married the lady it would have been bigamous so i wonder how births were recorded

Or where his shanghai death would be recorded

[ShaunJ]

Can you post the name?

[ShaunJ]

If it's Charles Forsyth you are looking for he does not feature in the directories of foreign residents in China for 1863, 1867, 1874 or 1888.

[brigidmac]

Its Chsrles Forsyth
I posted a topic about his scots family on the lighter side common room forum ..
 Maybe it should be on this board or on a scottish board specific to Argyll
* have asked modifiers to move it .

[brigidmac]

Thank you shaun we posted at same time ...thats very interesting .


I wonder if it was family folklore ? Adopted Descendant did inform me that family had received a letter of his death from Shanghai ...
But that could easily be a story too.

[ShaunJ]

I see that online trees have a date for his death in Shanghai: 13 August 1879.

There is corroboration in the newspaper report from October 1879:

[ShaunJ]

..and there is this consular death in the 1876-1880 index:

[ShaunJ]

A relevant thread:  http://siyigenealogy.proboards.com/thread/779/shanghai-municipal-archives-1870s

[brigidmac]

For some reason i cant open these files .
The newpaper clip is great as it confirms he was a long resident .

What a mixture of nationalities in the deaths ..I wonder if anyone is researching into their families .?