Standing: Luíz, José, Porfírio, Pedrico, Henrique
Seated: Maria, Pedro, Edith, Laura, Angelina
SourceCollection FA de Menezes Ribeiro
Club de Recreio's First President
Collection Club de Recreio, Hong Kong[:
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
1st row - Braz Botelho, Nini Guterres, Eulalia Yvanovich, Guilherme Yvanovich Jr, Joe Noronha, Mano Ribeiro, Luisa Hyndman
2nd row - Dicky Noronha, Johnny Ribeiro, Alichi Ribeiro, Philipe Yvanovich, "Fisherman" (from Manila), Helena Noronha, Francisca Monteiro, Celeste Vieira Ribeiro, Leonor Noronha, Jorge Ribeiro, Augusta Basto, Carlos Marques, Anui Hyndman
3rd row - Elli Noronha, Celeste Bayot, Marie Monteiro Gomes (?), Pureza Yvanovich (with baby Teresa), Palmyra Yvanovich (with baby Philip), Nena Hyndman, Chacha Yvanovich, Guilherme Yvanovich , Betty Marques, Cissy Noronha, Tiddy Hyndman , Lena Noronha, Olga Basto, Augusto Guterres (with baby Antonio)
4th row - Henry Noronha, Hermes Noronha , Charlie Noronha, Riri Noronha, Tony Noronha, Stella Hyndman, Tuti Noronha, Aida Noronha, Vera Hyndman, Olga Ribeiro, Marie Basto
Front - Vicente Yvanovich (with baby Virginia), Augusta Guterres, Lolly Yvanovich, Palmyra Yvanovich, Alzira Yvanovich, Roberto Marques, Carlos Marques, Jose Marques, Eddie Noronha, Gussy Noronha, Myra Noronha, Beatriz Marques, Maria Luisa Hyndman
Collection Philippe A. Yvanovich
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p78 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Collection Gerald d'Almada. Photo enhanced by Antonio Jorge da Silva.
3rd row: Robertina, Hortencia, Elisa
2nd row: Luis, Clotilde Henrietta, Artur
Front: Clotilde Maria; Marciano
Collection Filomeno "Meno" Baptista
Back: Bartolomeu Barreto, Anna Moss, Angélica Maria da Luz Barreto, Octavio Demee Barreto, Orta-a Nanny from Timor who brought up the 3 boys in the picture
Middle: Alberto Demee Barreto, Leopoldina Grandpre Barreto
Front: Frederico Demee Barreto, Francisca (Chiquiting) Barreto, Maria das Dôres Barreto
Collection Jim da Silva
From http://web.me.com/mkaimo/Home/Barretto_Family_History.html
Collection of Fernando Diego Barretto
Collection Tony Corbett
2nd Row: Luís Eduardo Fernandes Basto (wearing glasses) José Maria "Dudie" d'Almada Remedios Rose Glassman Basto (in front of "Dudie") Alda Maria de Senna Fernandes Basto Casimira Catarina de Senna Fernandes Basto (in Black) Constance Mary David Basto José Maria "Jeje" or "Jejito" de Castro Basto (with beard) António Hermenegildo de Castro Basto (wearing glasses)
3rd Row: José Maria de Azevedo de Castro Basto (in front of Luís) Ana Maria de Azevedo de Castro Basto ( in white) Maria Augusta Basto
Front Row: Júlio Alberto de Castro Basto (sitting on step) Constance Mary "Peggy" Basto João José de Castro Basto (behind Peggy) Yvonne Basto (next to Peggy) Casimira Catarina (Mila) de Senna Fernandes Basto (became Maryknoll Sister Cândida Maria) Leonardo José d'Almada Remedios (little boy)
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p108 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Courtesy: National Library of Australia
J. M. Braga Photographs, Box 2
Courtesy: National Library of Australia
J. M. Braga Photographs, Box 2
Courtesy: National Library of Australia
J. M. Braga Photographs, Box 2
Front Row: Joana Rosa and Ricardina Francisca Botelho
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Collection Manuela Basto
Back row: Maria de Socorro Botelho, Arnaldo Guilherme Botelho, António Alexandrino Botelho
Middle row seated: Celeste Maria Lima Yvanovich, Maria Celestina Rosello, Braz Joaquim Botelho Francisca, Maria Lima Yvanovich nursing baby João Braz Botelho ?Botelho
Seatead on ground: Irene Lourdes Botelho, Pedro Paulo Botelho, Pedro Vicente Botelho, Carmen Melânia Botelho
Collection Henrique "Ricky" Oliveira
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Middle Row (seated): Maude, Mary, Olive, Caroline , Jean
Front Row (seated on floor): Paul, John
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p97 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Collection Stuart Braga
José Pedro, Maria Teresa, António Manuel, Frasncisco Xavier, Carolina Maria, João Vicente, Umbelina "Billie", Braz Maria
Collection National Library of Australia, MS4300, Box 2
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Collection John Braga
Collection John Stodden -- Braga Family Tree website
Middle row: Edmund Louis and Sophia Braga, ?
?, ?. May Roby (daughter of Caroline Macartney; the father died young and May came to live with the Bragas)
Collection John Braga
Collection John Stodden -- Braga Family Tree website
Collection John Stodden -- Braga Family Tree website
National Library of Australia
Collection John Stodden -- Braga Family Tree website
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p71 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Middle Row: Eddie Laurel (little boy), Mercia Roza (née Garcia), Adeline Costa (née Xavier), Hilda Silva (nee Garcia), Betty D'Almada (née Pearson), Maria Clara "Cha-Cha" de Sousa Brown (Seated in front of Betty), Mario Garcia (child held by "Cha-Cha"), Billy Garcia, Gerry Garcia, Hugo Garcia, Vivian Refeek (née Rull), Nani Rull, Charles Laurel (next to Tracy), Rufie Garcia, Reggie Garcia
Front Row (sitting on ground): Sonny Brown, Dolly Maddox (née Brown, Belinda Roza (née Xavier), Barbie Laurel, Thelma Medina (née Garcia), Tony Garcia, Peter Rull, Cyril Osborne, Elfrida Antonio (née Garcia), Leslie Laurel, Bertie Xavier
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Seated middle row: Maria José Collaço carrying Humberto and Sertório, Quinha carrying Linda, Filomena, Theobaldo and Candida Collaço
Front: Sotero Collaço, Laura and Alexandre Gomes, Bado Collaço
Collection Oscar Collaço
Seated L-R Sophia "Sophie" Maria Correa, Wilhelmina Mathilda Schmidt Correa
This photo was taken in Shanghai at the home of grandmother Wilhelmina and her husband "Charlico" Pereira in late November 1941 just after my father arrived in Shanghai from Hong Kong and days before Uncle Tony left for Manila where he was being transferred to by General Motors to be the Accountant of their Philippine operation. He arrived in Manila on December 7th 1941 a day before the Japanese attacked Manila, Hong Kong etc. J Bosco Correa
Collection Philip Chok via Anthony Correa
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p106 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Collection Roy U Danenberg
Collection Roy U Danenberg
Collection Jim da Silva
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Collection Carmen O'Brien
Middle Row: Francisco, Cynthia, Desideria Rocha and Flavio Garcia
Front Row: Albertina and Consuelo Garcia
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p73 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Front Row: Edmundo Artur and Fausto Maria Ozorio
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p73 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p73 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Collection Aurea Chittenden
This photo is taken from Kadoorie Avenue with Argyle Street in the foreground and looking south down Peace Avenue with the Kowloon Canton Railway line running parallel to it. The present Jesuit-run Wah Yan College is to the middle right of the photo. Homantin Hill is in the background and Hong Kong island is in the far back ground. Again the cutting on the hill to the left of the picture is where Victory Avenue is today and you can see in this photo the actual laying down of the road work for Victory Avenue. Soares, Emma and Julia Avenues were not yet in existence when this photo was taken as they are where the unlevelled hill to the extreme left of the photo is. The avenues named Peace, Liberty and Victory were so named by my grandfather Soares in commemoratio[n of the ending of World War I known then as the Great War.
[J. Bosco Correa 2008
Collection J Bosco Correa
J. Bosco Correa 2008
Collection J Bosco Correa
Collection Bosco Correa
Photo taken by Luis ("Luigi") Antonio M. da V. Soares
Collection Bosco Correa
The corner house was the home of Manuel de Figueiredo and one house up from his on Waterloo Road belonged to his brother-in-law Francisco "Chico" da Silva.
To the right of the photo showing the cutting in the hillside is where Victory Avenue is today, and the hill itself after it was levelled by pickaxe and shovel is where the three streets Soares, Emma and Julia Avenues are located. These streets were named in honour of my maternal grandfather Francisco Paulo de Vasconcellos Soares and family, his wife Emma and his daughter Julia (my mother).
The road running parallel to the railway track is Peace Avenue and the house next to Manuel Figueredo's belonged to Estefânio "Faneo" da Luz, following this is the home of Mr Tsang owner of the Yellow Taxicab Company (recessed into their property and not visible in the photo), then comes the home of Eugenio dos Remedios who named it "Alvege" which is made up of the first letter of the name of each of his six daughters. Following this is the home of Artur Alvares Alves then we have the twin residences of Artur F Osmund and his son-in-law Fernando E d'Almada Remedios.
The Kowloon (Nine Dragons) Hills are in the distant background and looking north at the far end of Peace Avenue is the hill where the present Diocesan Boys' School is located.J. Bosco Correa 2008
Collection J Bosco Correa
Collection Isabella Palmer
SourcePhoto enhanced and contributed by Antonio Jorge da Silva
Photo enhanced and contributed by Antonio Jorge da Silva
This photo shows the entrance to the main house. The 3 attached dwellings with separate entrances on the left, hidden by the wall were occupied by the families of his elder children. The main building where José Vicente and his younger children lived was like a museum where the largest collection of Chinese art and porcelain owned by a European was displayed. Many distinguished visitors came to see his collection and sign his guest book. Guests included Portuguese Poet and Writer Camillo de Almeida Pessanha, French Admiral Esteva, Lady Louis Mountbatten, the wife of the English Admiral Earl Louis Mountbatten, the uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and many others.The Sikh guard on the left was a private guard of the premises.
Photo enhanced and contributed by Antonio Jorge da Silva
Front: Eduardo Inácio Read, Fernando Augusto Read, Manuel Francisco Read Leitão
Collection Robert Leitão
Front row: Clotilde Carolina Read Leitão, Maria Amália Read Leitão, Artur António Read Leitão, Amah, Álvaro August Read Leitão[:CR:]Manuael F. Read Leitão family collection, published in The Portuguese Community in Shanghai by António M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Middle row: Nate Luiz carrying João Luiz, Sedaliza Luiz, António Luiz, Jean-Jean d'Assumpção, Sylvia Luiz
Front row: António d'Assumpção, Natércia Placé, Leonel Luiz
Collection Henrique d'Assumpcao
Middle: Alfredo Botelho, Artur Ribeiro, Angelo Ribeiro, Francisco X. Soares
Front: Raul Luz, Duarte Baptista, Filipe Yvanovich, ?
Philippe Yvanovich
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Standing: Hedwiges Maria Bernardo Gutierrez
Seated: (l to r) Maria Rosa da Luz, Maria Luisa Gutierrez, Germano Augusto de Pinna, Jr
SourceCollection Frisco Remedios
Front: Christina, Augusta and Shima Maher
Collection Aurea Chittenden
Front row: Maria Alice Menezes Nolasco da Silva, José Maria Nolasco da Silva, Pedro Zanatti, Cecília Guilhermina Machado Nolasco da Silva, Porfírio Maria Nolasco da Silva, Mario Zanatti, Maria Cecília Nolasco da Silva Zanatti, Mario Ribeiro da Costa Zanatti
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p125 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Courtesy: National Library of Australia, J. M. Braga Photographs, Box 2
Photo Information: António M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Middle Row: Letícia Emília "Letty" Beatriz Olivia "Bea" Ozorio
Front: Fausto Maria "Toto" Ozorio
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p89 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Back Row: Antonio Maria "Smoky"Xavier, Eleonor Maria "Nokki" Xavier, Beatrice Maria "Tixie" Xavier, Germano Augusto de Pinna Sr, Luis Gonzaga "Alonço" de Pinna, Henrique Roldão "Anik" de Pinna
Middle Row: Julia Maria (Sequeira) Xavier, Gertrude Stela de Pinna, Sebastião Francisco Xavier de Pinna, Maria Augusta de Pinna (standing), Augusta Stela Maria (Sequeira) de Pinna
Bottom Row: Carlos Maria Xavier, Jose Maria Xavier, Alberto Rui de Pinna
SourceCollection Frisco Remedios
Standing Back Row: Francisco Miguel Xavier, Julia Maria Osório (de Sequeira) Xavier carrying José Maria Xavier, Sebastião Francisco Xavier de Pinna, Gertrude Stela de Pinna
Seated: Augusta Stela Maria (de Sequeira) de Pinna carrying Alberto Rui de Pinna
Bottom Row: Eleonor Maria Xavier, Luis Gonzaga de Pinna, Antonio Maria Xavier, Henrique Roldão de Pinna, Beatrice Maria Xavier, Germano Augusto de Pinna, Sr.
SourceCollection Frisco Remedios
Back row: Angela Remedios, Annie Silva, Maria Botelho, Leonor Noronha, EVMR de Sousa, Laura Sousa, Francisca Botelho, Sara Botelho2, Olive Sousa, Edith Soares, Olga Carvalho
2nd row: Julia Soares, Ellie Noronha, Marie Noronha, Alda Franco, Marie Sousa, Bertha Carvalho
3rd row: Celeste Ribeiro, Anizia Lopes, Celicita Medina, Gertrudes Pinna, Angela Luz, Delminda Lopes, Phyllis Almada e Castro, Elfrida Osmund, Olga Demée
Front row: Lolita Sousa, Rosie Xavier, Aurea Sousa, Cissie Franco, Leonor Collaço
Collection Philippe Yvanovich
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
(l to r) Angelica Augusta, Maria Augusta (partially hidden), Inez Augusta, Augusto Antonio, Angelina Augusta, Alice Augusta
SourceCollection Frisco Remedios
SourceCollection FA de Menezes Ribeiro
Second row: Carlos de Jesus Passos Rocha #568, Rufino Rocha #548, Estella #48519, Tomásia Rocha #557, Eduardo Rocha #31509, Estilito Simào Rocha #573
Collection Gary Rocha
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The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol II p86 by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Collection Delfino Ribeiro
Standing: Francisco Maria, Alfredo Antonio, Joao Maria, Jose Maria
Seated: Fernao Maria and Alfredo Maria
Collection Victor Roza-Pereira
Collection Victor Roza-Pereira
Collection Victor Roza-Pereira
Francisco Jr, Francisco, Carlos, Angelina
Collection Victor Roza-Pereira
Collection Victor Roza-Pereira
MAJOR HONORARIO
CONSUL DE SIAM
COMMENDADOR DE CHRISTO
COMMENDADOR DE ELEPHANTE BRANCO
CAVALLEIRO DE TORRE E ESPADA
FIDALGO CAVALLEIRO
MEDALHA DE PRATA PARA DISTINCCAO E PREMIO CONCEDIDO AO MERITO, PHILANTOPIA E GENEROSIDADE
CONSUL DE ITALIA
BARAO DE SENNA FERNANDES
CHEVALIER SAUVETEUR DE LA SOCIETE DES CHEVALIERS SAUVETEURS DES ALPES MARITIMES
SOCIO PROTTETORE DEI INSITITUTI PER LE GIOVANI ITALIOANI
VISCONDE DE SENNA FERNANDES
SOCIO PROTTETORE DEI ASSOCIAZIONE DEI BENEMERITI ITALIANI
CONDE DE SENNA FERNANDES
HONORARY MAJOR
CONSUL OF SIAM
COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF CHRIST
COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT
KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF TOWER AND SWORD
NOBLE KNIGHT OF THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD
SILVER MEDAL FOR DISTINCTION AND AWARD GRANTED TO MERIT, PHILANTOPIA AND GENEROSITY
CONSUL OF ITALY
BARON OF SENNA FERNANDES
KNIGHT OF THE SOCIETY OF RESCUERS OF THE MARITIME ALPS
MEMBER OF INSITITUTE PER LE GIOVANI ITALIANI
VISCOUNT OF SENNA FERNANDES
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF BENEMERITI ITALIANI
COUNT OF SENNA FERNANDES
SourceCollection Frisco Remedios
Second row: Fernando Augusto José da Silva, André Maria Peres da Silva, Jerónimo Augusto da Silva
Front row: Maria Teresa da Silva, Carlos Borromeu Carneiro da Silva, António Augusto da Silva
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Courtesy: National Library of Australia, J. M. Braga Photographs, Box 2
Photo Information: António M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Home of Francisco Paulo de Vasconcellos Soares
This is a photo of the home of my maternal grandfather Francisco (Frank) Paulo de Vasconcellos Soares at 2 Liberty Avenue, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was a very large house with a substantial garden. His whole family including my parents, my siblings and I lived there.
At the outbreak of the Pacific War on 8 December 1941 he was the Acting Consul for Portugal in Hong Kong. When the Japanese attacked Hong Kong he transferred the Consulate from the Bank of East Asia building in the Central District of Hong Kong island to his residence in Homantin as the majority of Portuguese residents lived in Kowloon. When the British abandoned Kowloon on 10 December and fell back to the island there was no law and order in Kowloon. Marauding gangs of armed looters took advantage of the situation and broke into businesses, shops and private homes to pillage them. Portuguese and other foreign residents in northern Kowloon sought refuge in the Portuguese 'enclave' in Homantin. My grandfather took in 398 refugees in our home; our neighbours also took in their relatives and close friends.
To this day I am in awe as to how, just a month short of his 73rd birthday and semi-crippled, he was able to cope with this crisis. He had to organise the accommodation of so many people, feed them, arrange for sanitary facilities, find fuel for cooking, etc., as gas, electric and water supplies as well as telephone communication were cut off. He also had to arrange for security to protect the district against the looters by establishing a Street Guard made up of Portuguese men. This situation continued until the arrival of the Japanese. He went out to meet these shock troops who were in camouflage uniforms and ready for a fight and informed them that the district was a neutral zone and requested the Japanese to protect its residents, which they did. His interpreter was my cousin Mario Augusto Correa Guterres who had been born in Yokohama, Japan and was fluent in Japanese.
Those were very difficult and extraordinary times and my grandfather rose to the occasion!
J. Bosco Correa 2016
Collection J Bosco Correa
Collection: Olga Cordeiro de Souza
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva
Standing, H.A. Lammert, J.H.R. Hance, A Loureiro, M. McIver
Seated in middle row, E. Herbst, A Humphreys (Captain), F.D. Bain
Sitting on ground, C.M.S. Alves, Francisco Maria Roza-Pereira
Collection Victor Roza-Pereira
Standing, H.A. Lammert, J.H.R. Hance, A Loureiro, M. McIver
Seated in middle row, E. Herbst, A Humphreys (Captain), F.D. Bain
Sitting on ground, C.M.S. Alves, Francisco Maria Roza-Pereira
Collection Victor Roza-Pereira
Standing: Luis de Sousa, Leonor Xavier, Olivia Xavier, Rita Xavier, Alberto Xavier, Lancelot Barton
Aurea Xavier, Césaria Sequeira, Carlos Xavier, Esther Xavier
Collection Daniel Barton
Front row: Antonina Maria "Nana" da Luz, Teresa Letícia Xavier, Francisco José Hilário Xavier, Ricardo José António da Luz, Antonio Augusto Xavier, Joaquim Amaro da Luz, Eulália Maria "Lallie" Xavier, Lindamira Eulália "Lindy" da Luz
Second row: Angelina Maria dos Remédios Xavier nursing Manuel Xavier, Sílvia Eulália"Chiby" Xavier da Luz, Isidoro Miguel Xavier, Letícia Angélica dos Remédios Xavier, Júlia Maria Gutierrez "Julie" Xavier nursing Margarida Xavier, Maria Fausta Ribeiro dos Remédios Xavier
Back row: Frederico António"Fred" Xavier nursing João Xavier, Henrique Francisco "Henry" da Luz, Carmen Augusta "Cita" Xavier, Miguel António "Mike" Xavier. Faustino António Luís "Tony" Xavier, José Hermenegildo Horácio "Joe" Xavier nursing Roberto Xavier
Collection Albert Xavier
2nd row: Emília "Nini" Yvanovich, Helena Yvanovich, Augusta Yvanovich, Leonor Yvanovich, Eulália Yvanovich
3rd row: Francisca Yvanovich, Guilherme Yvanovich, Filipe Miguel de Miranda e Lima, Francisca Maria de Lima Yvanovich, Celeste Yvanovich
Front fow: Luisa Yvanovich, Beatrice Yvanovich, Vicente Yvanovich, Philippe "Pito" Yvanovich
Collection Philippe Yvanovich
The Portuguese Community in Hong Kong Vol I by Antonio M. Pacheco Jorge da Silva